Cookies and Cream Cake

Chocolate cake, cream cheese frosting, and chocolate sandwich cookies come together to create a wonderfully unique and delicious Cookies and Cream Cake. This delicious cake is sure to be a hit for your special occasion!

If you’ve never had the pleasure of indulging in this decadent treat, you’re in for a special surprise. Cookies and cream cake is the perfect combination of two childhood favorites – cookies and cake – into one amazing dessert. This amazing cake is a hit at parties, potlucks, and other gatherings.

Cookies & cream is one of my favorite ice cream flavors, so naturally, I had to turn this into a delicious cake! Oreo lovers are going to love this great recipe, so let’s get baking!

If you’re a fan of Oreos I definitely recommend checking out my homemade Oreo cookies, no-churn cookies and cream ice cream and cookies and cream brownies!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Bursting with Oreo Flavor
• Rich and creamy taste
• Perfect for any occasion
• Kids love it
• Easy to make
• Perfect treat to share with friends and family

Ingredients

For the Cake:

• Semisweet chocolate 
• Cocoa powder
• Boiling water
• Instant coffee granules
• All-purpose flour
• Granulated sugar
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Coarse salt
• Sour cream
• Vegetable oil
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Oreo cookies

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

• Unsalted butter
• Cream cheese
• Salt
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Heavy cream

How To Make

I’ll walk you through the steps for making this cookies & cream cake recipe here. For your convenience, I have all the ingredient details and step-by-step recipe instructions on the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare your cake pans with parchment paper, butter, and flour.
2. Combine the chopped chocolate and cocoa powder in a small bowl. Then dissolve coffee granules in water and pour into the chocolate and set it aside.
3. Combine dry ingredients and combine wet ingredients in separate bowls. Then combine all ingredients and blend the cake batter.
4. Pour batter into the cake pans and bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes of bake time. Then remove from pans and allow to cool completely.
5. Make your frosting with a high speed electric hand mixer.
6. Frost your cake with a layer of cream cheese frosting between the two cakes.
7. After your cake is frosted, chop up some Oreo cookies into bite-sized cookie pieces and put them on your cake.

Tips for Making the Best Cookies & Cream Cake

• Use a generous amount of Oreo cookie crumbs: The Oreo cookie crumbs will be the stars of the show, so make sure to use a generous amount. You can either use store-bought Oreo crumbs or make your own by crushing Oreos in a food processor or by hand.
• Get creative with the decoration: You can decorate the top of the cake with more crushed oreos or chopped-up pieces of Oreo cookies. You can also use other types of candy, such as gummy worms or chocolate chips, to give the cake a unique look.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does cookies and cream cake need to be refrigerated?

Cookies & cream cake doesn’t need to be refrigerated right away. It can be set aside for a few hours, but if you are going to save it overnight, cover it with plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container in the fridge.

How do you put Oreo crumbs on the side of a cake?

You can use your hands or a rubber spatula to help gently push oreo scrubs onto the sides of the cake. Uncomplicate it by sprinkling oreo crumbs around the edges of the cake on the top and bottom of the cake.

Why add cream to frosting?

Cream not only enhances the flavor of your frosting, but it also helps create a light and fluffy whipped texture for your frosting.

How to serve cookies & cream cake?

Serve this cake on its own or with vanilla or cookies & cream ice cream for an extra special treat!

More Cake Recipes to Try

• Cream Puff Cake
• Strawberry Coconut Cake
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
• Blueberry Cake

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Cookies and Cream Cake

Chocolate cake, cream cheese frosting, and chocolate sandwich cookies come together to create a wonderfully unique and delicious Cookies and Cream Cake.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake, chocolate cake, cookies and cream, oreo

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings: 14

Calories: 796kcal

Ingredients

• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 package Oreo cookies for garnish

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 2 cups unsalted butter at room temperature
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter
• 7.5 cups powdered sugar
• 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans (Line the bottom of each pan with a round of parchment paper, then butter the parchment.) Lightly dust the pans with flour, shaking out the excess. Set aside. (Instead of buttering and dusting, I just used an “oil baking spray with flour.” Worked like a charm!)
• Combine the chopped chocolate and cocoa powder in a small bowl. Add instant coffee granules to a cup of boiling water. Then pour the coffee into the chocolate and whisk until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until combined. In another bowl, stir together the sour cream, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Add the liquid ingredients and the melted chocolate to the dry ingredients, and using a hand mixer (or stand mixer), beat on medium speed for two minutes.
• Pour the batter into the cake pans and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cakes in their pans on a rack for 30 minutes. Then remove from pans and allow to cool completely.
• With an electric mixer, fitted with a whisk attachment; beat butter, salt, and cream cheese (on medium speed) until completely smooth. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and about 1 tablespoon of cream, and continue beating. Slowly add the remaining 2 cups of powdered sugar, one cup at a time. Add an additional 1-2 tablespoons cream until desired consistency is reached.
• Frost your cake with a layer of cream cheese frosting between the two cakes.
• After your cake is frosted, chop up some Oreo cookies into bite-sized chunks and put them on your cake. Be as fancy as you like with your decoration or keep things simple and rustic with a mound on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 796kcal | Carbohydrates: 111g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 485mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 94g | Vitamin A: 1214IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg