Dirt Cake!!!

Okay, again, I am way overdue in updating this blog.

I have made my family's famous Dirt Cake for 2 different functions this week and everyone is asking for the recipe. This is best made 1-2 days ahead!

You will need:

approx 10-12" tall clean flower pot

4 rows of Oreo cookies (there are 3 rows per package so you need to buy 2)

1 block of cream cheese- let it get room temp

1 stick butter- let it get room temp

1 cup powdered sugar

3.5 cups cold milk

2 small instant pudding (the original recipe calls for both vanilla- i usually do one vanilla flavor and 1 cheesecake flavor if they have it)

12 oz of Cool Whip (Cool Whip comes in 8 oz or 16 oz containers so use your trusty math skills to measure it out the way that works for you!)

1. Make sure your Cool Whip is thawed before you begin!!!!!! (I make that mistake often)

2. If you flower pot has holes in the bottom, line it with a little foil or parchment paper to keep things from falling out.

3. Pulverize your crumbs first. I use my friend- The Magic Bullet, but a food processor works well too. You can also toss them in a bag and beat with a rolling pin.

4. Put the cream cheese & butter in a large bowl. Mix it with a hand mixer till fluffy. Add powdered sugar and mix. Set aside.

5. In another bowl- mix up pudding & milk for about 1 min with hand mixer. Add cool whip and mix just until combined. (Do this fast before your pudding starts to set!)

6. Gradually add the Cool Whip mixture to the cream cheese mixture and combine with mixer.

7. Now you have 2 things- crumbs & a yummy white mixture.

8. Start layering! Put about 1-2 inches of "crumbs" in the bottom of your pot. Then alternate layers of white & crumbs til you get to the top. End with a layer of crumbs for your 'dirt'.

9. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hrs or more. Garnish with fake flowers and gummy worms!

10. Try not to eat it all at once. :)