Dirt Cake Is a Fun, Tasty, Easily Decorated Halloween Dessert
Dirt Cake serves 10 32 ounces chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos) 1/2 cup butter, softened 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup confectioners' (powdered) sugar 2 packages (3.5 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix 3 1/2 cups milk 1 container (12 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 new eight-inch flower pot, lined with foil (or another deep serving dish that is appropriate for layered dessert and your choice of decorations) Directions: Cream softened butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar together. Mix well 3 1/2 cups milk and instant pudding; add 12 oz. Cool Whip. Add pudding mixture to cream cheese mixture and combine well. Place cookies in large ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin. Or use a food processor, scraping often and watching to make sure crumbs are the size you want. Put 1 1/2 inches of cookie crumbs on the bottom of your flower pot or serving dish and follow with a layer of the pudding mixture, then another layer of crumbs. Continue to alternate, ending with pudding mixture, and reserving the last of the crumbs. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Just before serving, add your last layer of cookie crumbs and decorate as desired. Have fun with candies, marshmallow ghosts, cookie gravemarkers, gummy worms, toy insects, artificial flowers, etc. Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter to receive new recipes that aren't posted on the website, as well as fun holiday facts and tips. As a gift, you will immediately receive a free e-cookbook full of 155 quick and easy, time-saving recipes! |
