It’s funny when I tell people I’m making a dirt cake. They look at me funny and say “you make a cake out of dirt”? Usually I laugh a little and say “no, it’s not really dirt” and then I explain the ingredients. But, after I thought about this, it really is dirt. Everything comes from dirt. Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground…” For without that, there would be nothing.
1 box chocolate cake (or make your own)
1 large container of cool whip
4 Skor© bars
2 boxes of instant chocolate pudding
Chocolate syrup
Gummy worms
Bake the cake according to instructions on box. Let cool completely and then crumble in large chunks.
Make pudding only using ½ of the milk that is called for. Combine with ½ of the container of Cool whip.
Break the candy bars into tiny pieces (a hammer on a cutting board works well).
In glass bowl or fancy dish layer bottom with ½ of crumbled cake, top with ½ of pudding/cool whip mixture. Sprinkle with a third of the crushed candy bars. Drizzle chocolate syrup across the top and down the sides. Repeat layers.
Spread cool whip over top and sprinkle with remaining candy bar. Strategically place gummy worms in “dirt”.
This is also good for other holidays. Faux leaves for a Thanksgiving dessert or imitation poinsettias for Christmas, a Cross for Easter, etc. Imagination is ¾ of the battle of creation.
© Crackerberries 2009
