The Ultimate Dirt Cake

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Dirt Cake recipe
The Ultimate Dirt Cake
Mr. Food-Mr. Food

What better way to celebrate the earth than by serving up The Ultimate Dirt Cake after spending some time cleaning up outside or planting in the garden. Plus, this no-bake cake is layered just like the earth. Go on and "dig in!"

Serves: 12
Chilling Time: 4 hr
What You'll Need:

24 chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (4-serving-size) package instant chocolate pudding mix

1 1/2 cups milk

Assorted gummy worms for garnish

What To Do:

1. Reserve 2 tablespoons cookie crumbs; place remaining cookie crumbs in a medium bowl. Add butter and mix well.

2. Press crumb mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Chill until ready to use.

3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, and confectioners' sugar until creamy. Stir in whipped topping until completely mixed. Evenly spread over cookie crust.

4. In a large bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk until thickened. Spread over cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs and garnish with gummy worms.

5. Refrigerate 4 hours, or until ready to serve.