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This Chocolate Oreo Cake is to die for. Three layers of moist chocolate cake are filled and frosted with chocolaty, Oreo-packed buttercream, plus more Oreos are layered between the cake layers. It’s an Oreo lover’s dream.
Table of Contents
- Rich & Decadent Chocolate Oreo Cake
- Why You’ll Love This Chocolate Cake with Oreo Buttercream
- What You’ll Need
- How to Make Chocolate Oreo Cake
- Can This Chocolate Layer Cake Be Prepared in Advance?
- Tips for Success
- Serving Suggestions
- How to Store Leftovers
- More Oreo Cake Recipes:
- Watch How To Make Oreo Cake
- Get the Recipe
Rich & Decadent Chocolate Oreo Cake
I am such a big fan of desserts made with Oreos, as you can see with from all my dessert recipes made with Oreos. The flavor is just so good. This cake combines the wonderful Oreo cookie with cake and chocolate. The result is one delicious dessert that is nothing short of a dream come true.
Three layers of tender, moist chocolate cake are stacked on top of one another, filled with thick layers of fluffy, Oreo-filled buttercream. Between each cake layer there is also more chopped Oreos! There’s no shortage of Oreo flavor in this cake! It is then frosted with more Oreo buttercream, drizzled with a rich chocolate ganache, and decorated with buttercream swirls and whole Oreos. It’s practically irresistible.
And even better – it’s super easy to make! The chocolate cake itself is my classic chocolate cake recipe that is super moist and gets into the oven in about 10 minutes. The buttercream is also a classic vanilla buttercream that’s easy to make – you just have to grind up the Oreos to flavor it!
Why You’ll Love This Chocolate Cake with Oreo Buttercream
Chocolate cake plus Oreos? What’s not to love!? Here are some of my favorite things about this delicious dessert.
- Packed with Oreos. If you love Oreos as much as I do, this is the cake for you. The recipe uses an entire package of these delicious sandwich cookies. Between the frosting and the garnish, you will not miss an Oreo in a single bite.
- The cake is so moist. The layers of cake themselves are some of the moistest ever. Your search for the perfect chocolate cake is over. It’s amazing.
- No fancy mixing method. Some cakes require a lot of fancy whipping, fluffing, and folding. Not this one. Just mix everything together right in the bowl. It’s as simple as that.
What You’ll Need
Here is a list of ingredients you will need to make this decadent, Oreo-filled chocolate layer cake. Don’t forget to scroll to the recipe card below for exact measurements.
Chocolate cake
- All-purpose flour – Feel free to use your favorite 1:1 gluten-free substitute instead.
- Sugar
- Natural unsweetened cocoa powder – You can use dutch processed cocoa powder for a more bitter chocolate flavor.
- Baking soda – For the optimal rise and cake texture.
- Salt – For flavor. Don’t leave it out.
- Large eggs – It is best if the eggs are at room temperature. They will incorporate into the batter more easily, helping to prevent over-mixing.
- Milk – For more moisture and fat.
- Vegetable oil – For a super moist cake.
- Vanilla extract – For a little extra flavor.
- Boiling water – The hot water will help the flavors in the cocoa powder “bloom”, yielding a more powerful chocolate flavor.
Oreo buttercream
- Butter – The butter should be at room temperature.
- Powdered sugar – For volume and consistency.
- Oreo crumbs – To flavor the buttercream. I like to put my Oreos in a food processor and grind into crumbs.
- Vanilla extract – Also for flavor.
- Heavy cream – To give the frosting creaminess and the best consistency.
- Oreos
Chocolate ganache
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Heavy whipping cream
- Oreos
How to Make Chocolate Oreo Cake
Cake. Buttercream. Ganache. Just three simple components and you’ll be ready to assemble one of the best layer cakes on the planet. Here’s how to do it. Make sure to scroll to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
Chocolate cake
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F, line the bottom of three 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper circles, and grease the sides.
- Make the cake batter. Whisk together the dry ingredients. Add eggs, milk, and vegetable oil and mix to combine. Add vanilla to the boiling water and mix into the batter.
- Bake. Divide batter between the three cake pans and bake for 30-33 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool for 5-10 minutes before turning them out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Oreo buttercream
- Beat the butter until smooth.
- Mix in half of the powdered sugar followed by the vanilla and Oreo crumbs. Mix in the rest of the powdered sugar. Slowly mix in the heavy cream until you get a smooth consistency.
- Set aside 3 1/2 cups of the buttercream and add chopped Oreos to the rest.
To assemble
- Flatten the cakes. Use a serrated knife to remove the cake domes.
- Stack and fill. Place first layer of cake on cake plate and spread half of the icing with chopped Oreos on top in an even layer. Repeat with the second cake and the second half of the icing with Oreos. Top with the last cake layer.
- Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining frosting.
- Make the chocolate ganache. Heat the heavy whipping cream until it begins to boil. Pour it over the chocolate chips. Allow it to sit for 2-3 minutes and whisk until smooth.
- Finish the cake. Drizzle the chocolate ganache around the edge of the cake and spread the remainder over the top. Allow the ganache to firm up before piping the remainder of the frosting around the top edge of the cake. Add Oreos between swirls.
Can This Chocolate Layer Cake Be Prepared in Advance?
Yes! You can prepare all of the elements for this cake (aside from the ganache) in advance. Bake the cakes, allow them to cool, and store them in an air-tight container or cake carrier (or wrap them in clear wrap) until you are ready to assemble the cake. You can also make the buttercream a day or two in advance so long as you store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
When you are ready to enjoy this delicious dessert, bring your buttercream to room temperature (it’ll be very hard straight out of the fridge). Then all you have to do is stack, fill, frost, and decorate the cake.
Tips for Success
Layer cakes can feel intimidating, I get it. Rest assured, though. This chocolate Oreo cake will turn out perfectly if you follow a few simple tips and tricks.
- Measure carefully. Especially the flour. If you don’t have a food scale, I recommend spooning the flour into the measuring cup and leveling it.
- Room temperature ingredients. The eggs in the cake batter as well as the butter in the buttercream should be at room temperature before beginning. The eggs will incorporate into the batter more easily, preventing you from over-mixing. Starting with room-temperature butter will set you up for a smooth, creamy buttercream as opposed to a lumpy one.
- Don’t over-mix the batter. Over-mixing the batter will cause the glutens in the flour to overdevelop giving you a tough, overly dense cake.
- Frost with ease. Check out my tutorial for how to frost a smooth cake while the cake is cooling.
- Study up on how to make the perfect chocolate ganache.
Serving Suggestions
This chocolate layer cake is magnificent on its own but that doesn’t mean you can’t doll it up with a topping or two or wash it down with a delicious beverage. Here are some of my favorite ways to serve it.
- Ice cream. Serve this Oreo cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Feeling adventurous? Whip up a batch of my Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream or this Birthday Cake Ice Cream.
- Whipped cream. Pick up a tub of Cool Whip or hop in the kitchen and make Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe. You could even try my Baileys Chocolate Whipped Cream. Yum.
- Sauce. Drizzle this Easy Caramel Sauce or my Easy Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce over a slice of this chocolate cake with oreo buttercream.
How to Store Leftovers
If you find yourself with leftovers, store this cake in an airtight cake carrier in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. No cake carrier? No problem. Wrap the cake in a double layer of saran wrap and store it in the refrigerator. Use toothpicks to prop the plastic away from the cake decorations. Already sliced it? Arrange the slices in a single layer in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator.
If you want to freeze the cake, do so before assembling it. Wrap the cooled cake layers in clear wrap and aluminum foil and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. When you are ready to enjoy, allow the layers to thaw in the refrigerator before stacking, frosting, and decorating.
More Oreo Cake Recipes:
I love Oreos. And I love cake. So naturally, I have done my best to dream up as many cakes featuring Oreos as my imagination will allow. Here are some of my favorites.
- No-Bake Funfetti Oreo Birthday Cake Cheesecake
- Oreo Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Cake
- Ultimate Oreo Cheesecake
- Oreo Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
- No Bake Oreo Cheesecake
- Oreo Brookie Ice Cream Cake
- Oreo Brookie Layer Cake
- Oreo Brookie Cheesecake
- Cookies and Cream Layer Cake
Watch How To Make Oreo Cake
PrintChocolate Oreo Cake
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Total Time: 58 minutes
- Yield: 14-16 Slices
- Category: Cake
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Chocolate Oreo Cake is to die for! A moist chocolate cake full of Oreo icing! And not just any Oreo icing – it is FULL of crushed up Oreos. An Oreo lover’s dream.
Ingredients
Chocolate cake
- 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour (measured properly)
- 2 cups (414g) sugar
- 3/4 cup (85g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (240ml) milk
- 1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240ml) boiling water
Oreo buttercream
- 3 cups (672g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8–9 cups (920g-1035g) powdered sugar
- 3 cups (414g) Oreo crumbs (about 33 Oreos)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6–7 tbsp (90ml-105ml) heavy cream
- pinch of salt
- 12 Oreos, chopped
Chocolate ganache
- 6 oz (1 cup | 169g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy whipping cream
- Oreos, optional
NOTE: You’ll need at least one full package of Oreos. If you plan to decorate the outside of the cake with more Oreos, as shown, you might need a second package.
Instructions
- Prepare three 8 inch cake pans with parchment paper circles in the bottom, and grease the sides.
- Add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together.
- Add eggs, milk and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add vanilla to boiling water and add to mixture. Mix well.
- Divide batter between three cakes pans and bake at 300 degrees for about 30-33 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.
- Remove cakes from oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, then remove to cooling racks to cool completely.
- Make icing while cakes cool. Beat together butter until smooth.
- Slowly add 4 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Add vanilla, Oreo crumbs and salt and mix until smooth.
- Add another 4-5 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add heavy cream, as needed, until you get a smooth consistency.
