The Dirt Cake is one of the most fun desserts to unveil at a dinner party. Imagine that your guests are all seated around the table, the meal has been enjoyed, and everyone is waiting for their after-dinner sweet. The host walks up to the table and the guests all look up hopefully, but the host is empty-handed. To their amazement, the host pulls the flowers out of the pot that was sitting on the table and starts dishing up the dirt from the pot into beautiful dessert dishes! Before anyone can complain, the clever host scoops a worm from the dirt and eats it right in front of everyone!
The "dirt," of course, is dirt cake, and the worm is a gummy worm. The guests marvel at the presentation and the dirt cake becomes the topic of conversation for the rest of the pleasant evening.
The origins of the dirt cake are unclear, but it is an American creation which probably became popular in the 1970s. It is usually served in a flower-pot to emphasize the "dirt" effect, and many people like to use candy rocks, gummy worms, or other novelty sweets to play on the garden theme. Artificial flowers can be stuck into the dirt, but be sure to wash them very well or wrap them in plastic wrap or aluminum foil prior to putting them in contact with food.
Serving the cake with a new, clean garden trowel completes the effect. However, dirt cake is just as tasty and interesting in any kind of bowl.
Dirt cakes make a wonderful surprise for your favorite gardening enthusiast, any young boy, or just about anyone who loves chocolate!
Ready to try it yourself? Dirt cakes are most often made with crushed chocolate sandwich cookies, instant pudding, and whipped topping. One variation of the recipe adds cream cheese for a richer consistency and flavor.
Cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and soften butter. Mix 3 1/2 cups milk and instant pudding for 2 minutes and add 12 ounce Cool Whip. Add liquid mixture to creamed mixture. Put 1 1/2 inch cookie crumbs on bottom of pot or sand pail (can line it with aluminum foil) layer mixture and crumbs. End with 1 inch crumbs (and put top crumbs on just before serving). Refrigerate 2 hours. Decorate with gummi worms and fake flowers. Scoop out with plastic shovel.
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