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Chocolate Dirt Cake Layer Cake

September 11, 2016 by Stephanie Brubaker 19 Comments

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Chocolate Dirt Cake Layer Cake is the perfect cake for chocolate lovers of all ages! No need to be an expert cake decorator to make this naked layer cake!

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This is one of those amazing, comforting desserts that kids and adults can’t get enough of! Even if you’re a beginner baker, you can do this! No decorating required and somehow, it still looks impressive!

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A couple weeks ago my twin boys turned 5 years old. Apparently time is moving at warp speed because I swear they were just born last week. Anyway, one of them requested dirt cake. A big one. Sometimes I make their cakes on the smaller side, since they each get their own, but this year only full sized cakes would do.

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They are both into minions now, and for this cake he wanted silly, happy, yellow minions. So I made these guys out of marshmallows, yellow candy melts, chocolate and candy eyeballs. It turned out really fun!purple-minion-birthday-cake

My other cutie is a little darker, I guess, because he wanted a mean, purple minion. He loves all things mint, so this was a mint chocolate cake. Again, I am not a champion decorator, so I keep things fairly simple while still trying to create something special. I always let them choose the theme of their cakes but I don’t let them see the cakes until we sing happy birthday. I LOVE seeing the surprise on their faces! They were so excited about these cakes, hooray!  🙂

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So back to the dirt cake. Just bake your chocolate cake in two 8″ cake pans and cut them in half when they’re cool to make 4 even layers. I say “even” but you can see mine were not so even…but it honestly doesn’t matter. It’s dirt cake after all! No one else even noticed.

Then pile on the dirt pudding between all the cake layers and sprinkle extra dirt on top. Chill to let it firm up a bit, then serve! This is such a fun birthday cake, and I have made it several times as parfaits as well. You just can’t go wrong with dirt cake. Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Parul says

    February 26, 2017 at 6:24 pm

    Hi.. Thanks you for the wonderful recipe. Is there any substitute for egg. I love your recipe and want to try it. But I need a eggless recipe. TIA 🙂

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  2. Angie | Big Bear's Wife says

    September 20, 2016 at 9:30 am

    Oh my! I’m so in love with those layers! Ahh and that minion cake is awesome! My niece would love that!

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  3. Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish says

    September 14, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    Seriously, sooooooooooo cute! I love the minion decorated cakes. And I can see why kids AND grown-ups would love this cake! YUM.

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  4. Cookin Canuck says

    September 14, 2016 at 11:19 am

    What a gorgeous looking cake! I’ll bet your boys were thrilled with their minion cakes.

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  5. Kim Beaulieu says

    September 14, 2016 at 12:24 am

    So…..my birthday is in January, can I put in an order for a dirt cake with minions now?? Because you really need to adopt me. I love this so much. It’s just sheer perfection.

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  6. Meg @ With Salt and Wit says

    September 13, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    I love the layers and layers of CHOCOLATE!

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  7. Rose | The Clean Dish says

    September 13, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    Goodness this looks like a dream come true! I can’t think of a better dessert!

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  8. Ginny McMeans says

    September 13, 2016 at 2:51 pm

    What a fun post. I love your cakes and the minions are perfect!

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  9. Renee - Kudos Kitchen says

    September 13, 2016 at 7:47 am

    I remember when you posted the pictures of your sons birthdays on FB and thinking how cute they (your boys), and their cakes, were. So adorable. I hope they both had very happy birthdays! I’m sure the cakes made their birthdays even more special!

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  10. Jessica Formicola says

    September 13, 2016 at 7:34 am

    I’ve had dirt cups and loved them! I love that you put them in a CAKE!

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  11. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says

    September 13, 2016 at 5:51 am

    I hope your boys had a great birthday! And wow. Those are some cute cakes!

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  12. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

    September 12, 2016 at 11:57 pm

    Heavens, that looks GOOD!! I want to bury my face in a massive hunk of it right now!

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  13. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

    September 12, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    Oh my gosh! I wish I had a slice of this cake right now! Looks sinfully delicious!

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  14. christine says

    September 12, 2016 at 8:14 pm

    Oh I love this. I’ve only ever done “dirt cake” in a trifle style. This looks gorgeous. I know what I’m making this weekend!

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  15. Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says

    September 12, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    I think both cakes look beautiful! And I’m thinking this particular cake needs to get made in my house really soon, it looks delicious!

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  16. Lauren Kelly Nutrition says

    September 12, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    How in the world do you make dirt look so good? 😉 This looks amazing and the minions are adorable! My kids would love this!

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  17. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says

    September 12, 2016 at 11:25 am

    I’m not a big cake baker but you have made it seem easy enough to do!

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  18. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says

    September 12, 2016 at 8:54 am

    For chocolate lovers, it doesn’t get much better than this! I love the fun addition of the minions.

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  19. Joanne says

    September 12, 2016 at 12:22 am

    This is a delicious and moist looking cake! I am baking a similar cake for my son’t birthday this week.

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