- Set aside about 3 1/2 cups of icing for the filling inside the cake and add chopped Oreos, if using.
- Once cakes are cool, remove cake domes from top with a large serrated knife.
- Place first layer of cake on cake plate. Spread 1/2 of the icing with the chopped Oreos on top in an even layer.
- Add second layer of cake and add the rest of the of icing with chopped Oreos on top in an even layer.
- Add final layer of cake on top and frost the outside of the cake with remaining frosting. Feel free to use my tutorial for how to frost a smooth cake.
- To make the chocolate ganache, add the chocolate chips to a medium sized bowl (see my tips on making chocolate ganache).
- Heat the heavy whipping cream just until it begins to boil, then pour it over the chocolate chips. Allow it to sit for 2-3 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
- Drizzle the chocolate ganache around the edge of the cake, then pour the remainder of the ganache on top of the cake and spread evenly. I like to use a squeeze bottle for drizzling around the edges.
- Allow the ganache to firm up a bit, then pipe the remainder of the frosting around the top edge of the cake (see my tips on making a chocolate drip cake) and add an Oreo between each swirl. I used Ateco tip 844.
- Sprinkle a few Oreo crumbs onto to the cake, if desired, then serve. Cake is best when well covered for 3-4 days.
Notes
Feel free to reduce the overall amount of buttercream if you plan on decorating your cake differently. I use a fair amount based on my method of how to decorate a smooth cake (linked in the recipe instructions above).
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 995
- Sugar: 93.8 g
- Sodium: 398 mg
- Fat: 60.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 114.7 g
- Protein: 5.7 g
- Cholesterol: 79.1 mg
Enjoy!
Can the Oreos in the recipe be substituted with a diabetic friendly option!
I would think that’d be fine.
Hi, I plan to make this cake with the combination of vanilla cakes to make a checkerboard cake for my son’s 7th birthday! However, I want yo make 2 layers of this cake as I will make 2 layers of vanilla. So can you share the measurements for 2 9” cakes? I will also make this frosting. Can’t wait to try out this amazing recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!
It depends a little on how tall you want the cake to be. If I’m making a 9 inch cake with 3 layers and want it to be 4 inches tall – give or take – I would do 1 1/2 recipes worth. You could do 1 1/2 recipes woth and bake it as 2 layers. Or, if you don’t want it that tall, you can keep the recipe the same and just divide it between 2 pans.
Hi, can I use butter instead of olive oil?
Butter might work as far as it baking ok, but it would give the cake a different texture. Not my recommendation, but you could certainly try it.
Hi there. This cake looks so delicious and I’m so excited to make it for my birthday this month. I have a question though. For the oreo crumbs for the frosting, is that just the crunchy part crumbled up? Not the Oreo filling?
You leave the filling the Oreos. Use the whole cookie. I hope you enjoy it!
Hi!
I’ve made this before and LOVED IT. Was wondering if you had an alternative I could use; and an amount of which to us of a substitute for eggs. Thank you for your help!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately I don’t know much about egg substitutes. I’m sorry!
I am an experience baker but havent used oreos! Do you remove the cream before crushing just the cookie? Or does the middle not affect your icing? It looked in the video like just cookie crumbs maybe in the icing and crushed full cookies between layers?? The video is so helpful! I do a lot of specialty type cakes, I love icing over the chunks to hold them in place!!
I do not remove the cream from the Oreos. I’m glad the video was helpful!
This is a great recipe! It is easy to make and all my friends loved it (and asked for take home boxes). It is super moist so you have to be careful when handling and icing, but I had no issues. I bloomed the cocoa powder seperately from the rest of the ingredients and added about 200 g of chopped dark chocolate during this time. In the icing, I also subbed a stick of butter for 1 cup of cream cheese. It turned out delicious!
Hey, can I make cupcakes with this recipe ?
Yes, here’s the chocolate cake as chocolate cupcakes (recipe cut in half). And depending on how much frosting you like, could cut that recipe in half (or even more) too.
Hi! I’m wondering if I did something wrong along the way if my layers are half an inch thick? They look thicker in your video! I used 8 inch pans and measured my flour using a scale. Any suggestions would be appreciated! I’m planning to try again, and worst case, add a couple of layers to the assembly of the cake, but I would love to know if there is something I can improve the second time around. Thank you!!
Did you perhaps use baking powder instead of baking soda? My sister-in-law did that once and the cake layers were much like you describe.
I baked this cake today for my son’s 21st birthday. I wanted a chocolate cake that was more special than a standard chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
Unfortunately I cannot recommend it.
I am an experienced cake baker. I followed the recipe exactly as written, including measuring the ingredients.
I didn’t overbake it. I let it cool long enough before frosting.
But my cake came out incredibly crumbly. The layers all broke. The cake started falling apart as I frosted it too. I’ve never had a cake do that before.
Not sure what went wrong. I noticed this is nearly the same cake as the Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake recipe, but with a lot more liquid and no baking soda, only baking powder. I’ve had good results with that cake, but not this one.
Hopefully my cake tastes better than it looks.
Hi Laura, I’m so sorry to hear you had trouble. If you look through the reviews though, your experience is unique. I know without a doubt that this is an excellent recipe. That said, I’d love to help. There seems to be a misconception that cakes must have baking powder, but that simply isn’t true. This cake works great with baking soda, so that’s not the problem. What I can tell you is that this is a SUPER moist cake. Perhaps all the moist crumbs made it seem “crumbly”? There’s an excellent video where I walk you through the entire process above the recipe card. You can even see how I add a bit of a crumb coat, which helps to keep those little crumbly bits from getting into your frosting. If your frosting was too thick, that could also make it hard to frost your cake. You may have needed to add more cream to it.
Can I use whipped cream frosting or instead of buttercream?
Sure!
My daughter made this and substituted the dairy to make it vegan. It looks amazing! She used Organic powder sugar, Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer, Silk dairy free Heavy Whipping Cream, Ripple milk and Myokos vegan butter!
I made this for my daughter’s birthday cake (wanted a dirt-looking cake for dinosaurs). Because of circumstances I was unable to make the ganache topping, but it was not missed. EVERYONE raved about it! The biggest compliment was the guest that doesn’t like chocolate cake (and has worked at bakeries decorating cakes) saying how she loved it and polished off a HUGE slice! My daughter had cut the cake into 8 servings – enough for the 6 of us and 2 to take home to the ones that didn’t make it. Most of us had leftovers (they were HUGE slices LOL). The ones bringing a piece home couldn’t wait to share it because it was so amazing! I ate my leftovers a couple days later and it was equally delicious then! The cake itself was so moist and delicious and chocolatey. It was the perfect cake. The frosting, oh the frosting!!! When I made it, I licked every last drop off the beaters, the bowl, the spoon…I couldn’t get enough! We had some by the spoonful even! We actually had some left over and I used them as frosting on sugar cookies I made and it was equally delicious on them! One other thing I did different was instead of separating some frosting and mixing Oreo chunks in, I frosted a layer, sprinkled the chunks over the frosting, and repeated with the next layer. It worked great for me! My husband has been requesting this cake again since the day after the party LOL. Sooo definitely recommend!!
I’m so glad to hear it was a hit!
Have you tried this using white chocolate ganache instead? I would really like to be able to add some color, but don’t want to make it too sweet.
I haven’t used the white chocolate drip on this cake, but I have on others. It should be fine.
I made this cake for my son’s 7th birthday and it was a great hit!! Since I have extra frosting left over, what is the best way to save the remaining frosting?
I’m glad it was a hit! Leftover frosting can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Can I make these into cupcakes? (I know you have a recipe for oreo cupcakes, but we want the chocolate oreo cake) Also, can I use a milk substitute for a dairy free people?
Yes, you can. The chocolate cake can be found as a cupcake in this chocolate cupcake recipe. Then just reduce the amount of oreo buttercream. I haven’t worked with diary free milks, but I imagine it’d be ok.
Thank you! Duh, I didn’t even realize it’s a plain chocolate cake. I’ve made these cupcakes all the time and everyone loves them! You are my go to site when I’m looking for a dessert recipe. Everything always turns out great.
Awesome! Thank you! 🙂 So glad you enjoy everything!
What size box would you recommend buying for this cake?
I’m not sure what’s available. I typically use my cake carriers. This cake ends up being around 8 inches in diameter, plus whatever size cake board you have it on. And depending on how tall your decorations on top are, it should be 4-5 inches tall.
I’m confused – the top part says to store in the fridge but on the bottom, it just says to store in an airtight covered container… so does it have to go in the fridge or can it be stored at room temp?
So it’s a little bit of both. It can be stored at room temperature for about 24 hours, but because of the buttercream should be put in the fridge after that.
When do you put the heavy cream into the filling? I can see it in the ingredients but not in the instructions which say to add water or milk.
I’ve updated the instructions to be more clear. Thanks!
I love this recipe. My question can I replace the AP flour for cake flour?
Yes, you can.
Did you replace the flour with cake flour and how did it turn out?
I’m making this tomorrow but I’ve decided to use brownie flavoured oreos instead of normal ones
I’ve been making this cake for years. Was the recipe changed? It used to call for buttermilk.
It was slightly adjusted. It’s the same recipe. It did use buttermilk. You can use either regular milk or buttermilk. And I believe it used to have half butter and half shortening in the frosting and now it’s all butter. Otherwise I’m pretty sure it’s exactly the same.
Thank you for your response! My family loves this cake.
I notice you use baking soda and not baking powder, does the baking soda act as a raising agent also?
Yes, both baking soda and baking powder are rising agents, they just interact differently. I have a post on the differences between them, if you’d like to check it out.
Does this cake recipe make about the same amount one one boxed mix? Trying to decide how much I need to make. It looks delicious!!
Thank you
I would say yes.
Can I freeze these cakes to decorate later, will it spoil them?
