Dirt Cake

Dirt Cake

April Fool’s Day Dirt Cookie Cake

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 13m
Cook Time: 0m
Total Time: 13m
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (25 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

641
Calories
30.6g
Fat
86.1g
Carbohydrate
8.4g
Protein
69mg
Cholesterol
1039mg
Sodium
Dirt Cake

Recipe Description

Hello April Fool’s Day and hello Dirt Cake! This is a fun and funny recipe with instructions to make a cake displayed like a pot plant of dirty mud and it’s great!

Served in little flower pots a delicious concoction of cream cheese, vanilla pudding, chocolate sandwich cookies and frozen whipped topping. Don’t be fooled by the look because the taste is amazing!

To make Dirt Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Dirt Cake

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Pulse cookies

    2 min
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    In a food processor, pulse 14.3 ounces of chocolate sandwich cookies until extremely fine.

  2. 2

    Prepare pudding mixture

    2 min
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    In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of milk and 3.5 ounces of instant vanilla pudding. Cover and chill while preparing the cream cheese mixture.

  3. 3

    Beat cream cheese

    1 min
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    In a mixing bowl, beat 8 ounces of cream cheese until fluffy.

  4. 4

    Beat in whipped topping

    1 min
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    Beat in 1 (12 ounce) container thawed whipped topping until evenly combined.

  5. 5

    Combine all ingredients

    2 min
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    Add the combined cream cheese mixture to the vanilla pudding mixture and mix to combine.

  6. 6

    Fill flower pots

    5 min
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    Fill the flower pots by layering the ingredients beginning with the crushed cookies, follow with the cream mixture and top with crushed cookies. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

  7. 7

    Serve

    2 min
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    Decorate with fresh mint sprigs for the real effect. Enjoy!

This Dirt Cake may not be the most beautiful cake you’ll have ever made, but it's simple to make and delicious to eat. Do you agree? Let us know and contact us online using the hashtag #cookmerecipes!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (25 reviews)
Nancy Thompson
April 8, 2025
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Delightful! Made it for my kids' party, they loved the surprise!

Chuck
March 8, 2024
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Dirt Cake wowed us! Made it for April Fool’s, and my kids thought it was hilarious! We loved how easy it was, and the flavors were fantastic. Simply brilliant!

Isabella
January 14, 2024
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Wow! This Dirt Cake was a total hit at our April Fool's party! Everyone was shocked when I revealed it was dessert. The kids loved the 'dirt', and it was soooo easy to make! I can't wait to make it again for my next family gathering!

Uncle Joe
October 16, 2023
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I made this Dirt Cake for my kids' birthday party and they loved it! It's not only a simple recipe, but bringing it out as a surprise was the highlight of my day. The creamy layers mixed with cookies tasted so good, and everyone thought it was just dirt. Highly recommend!

Larry
October 11, 2023
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Remarkable!

Samantha
June 25, 2022
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Made this Dirt Cake for a friends birthday, everyone got a kick out of how it looked! Super easy to throw together, and tasted so yummy, will def make again.

Lili
June 11, 2022
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J'ai fait ce gâteau de terre pour l'anniversaire de mon fils et c'était un grand succès. Les enfants ont adoré le goût, et même si ça avait l'air d'une plante, ils ont tout mangé. Une recette super amusante et simple à préparer !

Ginger
January 9, 2022
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Dirt cake is fun! My kids loved making it for a family BBQ. The mix of cream cheese and chocolate cookies was a big hit. They couldn’t stop laughing and eating. It was simple to prepare and adorable in flower pots. Will definitely make again.

Eddy97
October 2, 2021
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So deliciously fun

Ema
July 24, 2021
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Delicious!

Xavier Thompson
January 16, 2021
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Dirt cake rocked our party, dude! Kids loved it!

David
October 5, 2020
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Superb. I made this dirt cake for my son's birthday and everyone thought it was hilarious. The combination of cream cheese and cookies was a hit. Simple to make and look great on the table.

Sam
June 4, 2020
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Super easy and fun! I made this Dirt Cake for my son's birthday. Seeing his friends’ faces when they dug in was priceless. The flavors were delicious and everyone loved it!

Dayana Feygin
March 24, 2020
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Good dessert but the mint kinda ruins the taste, if you're like me and don't enjoy anything minty, I'd say cut out the plant part, good besides that.

Etta Durland
March 23, 2020
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I used this dessert as a prank on my mom, I started eating this at the dinner table and she could've SWORN I was eating soil, funniest thing I've ever done since the meatloaf cake, LOL! Thanks for sharing this "Dirt" dessert.

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