Cookies and Cream Cake
Easy recipe for a Cookies and Cream Cake features a white cake mix loaded with crushed Oreo cookies and topped with a creamy, yet crunchy cookies and cream frosting creates the perfect bite. It’s great for birthdays, parties, and anywhere else you want an impressive cake without a lot of work.
Servings: 12 Slices
Calories: 844kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 1/3 cup milk
- 1 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 4 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 15 Oreo cookies crushed into medium-sized pieces
Cookies and Cream Frosting
- 3/4 cup butter salted softened
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk more may be needed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 12 regular Oreo Cookies crushed into pieces
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 325℉ degrees F.
- Spray 3 8-inch baking pans with baking spray.
- Line with parchment paper and spray again.
- Set aside.
- Place cake mix, four, and sugar into a large mixing bowl and mix just until combined.1 box white cake mix, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup white granulated sugar
- Add milk, yogurt (or sour cream), egg whites, butter, and vanilla.1 1/3 cup milk, 1 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream, 4 egg whites, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix on low speed until combined.
- Turn mixer to medium speed and mix for 2 minutes.
- Gently fold in the Oreo pieces.15 Oreo cookies
- Pour the batter into the cake pans, using as close to equal amount as possible.
- Place the cakes into the preheated oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Remove the cakes from the pans by inverting onto a cooling rack.
- Carefully peel the parchment paper off the cake.
- Allow to cool completely before filling and frosting.
Frosting
- Place butter and shortening into a large mixing bowl.3/4 cup butter salted, 3/4 cup shortening
- Mix on medium-high for 5 minutes or until it is light and creamy and lightened in color.
- Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and mix on slow until all sugar is incorporated.5 cups powdered sugar
- Combine milk, vanilla, and salt in a small bowl. Stir to dissolve the salt.1/4 cup milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- With the mixer turned off, add the milk.
- Turn the mixer to slow and mix until incorporated.
- Turn the mixer to high and continue to beat until it is smooth and creamy, 2 to 5 minutes. Add additional milk as needed to get the consistency you want.
- Add the crushed cookies, and fold them in.12 regular Oreo Cookies
- Fill and frost the cake.
- Flip the cakes back over and check to see if they have any large domes that need to be trimmed down. If they do, use a serrated knife to level the cake.
- If you have cut off the top, place the crumb side down.
- Spread frosting over the top of the cake.
- Place the next layer on top of the frosting, again, placing the crumb side down if you cut off a dome.
- Spread frosting over the next layer.
- Top with the last layer, flat side up.
- Frost the top and sides of the cake.
- You may have leftover frosting, we use this to frosting decorative swirls around the edge of the top of the cake and insert mini Oreo cookies on their sides into the middle of each swirl. This is totally optional.
Notes
- Sifting the cookie crumbs out of the crushed Oreos before adding the icing will prevent it from turning grey.
- Any flavor of Oreos can be used. One of our favorites is mint Oreos used with a chocolate cake mix.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 844kcal | Carbohydrates: 130g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 589mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 96g | Vitamin A: 466IU | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 4mg
