Brownie Dirt Cake
This recipe combines fudgy brownies with creamy pudding and crushed cookies to create a fun, layered dessert perfect for parties or family gatherings.
Equipment
- 20x20 cm baking pan
- Serving dish
- Whisk
Ingredients
For the Base and Layers
- 1 batch Chocolate brownies Baked and cooled (20x20 cm pan)
- 400 g Chocolate pudding mix Prepared according to package directions using milk
- 750 ml Cold milk For pudding
- 300 ml Whipped topping
- 250 g Oreo cookies Crushed
For Decoration
- Gummy worms
Instructions
- Prepare the brownies in a 20x20 cm pan and allow them to cool completely.
- Whisk the chocolate pudding mix with the cold milk until the mixture becomes thick.
- Gently fold the whipped topping into the thickened pudding mixture.
- Crumble the cooled brownies into pieces and place them as the first layer in your serving dish.
- Add a layer of the pudding mixture over the brownies, followed by a layer of crushed Oreo cookies.
- Repeat the layers (brownie, pudding, cookie crumbs) until all ingredients are used, finishing the top layer with cookie crumbs to resemble dirt.
- Decorate the top layer with gummy worms. Chill the cake for 3 to 4 hours before slicing and serving.
Notes
When testing this recipe, I focused on keeping the brownie base moist enough to hold the layers cleanly. Once sliced, the balance between the fudgy base and the creamy layers worked well.
By Emily Mitchell, Efficiency & Testing Coordinator at Recipes by Betty.