Dirt Cake

Author

Lorra Sare

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Recipe

Measurements	Ingredients
1 Package	Oreo Cookies (or similar chocolate sandwich cookies)
1 Stick (1/2 Cup)	Butter
8 Ounces	Cream Cheese
1 Cup	Powdered Sugar (Confectioners’ Sugar)
3 $\frac{1}{2}$ Cups	Milk
2 Small Packages	Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
12 Ounces	Cool Whip (or other whipped topping), Thawed
For Assembly:
1	8” Plastic Flower Pot (new and clean)
Optional	Silk Flowers (for decoration)
Optional	Gummy Worms (for decoration)

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Instructions

1. Crush cookies (in food processor or by hand) until fine.
2. Cream together 1 stick butter, 8 oz cream cheese, and 1 cup powdered sugar until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, mix 3 $\frac{1}{2}$ cups milk and 2 small packages of instant vanilla pudding mix according to package directions (typically whisk for 2 minutes). Let it set for a few minutes.
4. Add the Cool Whip and the prepared pudding to the cream cheese mixture. Mix well.
5. Layer in the 8” plastic flower pot: Start with a layer of crushed Oreos, then a layer of the cream cheese/pudding mixture. Repeat layers, ensuring the last layer on top is crushed Oreos (to resemble dirt).
6. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight until well chilled and set.
7. To serve, garnish with silk flowers and/or gummy worms inserted into the “dirt.” (The recipe card mentions “Serve with shovel” - a small, clean toy shovel or a serving spoon).

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