Let Them eat Cake!

Did you ever eat dirt? NO? Well, then, you don't know what you're missing. My husband loves to tease our youngest grandsons who live near us. They are aged 3, 4 and five. Whenever we pick them up for a sleep-over at our house he tells them we're having dirt for dinner. They giggle and say "No, Pa, we can't eat dirt!"

Recently "Pa" had a birthday and the grandsons and I plotted. Let's make him a dirt cake. We made it together and everybody had a great laugh when "Pa" saw his beautiful dirt cake. Yummy.

First you make three round layers of cake. Any kind of cake will do. Then you layer cake and frosting in a pretty flower pot until you get almost level with the top. Trim the edges if necessary. Now the fun begins. Crumble up Oreo cookies all over the top layer of frosting. Partially bury a few gummy worms. "Plant" a few flowers, stick in the candles and get ready for some laughs.

Served best with a spade and a smile.

Happy Birthday Pa!

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