Dirt Cake- A Desert Treat

A dirt cake is a fairly popular dessert treat.  It’s popular for kids’ parties.  Kids love it because it resembles dirt.  To kids it’s the height of a funny joke.

When kids eat real dirt instead of a dirt cake it can be cause for alarm.  This could be due to mental retardation.  There are problems involved too.  If there has recently been animal feces in the dirt a child could develop an infestation of parasites.  A child could develop lead poisoning from eating dirt.  Many kids munch a little dirt.  But for others it’s an obsession.  It could be caused by anemia.  Low iron in the blood is anemia.  Giving the child iron rich vitamins may solve this.

Don’t expect dirt cake to be a traditional cake.  It’s primarily cookies and pudding, with a few other things added.  People serve it in pails.  And it can be served with a small shovel to further carry out the pretend game of eating dirt.  Gummy worms complete the picture.

The Internet is full of dirt cake recipes.  Try Google.  It lists over 420,000 hits.  Many of the recipes contain the same ingredients.

Smash up some Oreo cookies for the dirt cake.  These are layered with pudding and whipped topping.  The final layer of cookies is added at the end.  Whoever invented it was a genius. 

Any dieter will be cheating if they eat dirt cake.  Almost every ingredient is fattening.  Every serving is loaded with calories – 900 or more.  People who are into reading labels will understand just how bad that is. 

Dirt cake can fit in to a healthy well-balanced diet.  It’s all about moderation.  Eat a very small piece.  Or make sure it’s the one food you eat during the week that’s off the diet.  Diets depend on general habits.  A treat now and then won’t hurt.

Yummy describes dirt cake.