Yes, these cakes do very well with being frozen. Just wrap them well before freezing, and then thaw them in the fridge before using.
Hello there im wanting to use a sugar alternative such as Pure Via or Truvia do i just replace these like for like? very excited to try this recipe thank you
I don’t really work with those types of sweeteners. I’m not sure, I’m sorry.
I do not know if a sugar alternative will work for this particular recipe, but I have always used cup for cup to replace sugar in a recipe with a sugar alternative. I hope this helps!
Hello! Your old recipe was my go to for anything I had to bring dessert to but I always just went on the site for it. Do you have a copy of the old recipe you could share with me?
The recipes hasn’t changed, the post was just updated with some step by step pictures and additional information.
I need a larger cake to serve more people. Do you think this cake will work if I make two batches of the cake batter and use 10inch pans?
Yes, I think doubling it would be great for 10 inch pans.
Hi, this is my go-to recipe but I didn’t re-write it. Am making it today with butter instead of shortening. But can you let me know how much shortening the original recipe called for?
The original frosting was half butter and half shortening, so you’d do 1 1/2 cups of each.
Good recipe. I used 1 cup (8oz setting on Keurig) of hot coffee in place of the water to add richer chocolate flavor. Also I used two 9″ cake pans (about 775g of batter in each) and baked at 300 degrees for exactly 45 minutes and they turned out perfect!
Wondering if I could substitute the 1 cup hot water with 1 cup hot coffee? I’ve heard that enhances the chocolate flavor?
You certainly can. The heat in the hot water makes the cocoa bloom, which enhances the chocolate flavor as well. I don’t really feel like the coffee is necessary, but it certainly doesn’t hurt anything if you’d like to add it.
Three cups of butter seems like it would make an enormous amount of buttercream frosting! Will I really use it all for the three layers? Or is there a way to make less?
I tend to use a good amount of frosting because of the way I frost my cakes. If you don’t think you’ll use that much, you could certainly cut the recipe in half.
This looks amazing. Can I make it on a Wednesday and keep it in the fridge if I need it for Friday? Just wondering if it will still be moist if not served the same day?
This is a super moist cake and holds up very well. That should be fine. I would just bring the cake back to room temperature before serving.
I have been asked to make this cake, but they only want 2 layers. Would this be able to be cooked in 2 – 8″ pans?
Yes, that would be fine.
hiii, i love your choc cake recipes, just wondering in your standard choc cake recipe it calls for buttermilk – in this one it’s just milk… do they have a difference?! :)x
You can really use either. I wouldn’t say that I notice a huge difference and have been changing it to milk lately.
I love this recipe but now I need to make a chocolate cake without dairy. Can I substitute almond or coconut milk equally?
I haven’t ever tried it, but someone recently commented on my chocolate cupcakes with the same cake recipe that they used coconut milk without any trouble. I hope that helps.
Great recipe! Could I substitute cashew milk in the cake?
I haven’t ever tried it, but I assume it’d be fine.
Hi.. I’m wondering how many cupcakes this recipe would make? Trying to make it for my son’s 13th birthday.
About 24 cupcakes.
Looking forward to making this tomorrow. How would I adjust for 7inch round pans?
It depends a little on how tall you want the cake to be and how much math you want to do. This cake is about 4 inches tall when made in 8 inch pans. You could leave the recipe the same but make it 7 inches and it would be a little taller. That might be easiest, and should work fine as long as you don’t mind it being tall. You could reduce the recipe by half and have it be shorter. Or you could try to reduce it and use 3/4 of the recipe and have it the same height.
I’ve made many delicious cakes, but my husband declared this the best cakes he’s ever tasted. Asked me to make it for all bdays and all holidays lol. Thank you for this recipe!
I’m so glad it was a hit!
Is the temperature really 300 degrees? Mine was still giggly and needed a lot longer at that temp.
The temperature is correct. There can be variation between ovens, so maybe yours just needed a little longer. If you made just 2 layers instead of three, they would bake longer too.
What’s the best way to store the leftovers?
I would store the cake in ann airtight container if you have one. Otherwise you can cover it with plastic wrap. It is fine at room temperature for a day or so, but then it can be refrigerated.
Love this recipe .I’m planning to make it today and I don’t have 3 8″ cake pans .Can I bake it in a sheet pan, cut and stack on each other in 2/3 layers? D you think it would work the same ? Let me know .Thanks .Appreciate it
You could bake it in a 9×13 (for about 40-50 minutes) and try to do 2 layers. It might be hard to move around 3 layers because they’d be really thin.
Can I freeze this cake? Thank you!
I don’t typically recommend freezing full cakes, but this one would probably be ok. I would wrap it well and thaw it in the fridge before using.
Wow! Such a moist, show stopping, delicious cake. We just make this for our sons 8th birthday and it’s as glorious tasting as it looks! We are normally terrible at decorating cakes, but this one turned out beautiful, thanks to your tips! We havent cut it yet (just ate the trimmings and beaters :). Cant wait to show this off tonight to our friends. Thank you!
Awesome! I’m so glad it turned out well!
if using 9 inch pans what temperature and how long?
Same temperature. And the time is actually similar too. They may need just a few more minutes. Keep in mind that the cake won’t be as tall. If you want it to be taller, you could do one and a half recipes worth of the cake layers.
Can I use this recipe to make cupcakes?
Yes, you can. Fill the liners about half way and for 18-23 minutes as shown in these chocolate cupcakes.
I absolutely love this recipe! Is always so moist!
Have noticed you recently changed it from buttermilk to milk ?
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I’m glad you enjoy it! Yes, you can really use either.
I have made this cake probably close to a dozen times and it’s a hit each time I bring it somewhere. Thanks for sharing the recipe. My question is, if I bake it in a 9×13 how long does it bake for?
I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed it! In a 9×13 pan, it should bake for 40-45 minutes.
Planning to try this, is it correct that there is6 sticks of butter in the icing?
It is correct. I use a good bit of frosting, so feel free to reduce it if you like.
I love this cake and make it often. Did it not used to have Crisco in the frosting?
I’m so glad you enjoy it! It did used to have shortening the frosting. You can still use it, if you’d like. Just use half butter and half shortening.
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Wondering if the oven temperature is correct 300 degrees. Is this USA 300F/NZ 180C
Yes, that’s correct.
I made this cake recipe for my sons 10th birthday on Saturday. I’m not a huge fan of chocolate cake til I tried this recipe 😋
I’m due to re make this cake today but half the size. My question is, if I use half the recipe using only 1 cake tin and a cake strip on the tin, how long will I need to cook the cake for?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’m not sure how much time a cake strip would add to the bake time, but otherwise, I’m guessing the bake time will be 35 to 40 minutes or so.
I made this for my husband’s birthday last Sunday and we finished the last piece yesterday, there’s only 3 of us and my daughter is 4. It was delicious!!! We couldn’t stop eating it! Definitely top 3 cakes I’ve ever eaten and I’m still in shock I made it! Thank you for this recipe! I’ll be trying out many more! ❤️
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it!
I made this cake for a celebration at work and everyone loved it. It was so good! I’m in the middle of making it again with my 12yo son. Absolutely a MUST if you like Oreos. 🙂
Awesome! So glad it’s a hit!
Can i make this cake a day before a celebration or is it best day of?
Absolutely! It does well with making ahead.
Hey so I have a question I’ve heard people use sour cream to make it moist have you tried it
You don’t need to use sour cream in this cake. It’s already super moist. Sour cream would likely make it more dense and you just don’t need it.
Do you use the entire Oreo cookie, including the creme filling, for the icing or just the 2 chocolate wafer parts?
Yes, use the entire Oreo with the filling.
Hi. The instructions mention shortening but it’s not listed in the ingredients. How much shortening with the 3 cups of butter?
I’ve updated the instructions. It’s just butter.
Hi! For the butter, does it matter if it’s salted or unsalted butter?
I would use unsalted. I updated the recipe to make that clear.
I am going to use your recipe this weekend. My daughter is dying for an Oreo cake for her birthday. There’s 25 kids so I’m thinking of switching to a rectangle cake. If I just do two layers The rectangle do you think that would feed that many kids or should I just do one layer? There’s always parents as well
What size rectangle? like a 9 x 13? Or like a 12 x 18? It kind of depends on what you want the cake to look like, etc. A 9 x 13 would probably feed about 25 kids. You could maybe feed a few more if you cut smaller slices. You could do two 9 x 13‘s or a 12 x 18, but the 12 x 18 would just be much thinner unless you bake two of them and stack it. I hope that helps.
Yes, going to do a 9×13 and bake two of them and stack them. Just a double check. What would the cook time be for the 9×13? Thank you!
I have made this recipe at least 3 years now for each of my kids birthdays. I have never had a more divine cake recipe where people actually want the cake and not just the icing. I make this into cupcakes, cakes, etc. You have made me the coveted birthday cake maker. Thank you.
Aww, that’s so great to hear! I’m so glad it’s been a hit!
I made this and can say the chocolate cake part is fantastic. The frosting ruins the cake. Not even a whole package of yummy Oreos can make this amount of shortening/butter combo palatable. I really wanted to like it but it was so oily and filmy tasting between the Oreo cookie creme and all that shortening and butter. The Oreo cookie flavor was nearly lost altogether and the texture made a very unpleasant mouth feel. I double checked the recipe twice to make sure something wasn’t wrong. I scraped as much of the frosty off as possible so I could still eat the yummy cake. That recipe will be saved!
I do not find that a problem… I have made her recipe exactly for three years now at least twice a year. Every bit of it is amazing. But I guess everyone has their own preferences.
The ingredients says milk and in instructions says butter milk which is the right thing
Both work perfectly well. I used to say buttermilk, but lately I have been using regular milk. It is a super tender cake so while you can use buttermilk, you don’t really need it. I have updated the instructions to be clear. I hope that helps!
