Celebrate your child’s birthday with a simple and fun Dirt Worm Cake. They will be impressed, plus it taste fabulous too!
I am probably a little late on posting this but about 3 weeks ago my son celebrated his 7th birthday. I find that so hard to believe.
When he was a baby I remember it feeling like the days were so long, right?
He had severe reflux and eating issues and it was just a very hard first year of life, but then things got better and now 7 years later I’m scratching my head with where the years went.
I actually started this blog when he turned 1, so that means I’m celebrating my 6th blogging anniversary too!
A month of celebrations for sure.
Tips for Making a Gluten-Free Worm Cake
This year, I did something a bit different than my normal for his birthday. I like to do parties with all the fun fixings and food of course but his birthday was right in the middle of two vacations for us, leaving us with no weekends for parties. I decided to plan his birthday with fun all day long instead with just him, my husband, daughter, and myself.
Then, we had his cousin come along and spend the day with us.
That evening we had the family over for cake and ice cream and a little mini-celebration. It was certainly much more low key than a normal party for us but honestly, it was refreshing and he didn’t really care, he thought it was great.
If you need a great gluten-free cake mix, this Better Batter Chocolate Cake Mix is our favorite!
The next thing though that I had to figure out was the cake. He, of course, wanted a cake but normally I have a friend make the cake. She can make them gluten-free and is an amazing cake decorator.
I am definitely not a cake decorator; however, I can make a tasty cake. Since our birthday party was the middle of the week and a random time, I knew that I’d need to do the cake myself.
I decided to do a simple Dirt Worm Cake. This is so easy and your kids will love it. He thought it was the best thing ever and considering we only had one piece left, so did everyone else.
How do you make a Worm Cake?
I used a cake mix to make the cake, then I added a layer of cherries in the middle.
A lot of chocolate icing and crushed gluten-free chocolate cookies on top made for a tasty topping.
Once I was finished I buried gummy worms throughout the cake to make the Dirt Worm Cake.
The result was much better than I thought and the great thing is you don’t need any skill to make this…and trust me I have no decorating skill.
If you are looking for a cake for your kids this Dirt Worm Cake will be a hit!
Dirt Worm Cake
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake Mix or Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Mix Plus items to prepare mix.
- 1 Can Cherry Pie Filling
- 2 Containers Chocolate Frosting
- 1 Cup Crushed Chocolate Cookies or Gluten-Free Chocolate Cookies
- Gummy Worms
Instructions
- Prepare the cake in 2 9-inch cake pans as instructed on the package.
- Once prepared, let cool completely and level the cakes if needed.
- Place one cake on the cake stand or plate then spread the pie filling across the top of the cake and place the other cake on top.
- Frost the entire cake with the chocolate frosting.
- Sprinkle the crushed cookies on top and place the gummy worms where you prefer.
- Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
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Comments & Reviews
I’ve made the dirt pudding cups before, but never thought about making a cake. It looks delicious and it’s great that everyone liked it. Happy Birthday to your son and Happy Blogiversary to you!
When I used to teach fifth grade I would often treat my class to a bowl of worms and dirt. It made a ton everyone loved it. I”m not much into gummy worms but I’ll eat my weight in dirt.
You did a great job on this cake!! What a fun cake for kids to eat too…I love how the crumble on top actually looks like dirt!
I have seen this made with pudding cups, but what a great idea for a cake! I love the way it looks! My daughter would love this and her b-day is only a couple weeks away.
I remember a place we used to visit when I was a kid living in Virginia that made a cake like this, I loved it! I think my daughter would love it and we always have gummy worms on hand so I have to try this out soon. Plus who doesn’t love cake?
Okay this is the perfect little cake for a little boy. I can’t think of a single little boy that I know that wouldn’t absolutely be in heaven with this cake. Can’t wait to try it for my sons next birthday.
What a great idea. So do the kids pick all the worms out and eat them first?!?! I know I would!
That adults did too! HA!
My kids are obsessed with all things “dirt”. They love the dirt ice cream from our local ice cream parlor. I’ll be sure to grab these ingredients and surprise them with a dirt cake for the first day of school.
OMGoodnes my son would absolutely adore me for this!! I need to give this a try…
You know I’ve seen these as little pudding cups and even cupcakes before, but I’ve never even considered an entire cake – I mean what a fun Birthday cake idea! So cute!
Happy belated birthday to your son and also for your 6 years of blogging. I had to really do a double take on this cake as I did think that was a worm for a minute. This cake is nicely done and I am sure your son loved it big time. Looks delicious too
The name might not sound appealing but the cake does! This indeed looks like the perfect cake for kids — my nephew to be exact. Thank you for sharing this idea with us 😀
Can you please share what chocolate frosting you used?
I just used Pillsbury Chocolate Frosting or similar from the store.
I know it’s pretty early to plan my sons party , he’s turning 11 and he loves night crawers the big ones and so do I, oh and dirt .. and this cake would be the best to make .. thank you.