Dirt cake
 Gummy worm dirt cake | |
| Type | Cake |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Oreos, pudding or cream cheese, gummy candy |
Dirt and worms is an American cake made from sandwich cookies and vanilla pudding in combination with other ingredients to create a dessert that has a resemblance to soil or earth. It is made by combining crushed Oreo cookies on top of vanilla or chocolate pudding, and adding gummy candy worms on top.[1][2][3] Variations include vanilla wafers, vanilla pudding,[4] and cream cheese pudding in the recipe.[3]
See also
- Mississippi mud pie
- Mud pie, an inedible item created as part of a children's pretend game
References
- ^ Hartel, Richard & AnnaKate (2008). Food Bites: The Science of the Foods We Eat. Copernicus Books - Springer Science + Business Media, LLC. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-387-75844-2.
- ^ Kathy Charner Dirt Cake The giant encyclopedia of preschool activities for four-year-olds] page 545
- ^ a b Richard W. Hartel, AnnaKate Hartel Food Bites: The Science of the Foods We Eat page 79
- ^ Arlene Voski Avakian Through the kitchen window: women explore the intimate meanings of food and cooking Editor Arlene Voski Avakian, Publisher Berg Publishers, 2006 ISBN 1-84520-326-7, ISBN 978-1-84520-326-9, 315 pages, page 61
External links
- Example recipe: A Three Year Old's Dream: Dirt Cake from Mindy's Mouthful
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