Cookies and Cream Cake

Total Time Prep: 45 min. + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling
Yield 16 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
This decadent cookies and cream cake has three layers of fluffy Oreo cake, a tangy cream cheese filling and a crown of luscious chocolate ganache.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/4 cups whole milk
  • 8 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped
  • GANACHE:
  • 16 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 8 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line 3 greased 8-in. round baking pans, set aside.
  2. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in chopped cookies. Pour into prepared baking pans (batter will be thin).
  3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire racks to cool completely.
  4. For frosting, whisk cream cheese on medium speed until smooth, 3-4 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to medium-low; gradually add confectioners' sugar, cream and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth and fluffy; fold in chopped cookies. Chill until ready to use.
  5. For ganache, in a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate and butter. Gradually add cream; heat until just warmed. Chill until slightly thickened mixture achieves spreadable consistency, about 30 minutes.
  6. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Divide and spread frosting on top of 2 cakes; stack to make a layer cake. Spread ganache over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with crushed Oreos.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 713 calories, 43g fat (26g saturated fat), 108mg cholesterol, 407mg sodium, 76g carbohydrate (55g sugars, 3g fiber), 7g protein.

Calling all Oreo lovers! Between the moist vanilla cake, cream cheese frosting and chocolate ganache, this cake uses 22 Oreos. This means you'll still have a few left in the pack to snack on. —Lauren Habermehl, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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