Fancy Dirt Cake
Serves: 6
Lelia Marks
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
51
Spice
52
Sweetness
48
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Pulse cookies in a food processor until coarse crumbs form (or place in a plastic bag and pound with a rolling pin); set aside
2
Pour milk into a medium saucepan; scrape in vanilla seeds and add pod
3
Heat over medium until just before boiling
4
Whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl
5
Whisking constantly, pour half of milk mixture into egg mixture
6
(Putting a wet towel underneath bowl will help stabilize it
7
) Add egg and milk mixture to remaining milk mixture in saucepan
8
Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until custard is thick and bubbles just a bit, about 7 minutes, then continue to cook 1 minute more
9
Strain custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl; discard vanilla pod
10
Add 1/4 cup butter and whisk to combine
11
Cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly on surface of custard, and chill until cold, about 3 hours
12
Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and remaining 3/4 cup butter in a large bowl until smooth
13
Add chilled custard and beat until combined
14
Using electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip cream in a medium bowl until medium peaks form
15
Using a rubber spatula, gently fold whipped cream into custard to combine
16
Layer custard and cookie crumbs alternately in flower pot, inserting gummy worms at random, ending with crumbs
17
Stick a flower or two into cake to decorate, adding more worms on top of "soil" if desired
18
Pulse cookies in a food processor until coarse crumbs form (or place in a plastic bag and pound with a rolling pin); set aside
19
Pour milk into a medium saucepan; scrape in vanilla seeds and add pod
20
Heat over medium until just before boiling
21
Whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl
22
Whisking constantly, pour half of milk mixture into egg mixture
23
(Putting a wet towel underneath bowl will help stabilize it
24
) Add egg and milk mixture to remaining milk mixture in saucepan
25
Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until custard is thick and bubbles just a bit, about 7 minutes, then continue to cook 1 minute more
26
Strain custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl; discard vanilla pod
27
Add 1/4 cup butter and whisk to combine
28
Cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly on surface of custard, and chill until cold, about 3 hours
29
Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and remaining 3/4 cup butter in a large bowl until smooth
30
Add chilled custard and beat until combined
31
Using electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip cream in a medium bowl until medium peaks form
32
Using a rubber spatula, gently fold whipped cream into custard to combine
33
Layer custard and cookie crumbs alternately in flower pot, inserting gummy worms at random, ending with crumbs
34
Stick a flower or two into cake to decorate, adding more worms on top of "soil" if desired
35
Do Ahead Custard can be made 1 day ahead; keep chilled
36
Custard can be made 1 day ahead; keep chilled