Vanilla Oreo Cake Recipe

Who doesn’t love an Oreo! Twist, lick, and dunk, right? Well, if you love cookies and cakes like me, then you are definitely gonna love this cookies and cream flavored vanilla Oreo cake recipe. It is spooky, delicious, and beyond decadent.

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This delicious cake is made of three layers of moist vanilla cake, packed with chopped cookies, and it is covered with a cream cheese frosting that tastes JUST like the cream filling of actual Oreos.

It is decorated with crushed Oreos* on the side and cute Oreo bats on top, making it a perfect Halloween cake that your kids will love to decorate! This is also a good cake for birthday parties.

Like all our cakes, this is also an EGGLESS recipe!

This is a fun, simple, and easy recipe for a crowd of Oreo lovers! Another Oreo recipe that you would love – Oreo Truffles.

Vanilla Cake

Vanilla cake is seen by many as a simple basic cake. But it is far from the truth. Perfecting the basic vanilla cake can serve as a backbone to add and try various other flavors as we are doing with this easy Oreo cake recipe.

To make a simple vanilla cake, amazing, you need to have a good balance of vanilla flavor and just the right crumb texture.

Make sure to only use the real vanilla extract and not rely on the artificial ones while making a vanilla cake as you want that vanilla flavor to pop!

Ingredients & Alternatives for Vanilla Oreo Cake Recipe

Oreos*: Obviously! We used the regular Oreos. You can of course experiment with other flavors as well!

Oil: You can use any vegetable oil that does not give off a strong taste.

Yogurt: I used Greek Yogurt for this recipe as I feel it gives a better batter consistency than regular yogurt/ sour cream.

Vanilla extract*: I highly recommend that you use real vanilla extract and not the artificial ones.

Other ingredients: Baking soda, baking powder, water, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar

How to Make the Perfect Vanilla Oreo Cake

Make the batter

Mix all-purpose flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a large bowl*. In another bowl, add oil, sugar, yogurt, and vanilla extract.

Then mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients or flour mixture. Follow this by adding water, little by little till you get a smooth batter.

Mix in Oreos

Break up the Oreos and add to the cake mix. Carefully fold and mix the Oreos in till it’s equally distributed in the batter.

Bake the cake

Prepare three 7 inch pans* and line them in with parchment paper. Grease the parchment paper* and the inside of each cake pan with melted butter. Carefully pour the batter into each pan and fill it halfway up each pan.

Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350F for 30 to 40 minutes or till a skewer/toothpick* is inserted in the center of the cake. Depending on the oven, the baking time may fluctuate.

Once baked, run a knife along the walls of the pans between the pan and the cake to help release the cake easily. Remove each cake and let them cool to room temperature on a wire rack*.

Using a knife or a Wilton Cake Leveler* cut off the top dome part of each cake to get a flat even surface.

Cream Cheese Frosting

In a medium bowl, add softened butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Using a hand mixer, whisk till you get a smooth creamy texture

This frosting was also used as the frosting in our Cinnamon Roll Recipe.

Creating Oreo Bats

Split open an Oreo and apply some frosting on the cream part of the biscuit. Keep the non-cream part aside, we will use it in just a bit of time.

Break the non-cream part of couple of other Oreos into small triangular pieces to replicate pointy ears and into wider pieces to replicate the bat wings. Stick them on the frosting part of the Oreo mentioned above.

For the eyes, apply a little bit of frosting on Wilton edible candy eyeballs* to make them stick on the front side of Oreo. The non-cream part of Oreo, that was set aside can now be put back.

Repeat this process to make two more Oreo bats.

Assembling The Cake

To assemble the cake, it will be best if you have a Cake Turntable* or a Lazy Susan*. It’s easy to apply frosting around the cake if you have either of these.

Apply a little bit of the frosting in the center of the turntable and place the first layer of cake right at the center. That little bit of the frosting on the center helps in keeping the cake from shifting while applying frosting on the cake and turning the turntable.