When the cups are converted to grams for the flour and sugar they are the same amount in cups, but different in grams. Should the sugar and flour be equal amounts, and what is the correct grams please?
Flour and sugar weigh differently. Measured by volume, they are the same, but not by weight.
Delicious 😋
All purpose or cake flour?
I use all purpose flour and that’s what the recipe uses, but you could use cake flour too.
Hello!
Referring to a previous comment by CR to shortening, I would have the same question (as I am also a nonEnglish speaker). Just to make sure I understood correctly the recipe, we can just use for the Oreo icing the 336 Gr butter + additional 284 Gr butter (instead of shortening)? Thanks a lot for your reply!
The weight of the butter and shortening are different but the volume is the same, so if you replace the shortening, it’d be with 1 1/2 cups of butter, which is 336g.
Lindsay,
Thanks a lot for replying.
So, if understood correctly your guidance, in total still 336 gr butter or twice this quantity (butter + again butter to replace shortening)?
Many thanks!
Silv
672g in total
Do you think it would be good with black cocoa powder?
I’m not sure. You could certainly try it.
When I was reading through comments last night I saw that @Trendela posted that they tried it with black cocoa and it was fantastic. I have made this cake many times before and it’s a winner but just had the thought about amping up Oreo flavour with black cocoa. Will def try this weekend. Thanks again for replying.
Does this work as a two-layer cake (using the same amount of mixture)?
Sure, that’d be fine.
Hi, can you elaborate on the “oreo crumbs” used for the icing. Do I remove the filling and place just the cookie portion into a food processor? Do you use the scraped out filling anywhere in the frosting? Thank you!
The entire Oreo is used to create the crumbs.
Should be made ahead of when needed and refrigerated? I am asking based on the comment: best when covered tightly for 3-4 days.
No, those are the storage instructions. The cake stays good for about 3 to 4 days when covered in an air tight container.
Love this have made it for sons birthday. How long and what temp would you use for cupcakes?
You can find the chocolate cake as cupcakes here – https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/moist-homemade-chocolate-cupcakes/
You probably wouldn’t need as much frosting though.
Made this Oreo cake for my son’s 21st it was a super moist cake. Even though it was quite a runny batter the cake cooked perfectly. I did a double. Then the Oreo icing really nice. I’d like to insert a picture but there’s no way to insert one.
I’m so glad it was a hit!
Hello, would this recipe work with using a 9” pan and make it a 2 layer cake? i don’t have a 8 inch pan
Yes, definitely
What about a two layer 10in? Still enough cake you think?
Probably not. You may want to do at least one and a half recipes worth.
Is it posible to use royal iceing and adding the oreo crumble for iceing?
Royal icing dries hard and is meant more for cookies. I don’t think it would work well on a cake.
Oh my gosh, this recipe is a keeper! I made it again for my neighbor’s 14 year old son! Really moist and crunchy in the filling!
I’m so glad it’s been a hit!
Helloo! I really want to make this recipe but I live in Spain and I don’t really understand what shortening is. Is it some kind of milk?
No, it’s a butter replacement. You can just use additional butter in the same amount as the shortening.
Turned out amazing! Could you do this as a sheet pan cake as well do you think instead of a layered cake?
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, it should be fine as a sheet cake.
Hi, I’m from the UK, apologise if I have missed this but the ingredients call for 260gs of Flour. Which flour is this Plain or Self raising?
Plain flour
Hi! For the Oreo crumbs, do you use the whole cookie or scrape the filling out first? Thanks!
The whole cookie
Thank you so much, Lindsay! Have a great day! 🙂 🙂
When it says best when cake sets for 3-4 days is that room temp or refrigerated?
The cake is best if eaten within 3 to 4 days. You can leave it at room temperature for a day or so, but after that you would probably want to refrigerate it.
Hi, I scrape cream from at least half the cookies to cut down on some sugar. Just my preference
Do the eggs & buttermilk need to be at room temperature?
I usually add them cold.
Do you use whole buttermilk or 1% lowfat buttermilk for your recipes?
I actually tend to use powdered buttermilk. I’m not sure if it’s whole or 1%, but I’m sure either would work.
When using powdered buttermilk…do you add anything to it or do you add the powder dry? I’ve never used but I’m assuming it keeps longer than actual buttermilk and I’d love more info!
It may very based on the brand, but with the one I use you add the dry powder to the dry ingredients and use water when it calls for the milk.
Hi could you tell me can i use butter instead of shortening? thanks
Yes, definitely.
Hi, What flour did you use in the recipe. And what can I use instead of shortening? Thank you
I used all purpose. You can substitute shortening with more butter.
This is my favorite Oreo cake recipe! I’d love to make this a 10-inch three layer cake, how much batter would i need to make to get it just right?
I can’t tell you for certain because I don’t typically make 10 inch cakes. But I’m guessing you may want to double it or at least use one and a half recipes worth, depending on how tall you want the cake.
You definitely want to double the recipe. I just tried 1,5 and it’s not enough, the cakes are not thick enough.
When using the Oreos in the icing do you separate the cookie from the filling and only use the Oreo cookie part or do you also use the cream inside the cookie
I use the whole Oreo.
How many kgs was this cake??
Can you make this into a sheet cake?
Yes, you’d bake the cake for about 40-45 minutes and cut the frosting down by at least half.
I’ve made this recipe a few times and it always turns out super moist and delicious. How long would I need to bake it for in 6 inch pans?
I cut the recipe for these cake layers in half for a six inch cake. You can see the recipe here. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/6-inch-chocolate-cake/
Any suggestions for making this gluten free?
I don’t do gluten free baking, so I’m not sure.
I just made this today with my 5 year old who really wanted to make a double layer chocolate oreo cake. We did two layers and in a 10” pan I believe and it turned out SO well! I ended up using all the cake batter as directed for two layers but you don’t need that much icing for two so would cut the it in half next time. I also used butter instead of shortening. The cake was so moist, icing was smooth to apply and buttery goodness to eat and ganache was the perfect touch (and a must to balance it all out). It all feels like it’s a lot when you make it but trust and keep going. It was delicious and highly recommend!
So glad you enjoyed it!
My husband requested this for his birthday. I was so excited about an Oreo cake and maybe I did something wrong, but I followed the recipe pretty word for word. I could barely eat two bites without feeling nauseous from how sweet it was. I’m not sure what went wrong. I tried the cake I cut off and it was great. I tried the icing and it was pretty good. I think it was the amount of icing that I had an issue with. The ganache also failed me and was too much. If I try again, I might try and reduce the icing to see if that makes a difference.
My family loves this cake! Could it be made into cupcakes?
So glad to hear it! Yes, you can use it for cupcakes. You can find the cake base as chocolate cupcakes here, if that’s helpful.
Hi there – is it plain flour or self raising? And what’s buttermilk? (I’m in the UK!) Thank you!
I use all purpose flour, which would be plain flour. Buttermilk is basically fermented milk. If it’s unavailable for you, you can use regular milk.
Can I make this a few days in advance of an event? How would you suggest storing it keeping it just as moist? Thank you!
You could make it a few days in advance, but I personally think that’s a little too far in advance, assuming a few means 3 days. Most of the time I make my cakes the day before and sometimes you can stretch that to two days. But three is kind of a lot. If you really have to make it that far in advance, you could try freezing it, but I don’t typically recommend freezing full cakes. If you do, I would recommend thawing it in the fridge so that you don’t get as much condensation that could create issues within the cake.
Amazing flavor and soo moist. My only issue was that my cake crumbled eeeeeverywhere so I could barely get frosting on the cake. A chunk of cake even fell off after I managed to frost it lol. Maybe I over mixed?
It’s really just a very moist cake. And it sounds like your frosting could’ve been a little bit too dry. Maybe add a little bit more cream or water next time so that it spreads more easily. You could also try refrigerating the layers so they’re a little firmer when you frost them. Adding a crumb coat could also help.
I made this cake it was delicious! Could you use the same measurements to make a Bundt cake with the cake recipe listed above?
So glad you enjoyed it! Yes, you can make a Bundt cake with the chocolate cake. I recommend baking it at 325 for around 50 minutes.
I don’t have shortening. Can I replace it with more butter?
Yes, definitely.
This cake was super moist and delicious. I was a little nervous because I never use shortening in my icing but that was really delicious as well..
Hi!
Can I use 3 9in cake pans as well? And if so, should adjust the temp?
You don’t need to adjust the temperature but you will need to bake for less time.
I am planning to make this for a friend for her birthday but she wants the cake taller, so how would I go about doing this?
It really depends on what you and she want. You could increase the recipe and make additional layers. Or make a 6 inch cake and have it taller that way.
Hi, what will all the measurements be for 1 or 2 layer cake?
I would not bake this cake all in one cake layer. It would turn out dense and probably dry. You could do it as 2 cake players, but I’m not sure of the exact bake time.
Going to make this but cooking temp of 300 seems too low, is that correct?
It’s correct.
Can I use cake flour?
Yes, you can.
This was good, but I only used 1/2 of the powdered sugar. A total of 4 cups was plenty sweet for my family, even my 12 year old son who sampled the frosting with me agreed. I definitely reccomend tasting the frosting as you go.
The cake was very moist and had a rich flavor!
It says 300 degrees, I can only assume this is not celcius… right? I hope?
Correct. 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
My name is Maximus i want to give infinity stars! My mom made this for my 8th birthday this week and i loved it! Thank you!
So glad to hear that! Happy birthday!
It would be better if you posted the step by step photos!
How do you make the oreo crumbs? Food processor or with a rolling pin?
I use a food processor.
For the icing could I sub butter for shortening?
Definitely
Hi
Just wondering is it self-raising flour or plain flour hope to make this for daughters birthday thanks josephine
It’s all purpose flour, so plain.
Absolutely delicious! I will definitely be making this again, everyone loved it!
