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Easy Cookies and Cream Cake Recipe

Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake

Old Fashioned Cookies and Cream Cake
Old Fashioned Cookies and Cream Cake
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Easy Cookies and Cream Birthday Cake

My daughter Steffi wanted Cookie and Cream for her birthday cake, but I needed to make it fast. So I used my favorite rich white birthday cake mix recipe and added in some Oreos. What a delicious and creamy cake! So easy and yet everyone thought it must take a lot of time.
I was worried it would stick to the pan but it came out like a breeze. We split the layer, put ice cream in the middle and then frosted with a rich butter-cream and crushed Oreos on top. With baking and cooling time the whole cake was done in under an hour. So easy and good!
You can make this as an ice cream cake, or a regular layer cake. I include the recipe and instructions for both.

Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake

Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
Source: VirginiaLynne, CC-BY via HubPages

Cookies and Cream Cake

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Yields: serves 12 people

Easy Company Cake

Cookies and Cream Cake close up
Cookies and Cream Cake close up
Source: VirginiaLynne, CC-BY via HubPages

Cookies and Cream Cake Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix, any brand
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 package Oreos, 10 for batter and rest to decorate
  • 1/2 container (1/4 gallon) Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, (optional for ice cream cake)

Buttercream Frosting Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine (softened)
2 TB milk or cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar

Ice Cream Cake Tips

  1. You can bake your cake in advance and freeze the layers. This makes a very moist cake every time.
  2. The cake will shrink a bit when it is frozen, so you may need to use a slightly smaller pan for the ice cream layer.
  3. Assemble the cake, frost it and stick it back in the freezer unwrapped until the icing is frozen. Then you can wrap well with clear wrap and aluminum foil and the cake will last up to a month or longer. This is a great way to get one part of the party done ahead of time!
  4. Save a step by using Cool Whip or canned frosting.

How to Make Cookies and Cream Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 8 inch pans with Cooking Spray, or put oil on bottom of pans.
  2. Put cake mix, eggs, milk and softened butter or margainie in a bowl. Mix with mixer on low until blended. Mix on High for 3 minutes. Put 10-12 Oreo cookies in a Zip-Lok bag and crush them using a rolling pin. Pout cookie crumbs into cake batter and fold in lightly until blended.
  3. Divide cake mix between the two pans equally and smooth out the tops. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, or until top springs up when lightly touched. Cool cakes for about 15-20 minutes.
  4. While cakes are baking, make the optional ice cream layer by taking a pan the same size and shape as the cake layers. Place clear plastic wrap on the bottom of the pan and press into all corners. Take spoonfuls of ice cream and press them into the pan using the back of the spoon (or your hands--cover them with gloves or a plastic bag). Press the ice cream in firmly until it is up to the top of the pan. Put another clear wrap on top and freeze until ready to put cake together.
  5. Make buttercream frosting by measuring the powdered sugar in a bowl and adding the butter and cream. Mix until blended. Add more cream if the mixture is too dry. Mix thoroughly for 1-2 minutes. Add Karo syrup and mix 1 more minute until light and fluffy.
  6. Assemble Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake: Note: You can make a small cake by just using one layer of the cake split in two (as I do in the cake in the photos) or a Larger cake by using both full layers. 1. Put one layer bottom side down on plate (or bottom side of half layer). 2. Take out the ice cream layer, unwrap and put on top. 3. Put top layer of cake on the ice cream layer, rounded side up.
  7. Frosting Cake: Working quickly, put frosting on the sides of the cake moving from the bottom up. Use plenty of frosting to cover the ice cream. Frost the top last. Add some crushed Oreos in the middle to decorate, or use Oreos around the sides and sticking out of the top.

More Cookies and Cream Cake Variations

My cake recipe really does taste like Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. We loved having the cake made as an ice cream cake, but it would be great frosted as a two layer cake with ice cream on the side. Here are some variations:
  • Use a chocolate cake mix.
  • Try using mint Oreos (decorate with Junior Mints or Andes Mints)
  • Use peanut butter Oreos and Peanut butter frosting (1/2 cup peanut butter and 1/2 cup margarine in frosting).
  • Use chocolate chip cookies instead of Oreos. You can decorate with chocolate chips all over the cake.

Chocolate Oreo Cake

 

Who Invented Cookies and Cream?

Apparently, there are a lot of people who thought about combining cookies with ice cream in the late 1970s. Several ice cream makers vie to claim the idea, including our family's favorite ice cream, Blue Bell trade marked the name "Cookies and Cream" in 1978, and first produced the flavor in 1980. What no one disputes is that Cookies and Cream quickly became a best seller and ranked among the top five flavors by the early 1980s.

Oreo Ice Cream Cake

 

 

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