What is not to like when oreos and chocolate cake are combined to create this delicious cookies and cream cake. The cookies and cream icing is layered between tender, velvety layers of chocolate cake. The icing is a cream cheese base with pieces of oreo cookies throughout. The chocolate cake is our absolute favorite chocolate cake recipe and tastes amazing with just about anything but one of our favorite ways is paired with the cookies and cream icing. This cake is the perfect treat to serve for a birthday or really any time because you do not need an excuse to make cake!
Why is this cake so delicious? Yes, we will admit we have a bit of a sweet tooth but this cake is difficult for anyone to resist. The chocolate cake is made with unsweetened cocoa powder so it is not too sweet but perfectly moist and velvety from the buttermilk. The icing is a cream cheese base so it is also not as sweet as a classic buttercream. The cream cheese icing pairs perfectly with the classic oreo sandwich cookies.
Cookies and Cream Cake Notes:
- Chocolate cake – we use our favorite chocolate cake recipe (linked here). Our favorite way to do this is with 3 6” pans to get a tall cake but 2 8” pans will also work.
- Cookies and Cream icing – the cookies and cream icing is a cream cheese based icing with oreo crumbs. Delicious is an understatement.
Decorating the Cookies and Cream Cake:
- Level the layers: We like to level out the layers with a serrated knife for an even look.
- Chocolate ganache: If you want a drip cake look, pipe slightly warm chocolate ganache off the sides of the cake.
- Oreos: whole oreos and oreo crumbs can also be used to decorate the cake.
Cookies and Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 1 chocolate cake recipe below, cooked in 3 6” rounds or 2 8” rounds
- 1 cream cheese room temperature
- 1 stick butter room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup oreos finely crumbled
- Extra oreos for decorating
Instructions
- On medium high, whip cream cheese, butter, extracts, and salt for 1-2 minutes until fluffy. Turn the mixer down to low, and add in the powder sugar 1 cup at a time. After it is mixed in, turn up the mixer speed to medium high and whip for 2 minutes. Turn off the mixer, and add 1 cup of crushed oreo crumbs until just combined.
- Use icing and cooled cake rounds to frost the cake.
