easter dirt cake
This Easter Dirt Cake is a fun and delicious dessert perfect for celebrating the holiday. It features layers of creamy chocolate pudding, whipped topping, and crushed cookies, all presented with colorful Easter egg candies that make it festive and delightful for kids and adults alike.
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 electric mixer
- 1 9x13-inch baking dish
- 1 measuring cups
- 1 measuring spoons
- 1 plastic bag for crushing cookies
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz chocolate sandwich cookies
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 12 oz whipped topping thawed
- 3.9 oz chocolate instant pudding mix
- 4 cups milk
- 1 cup Easter egg candies such as Cadbury Mini Eggs or jelly beans
- Fresh mint leaves for garnish Optional
Instructions
- Begin by crushing the chocolate sandwich cookies. Place them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin until they resemble dirt. Set aside about 1 cup of the crushed cookies for topping the cake.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue to mix until fully incorporated.
- Fold in the whipped topping gently into the cream cheese mixture until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the chocolate pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes until thickened.
- Layer half of the chocolate pudding mixture over the bottom of the 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Spread half of the cream cheese and whipped topping mixture over the pudding layer.
- Sprinkle half of the crushed cookies over the cream cheese mixture.
- Repeat the layers with the remaining pudding, cream cheese mixture, and crushed cookies.
- Finally, top the dirt cake with the reserved crushed cookies and scatter the Easter egg candies on top.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until set before serving.
Notes
For a variation, you can use different flavors of pudding or add layers of fruit in between the cookie and pudding layers. If you're using homemade whipped cream instead of store-bought whipped topping, be sure to stabilize it with cornstarch or gelatin to maintain its shape.