Moist Cookies and Cream Cake Recipe
This moist and chocolate-filled Cookies and Cream Cake is indulgent and incredibly delicious. The rich chocolate cake is topped with a cookies and cream buttercream frosting. The chocolate cream sandwich cookies add a nice crunch to contrast the texture of the soft cake and creamy frosting.
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 1 large Egg, room temperature
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil, or neutral baking oil
- 1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/3 cup Sour Cream, room temperature
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/3 cup Dutch-Processed Cocoa Powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking Salt
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 cup Hot Coffee or Espresso
Cookies and Cream Frosting
- 1 cup Salted Butter, softened
- 12 Chocolate Sandwich Creme Cookies, crushed to a fine crumb (I used double stuffed creme cookies)
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 tbsp Heavy Cream, room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Line a square 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and grease with nonstick spray as needed
- To a large mixing bowl, add the egg, oil, both sugars, sour cream and vanilla extract
- Whisk until combined. Once combined, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder
- Mix until just combined, then pour the hot coffee on top
- Slowly mix into the batter, then transfer the batter to the prepared pan
- Bake for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean
- Remove the cake from the oven when ready and set aside to cool
- While the cake cools, make the cookies and cream frosting to go on top
- To a food processor, add the cookies and blend until they are crushed into almost a powder. There shouldn't be any big chunks
- Add the softened butter and 1/2 of the powdered sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. You can also use an electric hand mixer and a large bowl to make the frosting.
- Mix until smooth and creamy. Add the remaining powdered sugar along with the vanilla extract and heavy cream. Blend until fully incorporated.
- Add in the crushed oreo sandwich cookies and mix slowly until evenly distributed throughout the frosting.
- Spread on the cooled chocolate cake and garnish with broken pieces of the chocolate creme sandwich cookies
- Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece, Calories: 353kcal, Carbohydrates: 46g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 47mg, Sodium: 183mg, Potassium: 82mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 36g, Vitamin A: 429IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 30mg, Iron: 2mg