Love Oreos? You'll adore this rich, chocolatey, creamy Easter dirt cake. It's made from a crushed Oreo cookie base, layered with a decadent chocolate pudding and cream cheese filling, then topped with more crushed Oreos, sprinkles, and chocolate Easter characters such as bunnies and chicks. This Easter dirt cake is a sensational dessert to offer loved ones this Easter holiday.
Crushed Oreo cookies give this phenomenal dessert its signature look, which is why it's known as dirt cake. Easter dirt cake is a no-bake recipe that you can prep in under 15 minutes. The hardest part? Waiting for the cake to set so you can dig in!
Prefer vanilla? Use instant vanilla pudding instead of chocolate. You can use any flavor of instant pudding mix to put a unique, tasty spin on your Easter dirt cake. Butterscotch, banana, pistachio, dulce de leche, and strawberry would all be amazing in this cake.
Use room-temperature ingredients to make your Easter dirt cake.
Any type of milk works in this recipe if you prefer not to use regular whole milk.
Easter dirt cake can be made up to one day ahead of time.
You can also replace chocolate Easter characters with PEEP marshmallows.
Store your cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Add the Oreo cookies in a food processor or blender, and grind into fine crumbs.
Add the Oreo cookies in a food processor or blender, and grind into fine crumbs.
Press half of the crushed Oreos into the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
Press half of the crushed Oreos into the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
Beat the butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar until airy and light.
Beat the butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar until airy and light.
In asecond bowl, whisk the milk and instant chocolate pudding mix.
In asecond bowl, whisk the milk and instant chocolate pudding mix.
Mix well.
Mix well.
Add the pudding mix to the cream cheese mixture. Continue beating until completely smooth and combined.
Add the pudding mix to the cream cheese mixture. Continue beating until completely smooth and combined.
Fold in the Cool Whip.
Fold in the Cool Whip.
Mix until combined.
Mix until combined.
Pour the cake mix over the Oreo base.
Pour the cake mix over the Oreo base.
Cover the top of the cake filling with the remaining crushed Oreos. Put the cake in the fridge to set for at least three hours.
Cover the top of the cake filling with the remaining crushed Oreos. Put the cake in the fridge to set for at least three hours.
Top with the sprinkles.
Top with the sprinkles.
Add the chocolate bunnies or chicks.
Add the chocolate bunnies or chicks.
Serve and enjoy!