| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 1 hr 30 min |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Inactive: | 1 hr |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 whole pound cake (store-bought, frozen)
- 1 gallon ice cream, your favorite flavor
- 1 package chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreo’s
- 1 package gummy worms
Instructions
- Slice the pound cake (frozen is fine) into 1- to 1 1/2-inch slices. Next, with a biscuit cutter or cookie cutter that fits the bottom of the flower pot, cut the slices into rounds. (You can put the scraps in a zip-top freezer bag and use them at a later date.)
- Into each of your (washed and dried) flower pots, drop a round of pound cake, lightly pressing to make sure they are all the way down. Hold a straw up against the side of a flowerpot and snip it so it’s 1/2 to 1 inch shorter than the top. Then, just use that as a guide to cut the rest of the straws. Stick each straw into the center of each pot, anchoring it into the cake.
- Now, grab whatever flavor ice cream you’d like to use, and either set it out on the counter to soften it OR nuke it for 20 seconds or so. It needs to be somewhat soft for this step. Just spoon it into the pots, working it around the straw, until it almost reaches the very tip top of the straw. Clean up the top edges of the pot with a damp paper towel. Now return the pots to the freezer until firm.
- In a food processor, pulse the cookies until they resemble nice, rich topsoil. (You can also crush them in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin.) When they are nice and firm, take the pots out of the freezer. Place a couple of gummy worms on top of the ice cream, then spoon the dirt (crushed cookies) over the top. Be generous here! Place a fresh flower into the straw and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 611 |
| Total Fat | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Carbohydrates | 75 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 59 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 120 mg |
| Sodium | 244 mg |
Reviews
Really delish!! I made it for my birthday
I️ can make them for my birthday.
These were sooooo yummy and adorable, I made them for my dinner party on Mother’s Day they were a hit and mom loved them. I put a mini brownie in the bottom of the small flower pot it fit perfect, then added cookies and cream ice cream and with the Oreo (soil) topping it was delicious, thanks Ree luv your shows and recipes.
I made these for my 15 year old daughter’s birthday party! Her friends love it, and they think it is very cute! I substituted the pound cake with homemade brownies, it’s cost saving! I bought fake flowers instead of fresh ones. Then I printed her friends’ names with vinyl and pasted them on each pot. I think the girls feel special to receive this personalized take home birthday gifts from my daughter! It was a fun and successful birthday party!
I am always looking for things that children would be drawn to…and this is a winner. I make the dirt cakes..but never with icecream…what a wonderful idea. Thank you, Ree…this will be a big hit this Easter!!!
I love it I can eat it every day for the rest of my life.
FANTASTIC idea!!! I made these for a birthday party for my 5 year old grandson, using a little dump truck on top of the crushed Oreo “dirt” instead of flowers. What a hit. Even the adults loved them! Can’t wait to use the flowers when my 3 year old granddaughter has a birthday. Even a silk flower would work if you don’t have fresh. Love this show and ALL the recipes! Thanks Ree.
These are sooo cute.I used a flower vile from the florist, to assure the flower didn’t seep into the food. They made colorful table decoration!
These are soo darn cute. Great idea with the straw to hold the fresh flowers! I love this show too!
Brilliant idea to use the straw to hold the flower! Love this SHOW!!!!!!