They're Creepy and They're Crawly...Worm Dirt Cake

Have you ever eaten cake out of a pail? What about out of a flower pot? This cake, popularly known as Dirt Cake, is a hit at Halloween parties. Be sure to have this on the dessert table at your Halloween party this weekend. If you do, I'm positive you'll receive awesome compliments from your guests such as, "Ew, that's so disgusting!" But don't take it to heart, the grosser the better!

This cake is always a party favorite and it's so easy to make. The main ingredients are Oreo cookies, pudding and gummy worms. What's not to love about that? And what makes this cake even better is that if you present it in a flower pot or a pail, your guests will get a kick out of it.

Worm Dirt Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 2 3.5-ounce packages instant vanilla pudding
• 1 12-ounce container Cool Whip
  
• 20-ounce package Oreo cookies
  

Directions:

1. Cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and softened butter.
2. Mix the milk with the instant pudding for 2 minutes; add Cool Whip.
3. Add liquid mixture to creamed mixture.
4. Place Oreo cookies in a large Ziploc bag and crush to desired "dirt" texture.
5. Put 1 1/2 inches of cookie crumbs on the bottom of pail/flower pot (lined with aluminum foil) and layer the pudding mixture and crumbs. End with the pudding mixture. Refrigerate for two hours.
6. Just before serving, add one more inch of cookie crumbs and decorate with your favorite gummy creep crawlies.

If you're serving the dessert in a flower pot, feel free to add flowers to the decor. And, whether you are serving the dessert in a flower pot or a pail, be sure to dish it up on plates using a plastic trowel. Little touches like these will only add to the experience!

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