Dirt cake, also called dirt and worms, is an
American
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cake
Cake is a flour confection usually made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients and is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elabor ...
made from cookies and pudding in combination with other ingredients to create a
dessert
Dessert is a course (food), course that concludes a meal; the course consists of sweet foods, such as cake, biscuit, ice cream, and possibly a beverage, such as dessert wine or liqueur. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly umami, ...
that has a resemblance to soil or earth. It is made by combining crushed
Oreo
Oreo (; stylized in all caps) is an American brand of sandwich cookie consisting of two cocoa biscuits with a sweet fondant filling. Oreos were introduced in 1912 by Nabisco, and the brand has been owned by Mondelez International since its me ...
cookies on top of vanilla or chocolate
pudding
Pudding is a type of food which can either be a dessert served after the main meal or a Savoury (dish), savoury (salty or sweet, and spicy) dish, served as part of the main meal.
In the United States, ''pudding'' means a sweet, milk-based des ...
, and adding
gummy candy
Gummies, fruitgums, gummi candies, gummy candies, or jelly sweets are a broad category of gelatin-based chewable sweets. Popular types include gummy bears, Sour Patch Kids, Jelly Babies and gummy worms. Various brands such as Bassett's, Har ...
worms on top.
[Richard W. Hartel, AnnaKate Harte]
Food Bites: The Science of the Foods We Eat
page 79 Variations include
vanilla
Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus ''Vanilla (genus), Vanilla'', primarily obtained from pods of the flat-leaved vanilla (''Vanilla planifolia, V. planifolia'').
''Vanilla'' is not Autogamy, autogamous, so pollination ...
wafers, vanilla pudding, whipped cream or
Cool Whip
Cool Whip is an American brand of whipped topping manufactured by Kraft Heinz. It is used in North America as a topping for desserts, and in some no-bake pie recipes as a convenience food or ingredient that does not require physical whipping ...
, and
cream cheese
Cream cheese is a soft, usually mild-tasting fresh cheese made from milk and cream.Oxford English Dictionary Cream cheese is not naturally matured and is meant to be consumed fresh, so it differs from other soft cheeses such as Brie and Neuf ...
pudding
Pudding is a type of food which can either be a dessert served after the main meal or a Savoury (dish), savoury (salty or sweet, and spicy) dish, served as part of the main meal.
In the United States, ''pudding'' means a sweet, milk-based des ...
in the recipe.
Several bakeries in Singapore sold dirt cakes served in
flowerpots after the dessert appeared on the Taiwanese show ''
A Hint of You
''A Hint of You'' () is a 2013 Taiwanese romantic television series with a food theme produced by Sanlih E-Television, starring , Nana Lee, Danson Tang, , Jay Shih, and Hans Zhang as the main cast. The Chinese title literally translates to " ...
''. In 2016, chefs in
Bangalore
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created a dirt cake weighing 1,078 kg, setting a
Guinness world record
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. In 2024,
Oreo
Oreo (; stylized in all caps) is an American brand of sandwich cookie consisting of two cocoa biscuits with a sweet fondant filling. Oreos were introduced in 1912 by Nabisco, and the brand has been owned by Mondelez International since its me ...
released a limited edition Dirt Cake flavor cookie.
See also
*
Mississippi mud pie
Mississippi mud pie is a chocolate-based dessert pie that is likely to have originated in the U.S. state of Mississippi, hence the name. It typically contains a gooey Chocolate syrup, chocolate sauce, brownie and chocolate custard on top of a cru ...
*
Mud pie
Making a mud pie is a children's activity or game that consists of creating a mixture of water and soil and playing or pretending to make food or a pie. Mud pies are not meant to be eaten, although they can be thrown in the face. A broader ca ...
, an inedible item created as part of a children's pretend game
References
External links
*Example recipe
A Three Year Old's Dream: Dirt Cakefrom ''Mindy's Mouthful''
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American cakes