Dirt Cake is an amazing, creamy no-bake pudding cake with Oreo crumbs and gummy worms decorating it for a fun, kid-friendly treat!
If you love my fun Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cake, but want something much easier, you’ll love this no-bake dessert! The creamy vanilla filling and Oreo crumbs are layered into a “cake” that’s perfect for kid parties!
Sabrina’s Dirt Cake
This simple cake is a delicious and delightful party dish that’s a guaranteed hit with adults and children alike. It’s an easy dessert made with an instant pudding base that’s made thicker and richer with cream cheese and heavy cream. That creamy pudding is then sandwiched between two layers of crushed Oreo cookies.The crumbs on top look like dark dirt, which is where it gets the name Dirt Cake. Sweet chewy gummy worms are added to go along with the fun theme which makes it a favorite treat for kiddos!
Ingredients
- 3.4 ounces vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened and cut into cubes
- 26 Oreo Cookies , crushed
- 10 ounces gummy worms
Instructions
- Add vanilla pudding mix and milk to a large bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Let sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Add heavy cream to your stand mixer on high speed until it reaches a soft peak stage (the tip of the whisk balloon just falls over).
- Add in the cream cheese chunks and mix on high speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
- Add in the pudding on the lowest speed setting until well combined.
- Add half the Oreo Cookie crumbs to the bottom of the baking dish.
- Pour the pudding mixture over the top of the crumbs evenly.
- Top with remaining Oreo Cookie crumbs and refrigerate or freeze for 1 hour.
- Top with gummy worms before serving.
Nutrition
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More about this recipe:
- The simple ingredients and easy to follow directions make this cake recipe the perfect potluck treat. It’s made in a big batch that’s perfect to share at a party, and easy to transport in a regular cake pan.
- Additional Topping: For a delicious addition, you can serve this with Homemade Cool Whip on the side. It will pair great with the easy, fluffy topping. But, it’s better to keep it on the side than put it directly on the cake. That way people can still see the “dirt” and “worms.”
- Decorations: You can also add more decorations to go along with the gummy worms. More gummy critters or plastic spiders will look great on the coarse crumbs and make it the ultimate no-bake dessert for Halloween.
How to Make
Time needed: 1 hour and 20 minutes
- Make Pudding
o make the French vanilla pudding add the instant pudding mix and milk to a large bowl. Whisk until the French vanilla pudding powder is combined with the liquid. Let the bowl sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Cream Cheese Mixture
Add the heavy cream to your stand mixer and whisk at high speed. Continue mixing until soft peaks begin to form. Break a package of cream cheese into small pieces. Add in chunks of cream cheese and continue mixing until the lumps are stirred out. It’ll take about 1 minute. Add in the pudding mixture, and continue mixing at the lowest speed until well combined.
- Prepare Oreos
To crush Oreos add them to the food processor and pulse, or seal them in a plastic bag to break them apart with a rolling pin. Add half the crushed Oreos to the bottom of the baking dish.
- Assemble
Pour the pudding over the crumbs and use an offset spatula to spread it out in an even layer. Then top it with a layer of Oreos.
- Chill and Decorate
Refrigerate the assembled cake for a full hour before topping with gummy worms and serving.
How to Store
- Serve: Make sure to chill the Dirt Cake recipe for at least 1 hour before you serve them. Don’t leave the pudding based cake at room temperature for more than an hour or two.
- Store: If you have leftover cake cover it in plastic wrap or aluminum foil to store in the fridge. It’ll be good in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: You can also cover the cake to store in the freezer for 4-6 weeks.
Variations
- Oreos: You can change up the original recipe by using different kinds of Oreos. Mint, double chocolate, red velvet, or peanut butter would all be fun ways to mix things up. You could also use other crispy cookies like vanilla wafers, ginger snaps or
- Chocolate pudding: Instead of vanilla pudding you can use a chocolate flavored pudding. It will look even more like dirt with the dark brown color.
- Trifle bowl: Instead of pouring all the pudding into a flat pan, you can use a glass trifle bowl. That way you can do multiple layers of alternating Oreo crumbs and pudding. The glass dish will make it so you can see each layer.
- Dirt cupcakes: Instead of pouring the pudding into a cake pan, line a muffin tin and divide the Oreo crumbs and pudding evenly into each cup. Refrigerate for 1 hour and enjoy the mini dirt cakes.
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I was looking for a dessert for Halloween and I think this is it! I do love a “dirt cake” and this would be the next step up! Thanks!
LOL! Dirt Cake gets rave reviews every year!
I love this idea!! I think I might make for my grands when they come over closer to Halloween.
Thank you Carol! Please let us know what the grandkids thought!
yummy