Easter Bunny Dirt Cake
Easter Bunny Dirt Cake is super adorable and oh so delicious! Made with a an Oreo crust, cheesecake mixture, pudding, homemade whipped cream and decorated with cute little Easter peeps and coconut "grass".
Servings 12
Calories 593kcal
Ingredients
First layer
- 33 Oreo Cookies I used a 13.29 oz package (reserve a handful for sprinkling on top)
- 1/4 cup butter unsalted, melted
Homemade whipped cream (to be divided)
- 16 oz heavy whipping cream cold
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Second layer
- 16 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup homemade whipped cream half of the above recipe
Third layer
- 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3.9 oz instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 cups milk cold, I used whole milk
Fourth layer
- 1 cup homemade whipped cream remainder of the above recipe
- Oreo crumbles handful, to sprinkle on top
Topping/decorations
- 8 Peeps
- 1/2 cup coconut shredded, sweetened
- green food coloring
- mini Cadbury Eggs
- jelly beans
Instructions
First layer
- Pulverize Oreos in a food processor until crumbly.
- Slowly pour melted butter into Oreos and pulse food processor until well combined.
- Reserve a handful of Oreo crumbs to sprinkle on top. Press remainder of buttered cookie crumbs into a 9x13 glass baking dish with clean hands or an offset spatula.
- Place in refrigerator to chill while making the next layer.
Homemade whipped cream (to be divided in half)
- Make homemade whipped cream by combining heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat with a stand mixer or hand mixer until soft peaks form. Set aside.
Second layer
- Place softened cream cheese and powdered sugar in a bowl and mix to combine.
- Fold in HALF of the homemade whipped cream mixture until combined.
- Spread cream cheese/whipped cream mixture overtop the Oreo layer.
- Place in refrigerator to chill while making the next layer.
Third layer
- Combine chocolate and vanilla pudding mixes with milk, whisking for 2 minutes.
- Spread pudding mixture overtop the cream cheese/whipped cream layer.
- Cover and place in refrigerator to chill at least 10 minutes.
Fourth layer
- Spread remaining whipped cream overtop pudding layer.
- Sprinkle with remaining Oreo cookie crumbs for garnish and chill for another 20 minutes.
Decorate!
- Pour coconut shreds into a small bowl. Add a few drops of food coloring and stir until your desired color is achieved.
- Decorate top of cake with coconut shreds for the "grass" and then add your Peeps, mini Cadbury eggs and jelly beans. Get creative!
- Serve chilled.
Notes
Storage Instructions
Store Easter Bunny Dirt Cake covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. For best results, keep the decorations on top until closer to serving time so the colors stay bright. The dessert can be made a day in advance and chilled overnight, which actually helps the layers set even better. Freezing works if needed. Wrap the dish tightly and freeze up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.Nutrition
Calories: 593kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 501mg | Potassium: 311mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 1313IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 4mg
