Flowerpot Dirt Cake Recipes

FLOWERPOT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush inside of each flowerpot with oil, and line bottom with parchment paper round. Brush parchment with oil, and lightly dust with cocoa.
• Sift cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add egg and yolk, 3/4 cup warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla; mix on low speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Divide batter among prepared pots, filling each about two-thirds full. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, rotating sheet about halfway through, until a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cakes cool completely in the flowerpots on a wire rack.
• Frost cakes with an offset spatula; sprinkle with crushed cookies. Top with candies; "plant" 1 mint sprig in each cake.

DIRT CAKE I

Steps:

• Chop cookies very fine in food processor. The white cream will disappear.
• Mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in bowl.
• In a large bowl mix milk, pudding and whipped topping together.
• Combine pudding mixture and cream mixture together.
• Layer in flower pot, starting with cookies then cream mixture. Repeat layers.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Add artificial flower and trowel. Enjoy!

FLOWER POT CAKE (OR DIRT CAKE)

Steps:

• 1. 1 (8 inch) new flower pot (plug hole with wax paper) Artificial flowers Gummy worms 1 pkg. (1 1/4 lb.) Oreo cookies, crushed fine in a blender or crumbled by hand) Cream together the following and set aside: 1/2 stick butter 1 c. powdered sugar Blend until thick: vanilla or chocolate pudding 3 1/2 c. milk 1 (12 oz.) container of Cool Whip Add cream cheese mixture and Cool Whip. Layer cookies and pudding mixture in the flower pot. Top with cookies last. Cookies should look like potting soil on top. Add artificial flowers and gummy worms for decoration and attach the following card and a bow to the pot. CARD: I know I look strange, but dig right in.... The flowers are fake but the dirt is cake. I don't need water or tender loving care, Just eat my dirt 'til my pot is bare.

FLOWER POT DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Line 8-inch plastic flower pot with foil and tape.
• Cream margarine, sugar and cream cheese; set aside.
• In another bowl, mix milk, pudding and cool whip.
• Gradually add to creamed mixture; mix well.
• Beginning with oreo cookies, layer in pot, cookies, pudding, alternating and ending with cookies.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Stick artificial flower (s) in pot with following poem:.
• I know I look strange but dig right in.
• The flower is fake,.
• The dirt is cake.
• I don't need water or Tender Loving Care,.
• Just eat my dirt, till pot is bare.

FLOWER POT CAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cups by cutting off excess height to make a flower pot shape, if necessary.
• Chop the milk chocolate and white chocolate into pieces and place in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals until smooth, stirring each time. You can also use a double boiler over medium-low heat.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of melted chocolate into one cup and rotate to coat the interior evenly. Repeat for the remaining cups. Then chill for at least 30 minutes to harden.
• In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy and smooth. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla and whipped cream.
• Remove the pots from the refrigerator. Spoon the cheesecake filling into each cup to 1/4-inch from the top. Then chill for 4 hours to firm up.
• Remove the pots from the refrigerator. Starting at the seams, carefully peel the paper away from the chocolate to expose the cup.
• Top with crushed Oreos to cover the filling completely. Then insert mint sprigs or edible flowers to complete the look. Keep chilled until serving.

FLOWERPOT DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, crush cookies until fine. Set aside. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth. In another bowl, mix pudding and milk until well blended. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping. In the flowerpot, alternate layers of cookie crumbs and pudding mixture, ending with crumbs. Chill several hours or overnight. Decorate with silk flowers and gummy worms.