So glad to hear that!
For the Oreo’s in the frosting do I just use the cookie and scrape off the inside or use the whole cookie?
Use the whole cookie.
Any tips on converting the recipe to cupcakes? Thanks!
You can find a cupcake version of the cake layers here. And then I would cut the frosting recipe in half or so. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/moist-homemade-chocolate-cupcakes/
Hi I am going to be making this cake with a couple of student at work for one of there classes we might have some questions maybe you’ll be able to assist us with. Since we have to share with a class and we don’t want to make multiple cakes any advice we would need to make it a 13×9 pan? Thank you!
Ina 9×13, I bake it for about 40 to 45 minutes. Depending on how much frosting you like, you probably want to cut the buttercream at least in half.
Perfection
Hello! I’m hopping to make this in cupcake form. Any recommendations on how much to fill the tins and time in the oven? Thank you!!
You can find the cupcake form here – https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/moist-homemade-chocolate-cupcakes/
I made this for my Oreo-loving fiance’s birthday and it was a huge hit! Great recipe 🙂
So glad it was a hit!
Can I substitute the frosting butter for margarine or a vegan butter?
I haven’t ever used either. I’m not so sure about the margarine but you can try the vegan butter.
Question, how thick are the cake layers suppose to be? Mine aren’t very thick.
Probably an inch or so. If they didn’t rise properly, make sure you used baking SODA and not baking POWDER.
Forgot to rate! 5 Starts for sure, and you don’t need to adjust a thing!
My daughter loves this cake! Thanks for the recipe. 😊
So glad you enjoyed it!
I just made it! I doubled the recipe, substituted black cocoa powder for the Hershey cocoa to give the chocolate an authentic Oreo cookie taste and since I doubled it I added another egg yolk.
Turned out super moist, super Oreo cookie tasting, the frosting I made as per recipe. My husband is in love with me again! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey what can I substitute shortening with? Extra butter?
Yep!
I haven’t made this yet but am looking forward to making it for my son’s 8th birthday.
Is there a reason the vanilla extract is added to boiling water?
Hi, how many cups of batter does this recipe make?
I’m not sure. I didn’t measure that. Sorry!
This recipe doubled made 5- 8″ inch cakes after I filled 3/4ths of the way to the top.
Excited to make this cake for a birthday party soon! How much chopped Oreos do you suggest using for filling the layers? I don’t see a quantity listed. Thank you!
I don’t remember how many I used. Probably 6-8 ish.
33 cookies crushed into the icing. Save more for garnishing the top
I love this recipe so so much! But I’ve always made it in a 8” or 9” pan. Any idea what changes I’d make in time and temp so I can make it as a 13 x 9 sheet cake? I’m nervous bc of the 300 degree temp.
So glad you enjoy it! I’d bake for about 40-45 minutes for a 9×13.
The 300 degree temp works fine but I had to add 25 minutes to the baking time. 30 minutes wasn’t enough. I think she might have wanted 350 degrees for this recipe instead of 300 degrees.
No, it’s meant to be 300 and it’s a cake I’ve made more times than I can count over the last 12 years. I’m not sure why yours took so much longer to bake. I hope you were still happy with the result though!
Do I need the feeling inside the Oreo when I ground it or just the cookie only ?
Thank you
I leave the filling in the Oreo.
Cake flour or all purpose flour?
You could use either but I use all purpose.
Hi. This seems like a great recipe. Would I be able to make it in a bunt pan? What would time and temperature be?
I haven’t tried it to be able to say.
I made this for my grandson’s 12th birthday. He said it’s the best cake he has ever had and everyone agreed with him. Thank you for sharing!
Question pls, the Oreo crumb is that including the feeling then u make the crumb or did you take out the feeling?
Thank you
Yes, I leave the filling in the Oreo.
Words can’t describe how much I love this recipe! For the past few years I have made this cake for the holidays and I keep coming back to remake it. It’s always a fan favorite and gets eaten so quickly. I love this recipe and definitely recommend it!
Can you freeze the cakes to save for another day before assembly?
Sure, just wrap them well and thaw them in the fridge before using.
Why what are you can do
Hi! How long do I have to leave the cakes out to cool before making the cake?
It may vary for people, but you want it completely cool. Maybe 2 hours-ish?
I made this for my friends Halloween party, and decorated with white chocolate ghosts! I love all your recipes! You are my go to for any dessert. Thank you for being awesome about writing out the extra information!
So glad to hear you enjoy everything!
Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe baking temp is 300° F?
Yes, 300 degrees F.
Hi, I want to make it soon, but have a question, how can I store it? And for how long does it stays fine?
I usually store at room temperature in an air tight container for about 24 hours, then you can refrigerate it for another 2-3 days.
Hi Lindsay,
I have 3-9” baking pans. What will be the baking time need to be adjusted to?
I’m not sure of the exact time, but you’d probably reduce it by 5-10 minutes or so.
Can I use yogurt instead of buttermilk?
I have never tried it so I’m not sure.
A que se refiere con suero de leche? Soy de Argentina.
Can i use just milk if i dont have buttermilk?
Yes
Have you colored this frosting? Want to make this into a trex cake for my grandson
I mean you can, but coloring will be a little awkward because of the brown-ish color that comes from the Oreos.
Raina, I always use my own buttermilk; 1 cup milk and add a tablespoon of white vinegar.
I made this cake for my son’s birthday and everyone loved it! I am not a chocolate lover but my family and friends are. My neighbor just asked me to make one for her brother. Make sure to have enough oreos. Yum!
We don’t have shortening in Ireland. How can I modify the icing recipe so it works out for me?
Just use additional butter.
Made this cake for my sister-in-law’s birthday. Everyone loved it ! Not hard to make either!
Going to make this for my son’s 21st birthday. Small fridge, does it need to be refrigerated?
No, it should be fine at room temperature.
When preparing the oreo crumbs for the icing do you leave the icing in the cookie?
im making this cake right now, i think i followed it exactly but the batter after adding all the liguid items it seems very soupy? is it suppoused to be like that
Yes, it’s very thin.
I love this recipe. The best chocolate cake hands down. Can this recipe be used for cupcakes also? I’ve experienced some recipes don’t bake well for cupcakes for some reason.
Yes, it can be. Glad you enjoyed it!
Fab cake, delicious and very impressive to look at .
However, probably could cut the amount of icing and ganache ingredients by at least 1/3. So much left over, even after putting a cm between layers, and icing the outside and piping on top
I’m wanting to make a three-layer 6-in cake for my niece’s wedding. Do you think this would hold up with the layering and any guess on how to reduce the recipe or should I just make the full recipe and only fill the cake pans 2/3 full and just do it that way?
It looks yummy
It depends on how tall you want the cake to be. You could cut it in half and get a cake that’s about 3 inches tall or you can try two thirds of the recipe and it should be closer to 4 inches tall.
Making this for my sons birthday. Loved the recipe, easy to follow. It tastes great too. But when I flipped them over to release the layers they broke. Not sure if I did something wrong. But has this happened to anyone? I am going to try again tomorrow as I want the perfect layers for the cake. Any tips!??
Like, when you flipped them out of the pan? They are very tender. Maybe let them cool a few extra minutes in the pan before flipping them. You could also try using cake strips. Typically they split because of the dome on top and the cake strips can help prevent a dome. Final suggestion would be to flip it quick back upright after flipping it out of the pan so that it’s not resting on the dome.
I want to make a 9×13 layer cake. How should I modify recipe?
I make the cake as a 9 x 13 in this recipe, so you can check that out. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/baileys-chocolate-cake/ And you could probably cut the frosting in half or so.
When you crushed the Oreos for the icing did you use a food processor? Do they need to be super fine?
Yes, I used the food processor. I would recommend grinding them very well.
Just pulled the cake layers out of the over. They are beautiful and the house smells like heaven!
Is this dense enough for stacking? Thank you for sharing!
Like for a tiered cake? I guess that depends on what you’re looking for in your cake layers. This is not a dense cake. But if your tiers are well doweled, I wouldn’t think it should have to be dense.
Hi, if I wanted to make this into a 4 layered 10” cake would I 3x the recipe and how long would it back for under 300?
I don’t really make 10 inch cakes, so it’s hard for me to say for sure. I’m guessing tripling the cake would probably be good.
Hey! Is the temperature set for baking in the oven in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit? 🙂
Fahrenheit
I have made this recipe in the past and we absolutely loved it. But I can’t remember if it’s better kept in the fridge or if it’s okay to have sit out in an air tight container! I know you mentioned it’s best covered up to 3-4 days. Just wanted to be sure if it’s best to keep in fridge! Thanks! I have your books!
Do you have to use buttermilk? Or would whole milk work just as good?
Whole milk wouldn’t work for this recipe, because you’re using baking soda as a leavening agent it needs something acidic to react with, such as buttermilk. If you don’t have that acidic component, the cake won’t be as fluffy and won’t rise as well. If you can’t find it at the shops, it’s easy to make your own: mix 2 tsp of vinegar with 1 cup of milk, then set aside for 30 minutes before using in the recipe. Hope this helps!
Actually cocoa is an acidic ingredient, so there’s plenty of acid in this cake even if the milk used isn’t acidic.
Hi, it’s not easy to get a powdered sugar in my place, so any recom for sub?
I don’t know of an alternate option.
You can put white sugar into a blender to make powder sugar.
What flour you use for this recipe
I use all purpose.
Can i use cake flour with this recipe
Yes, you can.
Cake very easy to bake. Definitely TOO soft but I put it in the fridge. It tastes good. I did nit use the 8-9 cups of confectioners sugar for the frosting. 4 cups was sweet enough and it did not taste ‘buttery’
What sort of flour is used here? Self raising or plain?
All purpose, which I believe is like plain flour.
What type of sugar did you use?
Granulated in the cake, powdered in the frosting.