Apply an even level of frosting on top. Use an offset spatula* to spread the frosting evenly. Do this for the next two layers. After applying frosting on the top layer, also apply frosting on the sides of the cake.

Place the Oreo bats on top of the cake. Powder the remaining Oreos in a grinder or by packing them in a freezer bag and crush them using a rolling pin*.

Apply the Oreo cookie crumbs around the cake on the lower half of the cake as shown in the video. Apply a thin spread of the Oreo powder on the top along the rim of the entire cake.

Variations of Vanilla Oreo Cake Recipe

Oreo Cupcakes

You can also bake this cake batter into cupcakes. Bake for 15-18 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Once the cupcakes have cooled down, frost and decorate!

Also check out these cupcake recipes: Christmas Tree Cupcakes, Red Velvet Cupcakes.

Oreo Cake Pops

Crumble this cake and mix with cream cheese frosting and pulverized oreo cookies to make oreo cake pops or dip them in melted chocolate to make cream oreo cake truffles!

You can also replace the vanilla extract used in the cake batter with almond extract* or peppermint extract* for great recipe variations.

Storing Vanilla Oreo Cake

If you have leftovers, slice the cake and store it in airtight containers for up to a week in the refrigerator. Get the cake to room temperature before serving.

If you’d like to freeze frosted Oreo Cake, place it in the freezer for about 1 hour to harden the frosting, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before serving.

Make-Ahead Options

You can make the cake layers a day in advance and then individually wrap them in plastic wrap and store them at room temperature for a day or in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Chilled cake layers are easier to work with the next day. Take them out 2-3h before you want to assemble them.

You can also freeze the cake layers in appropriate containers for 2 months before using them.

You can also make your frosting a day or up to a week before. Just keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Bring the frosting to room temperature and fluff it up before frosting the cake.

Shortcuts Options for Vanilla Oreo Cake Recipe

If you don’t want to make everything from scratch, you can bake a basic vanilla cake using a box mix and simply fold in the crushed Oreos.

This may not taste exactly as the cake made from scratch but is a good quick alternative.

Tips to Perfect Vanilla Oreo Cake Recipe

• Make sure to measure the flour correctly. Fluff up the flour before taking it using a measuring cup*. Then use a butter knife to scrape off any extra.
• Roughly break your Oreos using your hand for the cake batter. Don’t make the oreo cookie pieces too small and don’t over-mix or you’ll end up with a grey cake without any pops of cookie visible.
• Fold the cookie bits in last and try to evenly distribute them.
• Use a kitchen scale* to make sure the cake pans have an equal amount of batter in them,
• Avoid overmixing to prevent dense and dry cake.

Commonly Asked Questions

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

You can grind Oreos in a food processor* as this would be the easiest and most efficient way to get the best results. The second option would be to pack the Oreos in a large ziplock bag and run a rolling pin over it.

Depending on what consistency you want for the Oreos, you control at what point you need to stop crushing them.

Do you put whole Oreos or powdered Oreos in an Oreo biscuit cake?

You can put either. With whole Oreos or chunks of Oreos, you get to see the Oreos in the cake which gives it a good visual appeal and a small bite to the cake. With powdered Oreos, you should be mindful of the proportion of flour and other ingredients used.

What’s the Difference Between Oreo Cake and Cookies and Cream Cake?

Nothing! They are the same cake – both use oreo cookies. Oreo is simply a brand name that popularized the cookies and cream cookies we all know and love.

Should I chop the cookies with or without the filling?

This is really up to you. The filling is so sweet, that I decided not to use it. I roughly chopped Oreos into large chunks and added those to your cake batter without the middle sweet layer.

LOOKING FOR MORE CAKE RECIPES??

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• Eggless New York Style Cheesecake
• Rasmalai Cake
• Strawberry Mousse Chocolate Cake

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