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Cookies and Cream Cake

Course Dessert
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 34 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Servings 16 people

Ingredients

- For the Cookies and Cream Cake Batter:

  • - 3 cups all-purpose flour about 382 grams
  • - 2 tsp baking powder
  • - 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • - 1/2 tsp salt
  • - 8 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature (113 grams)
  • - 2 cups granulated sugar about 400 grams
  • - 1/4 cup vegetable oil 60 ml
  • - 1/4 cup sour cream 60 grams
  • - 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • - 1 cup whole milk 240 ml
  • - 6 large egg whites about 198 grams
  • - 16 Oreo cookies chopped

- For the Cookies and Cream Mousse:

  • - 1 cup white chocolate chopped (about 170 grams)
  • - 1 cup heavy cream divided (240 ml)
  • - 1/2 cup cream cheese softened (113 grams)
  • - 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • - 4 Oreo cookies finely chopped

- For the Cookies and Cream Frosting:

  • - 10 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature (141 grams)
  • - 1 cup cream cheese at room temperature (226 grams)
  • - 4 cups powdered sugar about 500 grams
  • - 1/4 tsp salt
  • - 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • - 1 cup pulverized Oreo cookies divided

- For the Ganache Drip:

  • - 2/3 cup chopped semi-sweet chocolate about 113 grams
  • - 1/2 cup heavy cream 120 ml

Instructions

  • - Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
  • - Grease and line the bottoms of 3 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
  • - In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • - Beat the butter, sugar, oil, sour cream, and vanilla until creamy.
  • - Alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk to the batter.
  • - Fold in whipped egg whites and chopped Oreos.
  • - Divide batter among pans and bake for about 35 minutes.
  • - Let cakes cool completely.
  • - For the mousse, melt white chocolate and beat cream cheese. Mix in whipped cream and chopped Oreos.
  • - For the frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla. Mix in pulverized Oreos.
  • - Assemble the cake by layering cake, mousse, and frosting.
  • - Chill the cake while making the ganache.
  • - For the ganache, melt chocolate with hot cream and let cool slightly.
  • - Pour ganache over the cake and chill until set.
  • - Decorate with frosting and Oreo cookies.