Fancy Dirt Cake
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
Recipes for this childhood favorite typically call for purchased cookies, boxed pudding, and imitation whipped cream; in this updated version, everything is made from scratch. (Well—not the gummy worms. But everything else.) The classic presentation is in a flower pot, but a trifle bowl would look nice too.
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We took the childhood favorite and remade it from scratch. We left in the worms, though.