Just baked the cake for my son’s birthday. Excellent flavour, texture and easy to make. So moist and perfect amount of chocolate flavour. This will be my go to chocolate cake base. Thank you
Hiya , I’m planning on making this cake for my boyfriends birthday unfortunately he can’t have milk what could I use instead for the whipping cream please? Your help would be gratefully appreciated. Kind regards xx
Do you have to use shortening in the frosting? It seems weird to me. I don’t want to have an off or
Greasy taste to it.
You can replace it with additional butter.
I love this recipe and am making it for my son’s birthday. Is the cake stable enough to work with them while layering and is icing strong enough to keep the layers from sliding off? Thank you!
The short answer is yes. Long answer is that the cakes are very tender. I work with them all the time without problem, but some people think they are a little too soft. You can certainly refrigerate them prior to working with them so they firm up a bit if you’re concerned. For the frosting, it’s definitely firm enough, but if you add too much liquid/cream, then it will eventually get too thin. If you add the amount the recipe mentions though, it’ll be fine. I hope that helps!
Can’t wait to try this! Am I understanding correctly that in addition to the oreo crumbs in the frosting, you also add chopped oreos between the cake layers?
Correct
I can’t seem to find the Oreo cupcake recipe. I’ve made this Oreo cake four times now. It’s alway a hit. I would like to make cupcake . Could you please send me Oreo cupcake recipe. Thank you.
Would you be able to use 6” cake pans for this? If so how would it affect the bake time?
Hi!! To start with I love your recipes especially your Blackforest Cake is a crowd favourite. Now I am looking for an eggless oreo cake recipe. Wondering if you have one. If not any ideas on with what I could replace the eggs in this recipe? Thanks.
Great Recipe. I love making this cake. A friend asked for this cake as a sheet cake. Can I use the same recipe or do I need to double it?
Thank you
I’m making this cake this week! I’ve never made one of your cakes that I don’t like so I’m positive this one will be a hit too! One question: I was a little confused about the crushed oreos. Do all of the oreos go IN the frosting or is it plain frosting & then a layer of crushed oreos on top of each filling layer? That’s the way the recipe makes it sound, but the pictures show tiny bits of oreo mixed INTO the final outside frosting. Thanks in advance 🙂
For the frosting, does the Oreo crumb include the cream filling or is it just the chocolate sandwich part of the cookie?
It includes the cream filling.
do you use an 8, 9, or 10 inch cake pan?
I typically use 8 inch pans.
Do you think this would hold up to cutting in the shape of numbers? Looks yummy.
This is now my go to cake recipe- replacing the secret family recipe I’ve been using for years!
I wouldn’t use it for any carving work though. It is so delicious and moist and is solid enough for stacking cakes but I have to be fairly careful when handling it.
I have made this cake twice and everyone loved it!
I’ve made this cake before and it was amazing! I’ve decided to try oreo cupcakes using this recipe. Would you give me any advice please? Baking degrees, time, and yeild…..
You can find the cake layers as cupcakes here. And then you should be able to cut the frosting in half. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/moist-homemade-chocolate-cupcakes/
What shortening have you used?
I use Crisco brand.
Best chocolate cake recipe I’ve ever used!
I absolutely love your cakes. I have not made this one yet, but I will be making it in May for a birthday! Thanks for the recipe.
My grandson wanted an Oreo Cake for his birthday. I made this and it was a hit. I only had two pans, so I also made cupcakes. Best chocolate cake!
Today I am using the recipe for more cupcakes.
Can you add brewed coffee instead of the hot water? How about espresso powder?
Sure!
hi! i was wondering what the 1 1/2 cups of shortening was
for the frosting.. is it vegetable shortening like crisco or??. help.
It’s vegetable shortening. I use Crisco brand. But you can also replace it with additional butter, if you prefer.
Making this cake for the first time this week for my daughter’s 10th birthday. If I replace the shortening with extra butter do I stick to the gm measurement or cups?
Alternatively – does buttercream using shortening taste just as good? I’ve never tried it.. doesn’t taste ‘fatty’??
Hi Lindsay.I love all your recipes.I made this cake with a Swiss meringue buttercream and it was yumm.I do not have 3 9inch pans.Can I bake 2 and then bake the third later on.Bye the way I halved the recipe and baked in 2 6inch pans.It came out perfect in32 mts.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Yes, that should be fine to bake separately.
I love you recipe! I want to make this Oreo cake this week when I crush up the cookies do I leave the cream in or take the cream out from in between the cookies?
This looks so good I’ll be making this cake on my birthday
Your recipe states flour but is it plain flour or self raising that you need? (I am from the UK)
Plain flour in the UK.
I would love to make this cake however, I am not sure about the type of flour that I should use. Secondly, what is shortening?. I am based in England so hence the ???
I believe all purpose flour is like your plain flour. Shortening can be replaced with additional butter.
This cake was so delicious and moist. No more box cake mix foe me. This will be my go to cake recipe..and it makes more than a box so win win extra cake.. and my cake is beautiful I don’t know how to post pic
Thanks Lindsay, I took a guess and just cut all the suggested measurements in 1/2 in your originally posted oreo frosting recipe that I love so much and then fiddled with it a smidge and added a bit of lemon juice and got it to the desired consistency and tartness of my liking and really think it is gonna work out great! Thank you so much, great with so many different flavored oreos…have a bit left over to utilize for other yummy ideas too!
Amazing cake! Made it last night for my daughter. Came out beautiful and delicious. Thank you.
I made your ganache and frosting and loved them both so much!! I am wanting to adapt the frosting to make a small batch of lemon oreo frosting to pipe on top of a lemon cheesecake and wondered how to adjust the quantity of ingredients to a smaller quantity any ideas on how to adjust the quantities of ingredients? Thanks so much!
Glad you enjoy them! The frosting recipe is basically my buttercream recipe but tripled and with the sugar reduced to account for the Oreos. Depending on how much frosting you want, you could reduce it down to the amount my buttercream recipe makes, so cut it by about 1/3. I hope that helps!
This recipe smacks 10/10!!!!
I’ve been wanting to make oreo cake for my birthday and this recipe seems so good, but I have a question (it’s my first cake ever)-If I’m going to use 10 inch pan do I make 2× ingredients?
I don’t really make 10 inch cakes, so I’m not totally sure. But that’d be my guess.
Can you add crushed Oreos to the cake batter (I’m making cupcakes)?
No, they’d sink.
Can I make this cake as Cupcakes instead?
Yes, you can find the cake as cupcakes in this recipe. Then you’ll probably want to cut the frosting recipe in half.
Thanks a lot!! I made this cake yesterday and it was Unbelievably good and exceptionally easy and tasty!
Is it all purpose flour, or self rising?
All purpose.
I made this cake for my son’s 7th birthday and the whole family loved it! Thank you for this amazing recipe!
(I did reduce the sugar in the cake, and made less frosting and ganache than your recipe calls for, and as an Oreo addict with a major sweet tooth myself, I found it to be just right sweetness-wise.)
What size cake pans did you use I want to make it into a three layer 10″ square cake and my square pan is 10″X10″X2″. I’m just trying to figure out how to adjust the recipe.Thank you!!
I use 8 inch pans.
I never tried this recipe but it looks yummy
Do I use cake flour or all purpose flour?
You could use either.
BEST CAKE I’VE HAD IN MY LIFE! Made this for a friend’s birthday and surprised her with it! She LOVED it. I was wondering if this can be made into cupcakes, if so what baking time and temp would it be? Thanks for the amazing recipe!
You can find the cake recipe as chocolate cupcakes here. You’d just want to reduce the frosting – probably by about half.
Nice recipe.. I planned this recipe on my daughter’s birthday.
AND the whole family with guests loved it.. thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.
Glad it was a hit!
My layers are quite thin. I did three 8 inch pans and the edges are thin, taller in the middle. Any suggestions?
Are you sure you used baking SODA and not baking POWDER? This happened to my sister in law recently and then she realized the mistake.
Absolutely used baking soda. Very odd. Relatively new box as well. I’m trying the other chocolate cake recipe this morning, and I may need to try wrapping wet paper towels around the pan. Thank you for trying to help me problem solve.
Hi, I only have unsalted butter for the frosting, because it didn’t specify what type of butter when I read the ingredients, but after reading the comments you said you used salted.
Will the unsalted butter be ok to use ?
Thank you 💙
Unsalted is totally fine. You just might want to add a little bit of your own salt.
Unfortunately this recipe didn’t turn out well for me. It was extremely liquid-y and the cakes are too sticky to the touch. However, when I halved the recipe the batter wasn’t too runny and the cakes are more firm and workable. I have no idea why the recipe needs to be soupy but I guess it might work for some.
I decided to try this cake out for fun and I was NOT disappointed! The best chocolate cake I’ve ever had it was SO moist! I did change the frosting a little..used cream cheese in place of shortening just because I don’t like classic buttercream flavor but this cake was awesome and we were NOT disappointed!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Who can resist such a delicious cake. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Tastes good but it’s really really liquidy. I followed all the steps. Was it supposed to be like that?
Did you try baking it yet? It’s supposed to be that thin. Sounds correct.
I had a go at making this cake but I had to cook it longer than stated and when i tried to take the cake out of the tin it just collapsed, the cakes were cooled down before i took them out of the tins. It tasted amazing though. What can I do differently for it not to collapse, i was rather optimistic about the quantity of wet ingredients being added.
It sounds like the baking soda might have been mis-measured or no longer good.
This cake tastes amaaazzzing when I made it. However, how can I adjust the recipe if I am using a 9″ pan and want to make 2 tier cake instead?
So glad you enjoyed it! You can use 9 inch pans to make to layers, you just may need to adjust the baking time a bit.
