K is for Kitty Litter Cake

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I have two Squidoo lenses on real kitty litter boxes, so it only seemed fitting to choose the infamous kitty litter cake for the 'K' entry in my Squidoo food lensography, Culinary Favorites From A to Z.

One of my aunts emailed this recipe to me last year and apologized for months afterwards. She needn't have worried. As a cat lover with several litter boxes, I find this kind of feline humor right up my alley.

Brimming with sugary goodness—and festooned with tootsie-roll turds—the kitty litter cake is the cat's meow, and is sure to delight the crazy-cat-lady on your gift list!

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The Kitty Litter Cake 

A Few Facts Courtesy of Wikipedia

Kitty Litter Cake is a confection popular in North America, although cake may be something of a misnomer in this instance, given the overall texture and presentation of the dish; it may instead be a type of cobbler. It was created by Anna Vigliotti of Saint Paul, Minnesota in the early 1990s. Typically, the cake consists of layered box cake-mix batter interspersed with crumbled sugar cookies, topped with Tootsie Rolls that are partially melted so they resemble feline feces, served in a plastic catbox with a new, clean pooper scooper. The quality of a Kitty Litter Cake is dependent on not only flavour but visual similarity to authentic catbox filled with kitty litter and cat feces. Advanced recipes may make use of pudding mix and food colourings to give a more genuine appearance.

Kitty Litter Cake Recipe

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Kitty Litter Cake is an occasional favorite at office parties and during Halloween, although it is considered by some to be juvenile and childish.

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Make Your Own Kitty Litter Cake 

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The Kitty Litter Cake... It's the Cat's Meow!

Kitty Litter Cake Recipe 

Here's What You'll Need

Cake Ingredients

1 box German Chocolate or Spice Cake Mix
1 box White Cake Mix
1 package (12 or 16 oz) White Sandwich Cookies
1 large package Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
A few drops Green Food Coloring
12 small Tootsie Rolls

Serving Dishes & Utensils (New Only!)

1 cat-litter box
1 pooper scooper
1 cat-litter box liner (optional)

Assembling Your Kitty Litter Cake 

  • Prepare and bake cake mixes according to directions.
  • Prepare pudding mix and chill.
  • Crumble cookies in small batches in a blender or food processor.
  • Add a few drops of green food coloring to 1 cup of cookie crumbs. Mix with a fork or shake in a jar. Set aside.
  • When cakes are cooled, crumble them into a large bowl. Toss with half of the remaining cookie crumbs and enough pudding to make the mixture moist, but not soggy.
  • Place liner in litter box (optional) and dump in the cake mixture.
  • Unwrap 3 Tootsie Rolls and heat in a microwave until soft and pliable. Shape the blunt ends into slightly curved points. Repeat with 3 more Tootsie Rolls. Bury the rolls decoratively in the cake mixture.
  • Sprinkle remaining white cookie crumbs over the mixture, then scatter green crumbs lightly over top.
  • Heat 5 more Tootsie Rolls until almost melted. Scrape them on top of the cake and sprinkle with crumbs from the litter box.
  • Heat the remaining Tootsie Roll until pliable and hang it over the edge of the box.
  • Place box on a sheet of newspaper in middle of table and serve with litter scooper.

The Making of a Kitty Litter Cake 

Step-By-Step

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Gather Round by Michael_Lehet

Get all of your ingredients around, here's the recipe:1 spice or German choc...

Get the Score by Michael_Lehet

I made the cake the day before and I cut it into one inch squares. Figuring thi...

Mix It Up by Michael_Lehet

I took half of the cakes and dumped in the prepared (I lined it with Glad Cling ...

Half Gone by Michael_Lehet

I reserved the other half for just a little bit.

Puddin' by Michael_Lehet

Mix in the puddin' Mix it in in batches. You may or may not use all the puddin...

All Mixed Up by Michael_Lehet

Mix it up and add the other half. I broke up the pieces before I added them, bu...

Sprinkle in the air by Michael_Lehet

Grab your Vanilla Wafers and sprinkle on top. The recipe says to grind in a...

Tootsie by Michael_Lehet

Grab those tootsie rolls and put on a microwave safe plate. Pop in that microwa...

Turds Aweigh by Michael_Lehet

Shape those rolls into cute little turds. Make sure you taper the ends so they ...

Rollin' by Michael_Lehet

Take some of that reserved topping and put on a plate and roll the turds in them...

Placement by Michael_Lehet

Bury those puppies all over, put as many or as few as you want.Take the rest...

Over the edge by Michael_Lehet

For the piece de r%uFFFDstance take one of those shaped tootsie rolls and put over...

It's the Finish that counts by Michael_Lehet

You're all set to go!(Kitty Litter Cake for the office Pot Luck)

On the Buffet by Michael_Lehet

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Here's What Bloggers are Saying About the Kitty Litter Cake

Kitty Litter Cake | Matilda's Family Cookbook Kitchen
I have just returned from a Halloween party where the most disgusting, delicious, hilarious, and cleverly horrible dessert was served. Kitty Litter Cake.
Kitty Litter Cake–Process Vs. Product
Kitty Litter Cake?Process Vs. Product. by Lisa Rosen on November 9, 2009. cat litter cake This is the cake Delaney made yesterday. It's meant to look like a litter box full of cat poop. She did a pretty good job?aside from the large ...
Halloween Recipes: Kitty Litter Cake Looks Gross, Tastes Great ...
Photo by Loose_Threads Kitty litter cake is the perfect gross recipe for your Halloween party this year. Ugh! I can't look! I don't think I want to know how it tastes, do you?
Kitty Litter Cake for Halloween - BigOven.com
Kitty Litter Cake for Halloween recipe - BigOven.com 8 Servings Cake Uncategorized Kid Friendly Fall Desserts Cake Summer 1 box German chocolate cake mix 1 box White cake mix 2 large pkg Vanilla instant pudding (I like Bird'sf desert ...

Here's a Tip:

Experiment with different flavor combinations. For example, try chocolate cake with peanut butter cookies and cheesecake pudding. You can also add crushed Butterfinger bars to the cake layer for additional sweetness.

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The Kitty Litter Cake and Other Classics

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Product Description Tease kids' taste buds and tickle their imaginations with the 20 dreadfully wonderful recipes in this unique cookbook. Deceptively tasty confections, such as the "Open Wound Cake" and the "Toenail Torte," are broken down into steps kids can do themselves and those grown-ups should supervise and each cake is rated on a one-to-five "worm scale" degrees of difficulty. These appalling concoctions are accompanied by full-color photographs and thorough instructions for creating a hideously delicious centerpiece for birthdays, holidays, school parties, and other occasions.

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