Grown-Up Oreo Dirt Cake Recipe
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
Servings:
10 servings
Ingredients
  • 30 cookies-and-cream-style cookies
  • 8.5 ounces whipping cream
  • 14 ounces cream cheese
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1½ cups vanilla custard or pudding
  • 1 tablespoon amaretto
  • 2 sprigs fresh mint leaves
  • Edible flowers, to serve
Directions
  1. Place the cookies in a food processor.
  2. Blend the cookies until they are well crushed and resemble dirt.
  3. Whip the cream using a whisk or mixer until soft peaks form.
  4. In a stand mixer, beat together the cream cheese and butter for 15 to 20 seconds until smooth.
  5. Sift the sugar into the cream cheese mixture and stir to combine.
  6. Mix the vanilla custard and the amaretto into the cream cheese mixture.
  7. Gently fold in the whipped cream.
  8. Add an even layer of cookie crumbs to a trifle bowl.
  9. Follow with a smooth layer of the cream cheese mixture.
  10. Continue to alternate layering the cookie crumbs and the cream cheese mixture until both are used up.
  11. End with a layer of cookie crumbs.
  12. Cover and chill the dirt cake overnight in the fridge.
  13. Decorate with mint leaves and edible flowers before serving.