SO GOOD. This will be my go-to chocolate cake from now on. I think next time I may substitute hot coffee for the hot water and intensify the chocolate flavor even more. Thanks for the awesome recipe- it is an impressive looking and delicious cake.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi what can I substitute eggs for?
Hey Lindsay!! This looks amazing and I want to go out and grab all the ingredients for it but I’m just wondering what you would recommend for lactose intolerant people? I have a feeling almond milk and buttermilk would not have the same outcome in a cake. Also what to do about whipping cream?
I’m sorry, I’m really not sure about those substitutions.
Made this for my friend’s birthday and it turned out amazing! Followed everything to a tee and she loved it, thank you so much xx
One of the best cakes I Made so far! So moist and taste so goood!
So glad you enjoyed it!
What suze package of Oreos did you use like did you use 2 family packs or just a regular pack.
I don’t remember exactly. I’d at least get one family pack, but to be safe you could get 2 regular packs.
I made this cake as a cake and as cupcakes and they were both delicious! The runny batter did scare me at first. I have to say i had to up the temperature to about 340F as my cakes were in the oven for well over 35 mins at 300F and they were still runny.
Other than that this is the most delicious cake I have ever mad! Great recipe 🙂
Hi I made Oreo cake today and it was super yumm ❤️❤️❤️
I’ve been following your blog since 2015 when I first started baking and never baked any one else’s recipes.
You are so versatile with your choice of flavors and varieties.
I have a 📖 personal book dedicated to your recipes 😜
I have a question regarding the use of cake strips and the effect it has on the cakes texture, thickness and how dense or fluffy the cake will turn out if we use cake strips for your recipes.
Will they have any other effect on the cake other than having a flat later top???
P. S if you ever start giving baking classes 👆🏻 count me in 🙈 im such a novice baker (absolutely noooo basics cake baking knowledge)
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! And so fun to hear that you’ve been enjoying the blog and recipes – that’s awesome! Thank you for following along!
I honestly don’t use cake strips, so it’s a little hard to answer that. I did get some recently to try them again after many years because someone else asked me about them too. I didn’t notice a difference other than being flatter on top with that particular cake, but I haven’t used them other than that once.
Made this yesterday and it turned out AMAZING! I love the crunchy Oreo bits in the frosting. We ended up using about half of the recommended amount of sugar for the frosting because we thought it was plenty sweet. Taste as you go! Also, these cakes were a bit fragile and took careful planning to get out of the pan in one piece, so make sure you really grease those pans well and don’t skip the parchment paper! Well worth the effort though. This is my new favorite chocolate cake recipe! YUM!
I made this cake one time and it is now the requested cake for all birthdays, holidays, and cake cravings 😋 I love that the frosting is so forgiving because of the texture with the cookie crumbs. It always comes out looking so smooth and professional. Amazing!
Is there any way to turn this recipe into a two layer cake
Like by using two pans, or by reducing the amount of batter?
Could I put it all in one pan then slice them into 2 or 3
I wouldn’t recommend it. The cake will take forever to bake, bake unevenly and turn out very dense.
Hi I want to make this cake for my brothers birthday but my mum doesn’t want it to be too sugary so if I reduced the sugar to around 300g will that make the batter too small
I haven’t tried it before with reduced sugar, so I can’t way what kind of difference that’ll make. I do know that sugar also adds moisture to cake though, so it could alter the final texture of the cake.
I do not have shortening, is there a substitute? Double butter.. or maybe coconut oil?
You can replace it with additional butter.
Hi i wanted to make this for my brother’s birthday. you used 3 8 inch baking tins . i only have 1 20cm cake tin which is ok cause its approx 8 inches but i wanted to ask cause i don’t have enough could i put them in one at a time or would it not work.
I wouldn’t put it all in one pan. It won’t bake evenly and it’ll turn out more dense than it’s meant to be.
Hello!
I find this recipe amazing and I would like to try it so I have a few questions:
1. Can you use one pan for baking the cake and after letting it cool, just slice it in 3 parts?
2. What do you suggest to grease the sides of the pan with?
3. Can you use separately the filling and the crumbs from Oreos while making the icing?
Thank you!
I wouldn’t suggest one pan – the cake likely won’t bake evenly and will turn out more dense than it should. I grease my pans with bakers joy usually. And I’m not sure I understand #3, but you don’t need to separate the filling from the Oreos.
Hello! Want to make this chocolate cake as a sheet cake for my sons birthday. Would a 9×13 work? Or should I go bigger? Really looking forward to making this!
Yes, you can. I made the same chocolate cake as a 9×13 here, if you’d like to reference that. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/baileys-chocolate-poke-cake/
Hi there,
I’m in the middle of making my batter but I can’t decide about the icing. Would this work with Oreo cream cheese icing instead?
You could definitely use an Oreo cream cheese frosting.
i want to make one layer cake .kindly give me the quantities of the ingredients.
Thanks
I made this cake today for my grandpa’s 80th birthday celebration and it was a HIT! Decadent, rich, perfection! Thanks for a great recipe!
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it!
Can I make the frosting a few day in advance and keep it in the fridge?
Yes, just bring it to room temperature before using.
Made this cake last weekend and it was a hit! The batter was SO easy! I need to make a marbled cake and now I’m obsessed with this cake recipe – do you think I can just leave out the cocoa powder for the vanilla portion of the marble?
Thanks!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately, it wouldn’t work well for marble cake. Because the batter is so thin, the chocolate and vanilla cake batter would just kind of mix together. I do have a marble cake recipe though if you’d like to try it. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/marble-cake/
This cake is a 10 out of 10 for me! I have made this cake many times and loved it, those that eat it loves it too! I also use this recipe ANY time I need a chocolate cake!! I really do not trust anyone else chocolate cake recipe! LoL😀 Thanks so much!! I was going to use this recipe for cupcakes, but I see you have a chocolate cupcake recipe!
Wonderful! I’m so glad to hear it’s been such a hit!
I’ve tried so many chocolate cake recipes before and everyone is dry and dense.
But this one is the BEST ONE i have probably ever made! Its moist and chocolatey!
Also you could add 1/2 cup of coffee/expresso and other 1/2 water to enhanse chocolate flavor.
Definitely recommend!!
Awesome! I’m so glad you loved it!
Sorry another question… to make oreo crumbs did u put in food processor or put them in a bag and use a rolling pin? Just because i found it hard to pipe rosettes on top of cake because big pieces of oreo got stuck in piping tip.
Thanks
I used the food processor. That should help with piping, but even so, a frosting filled with something like cookie crumbs is going to be harder to pipe with a closed star tip. Little bits of things will just commonly get stuck.
Hello i have a question,So im thinking of mking this cake today. Instead of me using 3 9x3inch cake layers i want to make 2 Cake layers and 1 baked Cheesecake layer. Will.the frosting recipe be enough for me to frost the cake??
That kind of depends on how much frosting you tend to use. I am a little heavy handed with mine, so I might need a little more. But some people would probably find it to be enough.
Sorry, I am English and used what we call baking powder rather than bicarb of soda 😜🤣
How much are the cakes meant to rise. When I made mine they didnt really rise at all. Not sure if this was a mistake i made or not?
They should definitely rise quite a bit considering how thin the batter is. It sounds like maybe the baking soda got left out?
This recipe is divine! The frosting is tasteful and the cake is so light and fluffy. I made these into cupcakes (½ of this recipe yielded 12 cupcakes) and baked them at 300 degrees for 22 minutes. Other changes I made was using only half the listed amount of sugar + oil, and replaced coffee for boiling water. For the (full recipe) frosting, I used 2 sticks of butter (no shortening) and 2 cups + 2 heaping spoonfuls of powdered sugar. They still came out amazing with these changes and I’d definitely recommend!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
How much shortening is needed in the frosting?
One and a half cups.
Hi Lindsay!
How many pounds is this cake?
Thanks!
I’m sorry, but I have no idea.
I’m sorry that the FB page Bakers Lifestyle posted this recipe and your photos as their own! I complained!
Thank you for letting me know! I will report it.
Beautiful Cake!!! Quick question: If I put the Oreo pieces between the layers, how long before they become soft or soggy? I’m trying to determine how far in advance I can make this and the cookie pieces still have a bit of crunch to them.
It’s going to be hard for me to say exactly how long it takes for them to get soft, but they will stay pretty crunchy for several hours at least. I typically make a cake like this the day before and then they have softened.
Thank you – That helps!
This cake was delicious. Everyone loved it even my sister in law who is not a fan of chocolate. It’s easy to make. I made just the cake part as a trial before making the whole thing, my daughter and I finished it just on its own it was soo fudgy and yummy. Would highly highly recommended 🙂 oh and the frosting is to die for.
So glad to hear that! Thank you!
If I wanted to make the cake using 10 inch cake pans would I need to increase the quantity of ingredients?
If you want the cake to be just as tall, then yes.
Hi can we cut this recipe in half?
This cake met my expectations and those who tried it, also.
Is it ok to just use a prepackaged cake mix? Also, do you recommend a certain type of shortening? I’ve never used any before.
You could use prepackaged mix, but I really recommend trying this cake. It’s SOOOO good! And just as easy as a cake mix. As for shortening, I use crisco brand. You could also replace it with additional butter, if you prefer.
Is this recipe okay to use on a tiered cake or is it too moist?
I have made it but havent tried using it for tiered cakes yet.
BTW the cake is amazing and always a hit!! favorite chocoalte cake so far! 🙂
I really don’t make tiered cakes, so I’m probably not the best person to ask. I would imagine though that a well doweled cake would be fine.
We made this over the weekend and everyone who ate it loved it. I have been asked for the recipe from everyone. The only thing I will say is the icing level was way to much for me. But, no one else was complaining. Personal tastes, LOL.
I would use the cake portion of the recipe anytime I wanted chocolate cake, it alone was fabulous. My wife and I have already been considering options for other cakes using the chocolate cake recipe.
Again, amazing.
