Description
An Oreo cream cookie cake with a cookies and cream ganache and garnished with chocolate frosting, Oreos and chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
For the Cookie Cake:
- 1 Bag Chocolate Oreos, divided
- 3/4 C Granulated sugar
- 1/4 C Brown sugar
- 1/2 C Unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 2 C Flour
- 1 pk Cookie and cream pudding mix (4.2 oz)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 C Milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 C White chocolate chips
For the Topping:
- 10 oz Hershey’s Cookies and Cream Chocolate, chopped
- 5 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
For the Frosting:
- 1/2 C Unsalted butter, softened
- 2 C Powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
- 2/3 C Hershey’s special dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 bag Oreos, crushed
For the Ganache (Optional):
- 4 oz chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
Instructions
For the Cookie Cake:
- Line a 9” spring form pan with parchment paper and securely tighten. Line the pan with Oreos, packed tightly. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- In your mixing bowl, combine both granulated and brown sugar together with butter. Cream together until smooth.
- Add eggs, one at a time, ensuring each egg is well beaten. Add vanilla extract and beat on medium speed until all ingredients are well combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine.
- Slowly add flour mixture to batter and mix until dough forms. Add milk and white chocolate chips and fold into dough.
- Press dough into spring form pan. Bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes until edges turn golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
For the Topping:
- Combine Hershey’s Cookie and Cream chocolate with heavy whipping cream in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 60-90 seconds until chocolate is melted. Stir to ensure it is evenly melted. Pour over cooled cookie cake.
For the Frosting:
- To make the frosting , combine softened butter with powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Mix on low speed until mixture gets a little clumpy.
- Add heavy whipping cream and increase speed to medium high, and mix until smooth.
- For a thicker frosting, add more powdered sugar. For additional chocolate flavor, add cocoa power. Pipe frosting onto the edges of the cake.
- Crush remaining Oreos using a Ziploc bag and rolling pin. Sprinkle crushed Oreos onto of cookie cake.
For the Topping (Optional):
- Combine chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 60 seconds and stir until smooth. Drizzle over top of cake.