Birthday Cookie Cake

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I came up with this recipe when my son requested an Oreo® cookie cake on his birthday. After looking online, the recipes listed seemed, well... lacking. This cake is relatively simple to make and looks beautiful.

Submitted by katnelson
Updated on February 9, 2022
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
35 mins
Additional Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
1 9-inch layer cake
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings

Cake:

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

  • ¾ cup cocoa powder (such as Hershey's®)

  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup milk

  • ½ cup vegetable oil

  • 2 large eggs

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1 cup boiling water

Whipped Cream:

  • ½ cup heavy cream

  • 2 tablespoons white sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • ¼ cup crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo®)

Glaze:

  • ½ cup heavy cream

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

  • 1 ¼ cups crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo®)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

  2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt for cake in a large bowl. Add milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water; batter will be thin. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middles comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes in the pans. Invert carefully onto wire racks and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.

  4. Prepare whipped cream by beating cream, sugar, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl on high speed until soft peaks form in the mixture. Stir in crushed cookies.

  5. Frost the cooled cake cake with whipped cream, adding some in between layers. Place cake on a paper-lined surface. Chill any unused whipped cream.

  6. Bring cream for glaze to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Remove from the heat and add chocolate chips; stir until melted.

  7. Spread glaze over the cake, allowing some to flow down over the sides. Decorate the top of the cake with remaining crushed cookies. Pipe any remaining whipped cream on the top and around the edges of the cake.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

504 Calories
25g Fat
70g Carbs
6g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 504
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 25g 32%
Saturated Fat 10g 49%
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Sodium 492mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 70g 25%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Total Sugars 48g
Protein 6g 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 92mg 7%
Iron 3mg 15%
Potassium 231mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.