This easy Oreo Cake recipe is made with a homemade soft vanilla cake loaded with Oreo cookies. Topped with a fluffy cookies and cream frosting, this beginner friendly cake is for everyone.
After years of testing recipes, my goal was to create a simple, reliable 13×9 cake with no layers, no fuss, just great results every time.
Aimee’s Recipe Notes
Taste & Texture: Buttery, tender cake packed with chopped Oreo cookies. Sweet and creamy frosting with crunchy bits of cookies.
Ease to Make: Beginner friendly cake. No layering, no fancy techniques.
Top Tip: Use baking spray or my homemade cake release to prevent the cake from sticking to your baking dish.
Storage: Keep cake covered at room temperature for up to one week. Or freeze cake using my guide on how to freeze cake for best results.
Oreo Cake Ingredient Notes
For the complete list of ingredients with measurements, be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below.
- Cake Flour- Using cake flour gives this cake a lighter texture and softer crumb. You can use all-purpose flour if that’s all you have on hand.
- Buttermilk- Adds moisture and tang. Use my guide on how to make buttermilk if you don’t have any in the fridge.
- Oreo Cookies- You can use off-brand cookies if needed. I like to keep the crumbs for the cake larger, and the crumbs for the frosting smaller.
How to Make Oreo Cake
Make the Cake Batter.
- Use larger pieces of Oreo cookies in the batter. They will soften perfectly for a delicious texture.
- Pour into a prepared 13×9 baking dish.
For the Frosting.
- Use finer crumbs in the frosting, to spread over the cake.
- Be sure the cake has cooled completely before adding the frosting.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Use baking spray with flour. You could line the came pan with parchment, but a baking spray works great too.
- Don’t overmix. Once the flour is fully added, just mix until combined to keep the crumb soft.
- Make Ahead. Bake the cake 24 hours in advance. Frost before serving.
- Frosting. Too much Oreo for you? Use my homemade chocolate frosting or even my vanilla sour cream frosting recipe instead.
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Oreo Cake Recipe
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 14 Oreo Cookies, broken into pieces
For the Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 10 Oreo Cookies, crushed to crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13×9 baking dish with baking spray. Set it aside.
- In a bowl, combine cake flour with salt and baking powder. Mix it all together and set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar for a couple minutes until well blended, scraping down the sides of the mixing bowl as needed. Add in eggs, egg whites, and vanilla extract. Beat for 2 minutes.
- Alternating additions of the dry ingredients with the buttermilk, slowly add each (about 3 additions of each). After the final addition of buttermilk, beat for one minute then fold in the broken Oreo cookies.
- Pour cake batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 32-36 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat butter with powdered sugar for 2-3 minutes. Add in heavy cream and vanilla extract and beat an additional 2-3 minutes until fluffy. Fold in crushed cookies.
- Spread frosting over the cooled cake. Slice and enjoy.
Notes
- Use baking spray with flour, or my homemade cake release to grease the pans.
- Use my guide on how to make buttermilk if you don’t have any in your refrigerator.
- Store cake at room temperature for up to one week. Or use my guide on how to freeze cake, and freeze for up to 3 months.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
