I know I’ve shared this before, but I love OREOS. I’m not a fan of eating them by themselves but they are probably my favorite ingredient to add to desserts. They make everything so yummy!! They make today’s recipe a family favorite that we’ve made ever since I was little – It’s called Kansas City Dirt Cake. I’m not sure where we found the original recipe, but it’s one we’ve been making for family get togethers for as long as I can remember, and it’s one we still make all the time for holidays and special occasions.
Yes, this is called Dirt Cake, but for some reason when we first got the recipe it was called Kansas City Dirt Cake. I was heard that’s because Kansas City is made up of a lot of dirt, but no matter the reason this cake is amazing. Everyone loves it!
The Layers – crushed up oreos, the cream mixture and then top it off with….
MY OTHER RECIPESMORE crushed Oreos!!
I seriously LOVE this recipe and have loved it since I can remember. Hope you like this Oreo treat just as much as my family. 🙂
For more Oreo desserts, check out:
- Oreo Ice Cream Cake
- Oreo Peanut Butter Delight
- Oreo Pudding Pie
- Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
- Chocolate Oreo Cake
- Oreo Snickers Pie
How to make Dirt Cake VIDEO:
- 1 package Oreos
- 1 8 oz. PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese (softened)
- ½ cup Margarine or butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large container cool whip (16 ounces)
- 2 boxes INSTANT white chocolate or vanilla pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Crush ⅔ package of Oreos and place in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Set aside.
- Mix cream cheese and margarine (or butter) until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar and fold in whipped topping. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl mix pudding, milk and vanilla. Fold this mixture in with the cream cheese mixture.
- Pour over crumb mixture.
- Sprinkle with the reserve crushed Oreos. Let set for a few hours and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Collen
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MY HIPS THANK YOU
Morgaine
Looks so yummy! For the halloween version, you using the candy corn oreos? 😉
Tanya
Nom, nom, this looks amazing!!! I love the name too, it’s always fun to have a fun name for something we love to make (and eat!)
xoxo, Tanya
Jess @ The Colorful Ones
Looks fabulous! Unfortunately I just started a healthy diet and exercise routine this week, so I’ll have to file this away for the someday-when-I’m-skinny-and-oreos-are-calorie-free file… that day will come, right???
And I have to ask what’s probably a totally dumb question… as a Kansas Citian, I can’t figure out what on Earth makes this a “Kansas City” dirt cake… I was looking for BBQ sauce, or a side of beef, maybe something jazzy… but alas, I couldn’t find any Kansas City in the cake… so where’s the name from??? 🙂 🙂 🙂
~Jess
Lil' Luna
Good question!! I have NO idea!! Our fam got the recipe so long ago and when we did it was called this, so we’ve kept the name. I’m thinking maybe someone from Kansas City made it up. ??
Laura
Yum! My husband would appreciate this post 😀
donna slavens
if ypu freeze almost like homemade icecream
cami
hello!
I’m on my way to purchase ingredients for the cake…but a question: the kansas city dirt cake recipe states white chocolate or vanilla pudding, is the pudding instant?
Lil' Luna
Yes. I will make sure to edit the recipe so it says that. 🙂
Lil' Luna
Yes. I will make sure to edit the recipe so it says that. 🙂
Carla Swanson
Is a large cool the16 ounce size or a reg. 8 oz size
Lil' Luna
I use the LARGE size. 🙂
Meg
Do you use the 3.4 oz or the 5.1 oz boxes of pudding?
Bonnie+N
Two boxes of the 3.5 oz.
Cherie
One of my co-workers (in Kansas City) brought this layered in a new, clean, lined with plastic wrap clay flowerpot and had “buried” gummy worms in the “dirt”. Sprinkled more gummy worms on top. It was a fun treat.
Bonnie N
I’ve been making the dirt cake by an old printed recipe that I have that’s labeled “Oreo Delight”. Guess someone renamed it somewhere along its travels through the ether.
kathiann
Yummy I love it. I make oreo truffles by taking one 8oz. Package of crram cheesr one package of any flavvor oreos. A12oz bag of chocolate chips (or any flavor chips you like). Crush oreos to crumbs mix with the cream cheese set in refridgarator for 30 minutes. After mixture is chilled take a tsp.full roll into a ball set on cookie sheet lined with wax paper after rolling all the mixture set pan in fridge. Melt chips in double boiler. Take out the balls insert toothpicks into the balls dip into melted chocalate put back on tray refrigaratr until set. Enjoy.
Lil' Luna
Oh man – that sounds delicious. Will have to give it a try!
Antonia
Do you crumble just the cookie or the cream also?
Lil' Luna
Crumble the whole cookie. 😉
sara
Sorry, but is the instant pudding prepared AS pudding, or you just add the “powder”?
Lil' Luna
You mix the dry mix with the 3 cups of milk and vanilla so it starts to thicken up like regular pudding. Then you add this to the cream cheese mixture and mix well. 😉
Katie
This is amazing!!!!!!!!!
Lil' Luna
It’s a dessert we love and make ALL THE TIME!! So glad you like it. 🙂
Matea
This cake looks dangerously good and simple to make!
jessica
Now with this dirt cake do you mix the pudding an cook it first or just pour the powder in with the mix. Let me know
Lil' Luna
It’s the Instant Pudding so no cooking involved, but you add the pudding mix to the milk and vanilla as noted in Step 3. 😉
Lynette
Did you use large or small boxes of instant pudding?
Yvette Cohn
This recipe looks so good! I am going to make this for a BBQ tomorrow. I wanted to know if you use the large or small boxes of instant pudding?
Lil' Luna
I usually use 2 small boxes, since I’ve never seen white chocolate pudding in the large boxes. Would love to know how it goes! 😉
regina clayton
Will make this tomorrow have several Oreo lovers in my home, will let u know the results.
Lil' Luna
Yes, please let me know how it goes. It’s a FAVORITE!! 😀
Heidi
I lived in kansas city all my life and never heard of kansas city dirt cake and i never been to any restaurant with it on the menu
carolyn
these sound great
Lil' Luna
It’s one of our favorite!!! We use this recipe a lot and it’s always a hit! Thank you!!
Julie
I made this and it turned out to be a watery mess! Have any idea what I did wrong?
Lil' Luna
Not sure what you did, but you just add the pudding mix with 3 cups total of milk, and the vanilla. I know some have made the pudding according to directions and added the 3 c milk, which would make it runny. Hope that helps!!
Melissa
How many servings does this recipe yield??
Lil' Luna
It can feed quite a few, depending on how much you give. I bring it to family functions & we can get all of us 25-30 a scoop. Hope that helps!
Tammy
Can this be made the night before serving?
Lil' Luna
Yes, it sure can 🙂 Hope you like it! It’s one of our favorites!
Megan
This mixture was really soupy……
Lil' Luna
I’m sorry it was soupy. It shouldn’t be, so I’m not sure what happened. Did you make the pudding, then added more milk? That might be the only thing what would make it soupy.
Ashley
How many does this serve?
Kristyn Merkley
Oh, it just depends on how big your servings are. I take this to family functions & it can feed anywhere from 12+ We usually do small scoops, so we could get more, because everyone wants it. It’s a family favorite 🙂 Hope that helps! (I could get almost 20 small scoops for all the grandkids)
Kate
Butter…. soften or melted?😊
Kristyn Merkley
Softened 🙂 Enjoy!!