So glad it was a hit!
If I want to make 3 9″ cakes should I double the ingredients or is 1.5 enough? I want the layers to be as high as the 8″.
Having not done it, it’s hard to say for sure. I’m thinking 1.5 would be enough, but I’m not positive.
This cake is SO good! The only change I made was subbing the boiling water with 1 cup fresh brewed coffee. It really brings out the chocolate flavor! This cake is SO moist & got rave reviews when I made it. Thanks for this awesome recipe!:)
Awesome! So glad it was hit!
I was wondering if you ever made this as a 9 x 13 cake?
I have made the chocolate cake as a 9×13 and it works great. You could cut the frosting down though – maybe by half.
Would you reccomend cutting this recipe in half for 2 6” cake pans? I just need to serve 4 people…
I haven’t made any 6 inch cakes, so I’m not sure. I’m sorry!
We got on this morning and the recipe was there and now it isn’t showing up,
I’m so sorry for the trouble! There was an issue today that affected thousands of sites – mine included. It looks like it’s been resolved, so you should be able to access it here now. Sorry about that!
Where did the recipe go?! I was going to make this for my daughter’s birthday this weekend?
I’m so sorry for the trouble! There was an issue today that affected thousands of sites – mine included. It looks like it’s been resolved, so you should be able to access it here now. Sorry about that!
I saved this recipe on my pinterest & I purchased all of the ingredients today… only to get home & Pinterest tell me it’s been removed & now I can’t find it on google. Could someone send me this recipe & instructions please.
I’m so sorry for the trouble! There was an issue today that affected thousands of sites – mine included. It looks like it’s been resolved, so you should be able to access it here now. Sorry about that!
Hi Lindsay, Thank you for sharing this recipe. I would like to know if we can use this recipe for cupcakes.
Yes, you can. You can actually find that here.
QUICK QUESTION. FOR THE OREO CRUMBS THAT YOU ADD…DO YOU LEAVE IN THE WHITE PART OF THE OREO?
Yes, you do.
Hi! Can I just check if your recipe is 300 degrees fahrenheit? I’m in the UK and we use celsius and 150 degrees celsius seems quite low…
Recipe looks amazing, I’m making it now!
Thanks!
Yes, it’s fahrenheit. 🙂 It’s a lower temperature than normal, but it’s correct.
What happened to your recipe? When I click the link on Pinterest it tells me page not found. Wanted to make this cake again this weekend,
I’m so sorry for the trouble! There was an issue today that affected thousands of sites – mine included. It looks like it’s been resolved, so you should be able to access it here now. Sorry about that!
Sorry to say that I just made this cake and had to throw the sponge away. They were made as per the recipe and came out of the oven looking great. But on cooling they shrank away from the side of the tin and lost their rise. I continued to turn them out, but they were overly sticky and claggy. I am an experienced baker and never seem to get on with American recipes. I think the translation from cups to grams and fahrenheit to celsius never really works.
I’m sorry you had trouble with it. I always measure with grams, so I know those measurements are correct. Perhaps the baking soda needs to be replaced? Or possibly more was added on accident? That actually sounds like something that happens when there’s too much leavener (baking soda).
Hi, oh wow this cake looks unbelievably delicious. Can I just ask, why have you chosen special dark cocoa for this recipe? Does it taste better than natural cocoa?
We do not get Hershey’s special dark cocoa in Australia. Can I use 50% natural cocoa and 50% Dutch processed cocoa as a substitute.
Thanks!
You could really use either. I’ve used both the special version and the regular cocoa. I originally used the dark version because the color mirrored the dark color of the Oreos. 🙂 I haven’t used half and half like that, so I’m not totally sure. Definitely all natural cocoa would work just fine.
Would I still want to use simple syrup on this cake?
This recipe does not call for simple syrup.
How would I make adjustments using 6 inch pans?
6inch pans should be fine, but I haven’t done it myself, so I don’t know what the adjustments for time would be and how much batter you’d need, I’m sorry.
Loved this recipe. I used a good processor to make the Oreo crumbs. Turned out great!
Wonderful! I’m so glad you enjoyed! 🙂
reading the comments has me confused- is this recipe for 8” pans or 9”? if it’s 8”, do you think 9” would still work with the ingredient volumes as listed? and do you know what the cooking time would be for 9”? thank you so much. can’t wait to try this beautiful cake with such rave reviews!
It’s for 8 inch pans but you can use 9 inch without a problem. You’ll just need to keep an eye on baking time. They’ll probably need a little bit longer in the oven.
Hi, this recipe looks amazing. Excited to make it for my daughter’s birthday in a couple of weeks.
I just have one question; how deep were the 8 inch pans you used for this recipe?
Thanks!
I used 8×2 inch pans. I hope you enjoy it!
Hi, what size/type of piping nozzle did you use for the rosettes on top of the cake please?
I use Ateco tip 844 for those swirls, which is similar to the Wilton 1M.
Delicious! My daughter loves Oreos, so I made it for her birthday.
I’m so glad you enjoyed!
I Love this recipe, I’ve made this Cakes so many times since I got it!!! Thanks so much for sharing…..
I’m so glad to hear you love it! Thanks Lavona!
I made the icing portion and it was delicious!!! It wasn’t too heavy, and tasted amazing.
I’m so glad you enjoyed!
Hi! I’m planning on making this for Thanksgiving! Just wanted to know if there were a preference in using the darker non-stick cake pans vs lighter cake pans?
I have lighter pans and like them. Dark pans would be fine, but it might bake a little more quickly. 🙂
How much batter goes In each pan trying to measure it out.
I would recommend pouring equal amounts into the 3 cake pans.
Hi, I just saw your oreos cake recipe. I am very confused about shortening what is shortening? And you used too much powder sugar for icing is this Ok? Is this too much sweet or is this enough for this cake? Thanks6
Shortening is a butter replacement that I often use. As for the amount of powdered sugar, you can reduce it if you like, to read more about my frostings and how I make them, check out this post. Thanks!
Three years ago my brother asked for an Oreo cake for his birthday. I’d not done much baking up until then, but this cake was a game changer. Both the cake and the buttercream icing have become my go-to recipes, and I’m now asked to make this three or four times a year for friends’ birthdays. So simple and so delicious! Thank you!!
That’s awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cake!
I want to make this in two 12” pans for a birthday. Should I make the recipe plus a half recipe?
I haven’t made it in a 12 inch pan, so you’d probably want to experiment with it. You might even need to double it depending on how tall you want your layers.
Thanks…. I want to use whipped cream. How many cups of whipped cream do you think I’ll need to have such thick layers of frosting…. Thank you once again
Can i add finely crushed oreos in the batter?
It’s a very thin batter, so they’d sink to the bottom of cake layers.
This looks amazing! I was planning on making it this weekend, but was a little confused by part of the instructions. Personally, how do you go about getting the Oreo crumbs? Do you just toss the cookies in a food processor whole? Or do you scrape off the filling first? Maybe that’s a dumb question, but based on your pictures it doesn’t look like the crumbs on the cake have any filling. Thanks! I’m excited to give this a try
I leave the Oreo filling in. You can use a food processor.
Hi
Do you think this will work if I just bake it as one big cake?
Also what kind of sugar do I use for the cake…raw, white….pls help party is on Wednesday
Many thanks
Nandy
What size cake would you be making? A 9×13 would be fine. The sugar in the cake is granulated sugar. In the frosting it’s powdered sugar.
Lindsay, how would I go about making this for a two layer cake?
You’d just want to add some time to the baking time. Maybe 32-35 minutes?
Is there a way to scale down the recipe so that it is a simple two layer cake instead of three layers crammed into two? My son is going to be thrilled no matter what 🙂
You could try to cut the recipe by 1/3, but it also works very well as is with two layers.
I made this cake for my daughter’s birthday. It was really good. I have to say, the cake itself is likely going to be my go to chocolate cake. It cooked perfectly. It was super moist, light, tasted great. It was just the perfect chocolate cake.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The chocolate layers are definitely my favorite! 🙂
Can you put ganache on top of the cake?
Sure!
Hi Lindsay, The print button on this Oreo Cake is disabled. It will not allow me to print the recipe. I have tried for the last two days. All of your other recipes allow for me to print. Thank you 🙂
We’ve been switching over the recipes cards lately, so some where disabled in the process. It should be working now. If not, try using this.
If I want I make cupcakes how long should I bake them?
(I’ve made the cake before and it seriously is the best chocolate cake I have ever ate)
You can find those chocolate cupcakes here. 🙂
I recently ran across your recipe and decided to give it a try, and boy was I not disappointed. The cake itself is simply amazing, so moist and rich. The only thing I did differently was the frosting. I cut back on the powder sugar. My son and daughter said they could eat the cake just by itself. I usually use the box mix but this cake is so simple to make I will never use box mix again. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Do you by chance have a pound cake recipe, if you do I would love to give it a try?
Wonderful! So glad to hear that! I have this Strawberry Pound Cake (you could leave the strawberries out. 🙂 )
This is the most wonderful cake and my daughters birthday request. Can this be made ahead and frozen? Curious if I should just make and freeze the cake layers, defrost and ice or if I could assemble the whole thing and freeze? Appreciate your thoughts.
I wouldn’t usually suggest freezing an entire assembled cake. You can bake and freeze the cake layers though, if you like. So glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Hi Lindsay,
Can i make the buttermilk at home?
Sure!
Hi Lindsay,
Loving your blog and the insane amount of recipes you have!!!
With respect to to this recipe, can I make the buttermilk at home?
Love,
Manali
Thanks Manali! That should be fine.
Hi Lindsay
I’ll be baking this cake soon for a friend’s birthday
I do have a couple of questions
Is the temperature mentioned ( 300 ) in Celsius or Fahrenheit ?
Also , I have never really used shortening in my frostings before so I m a bit skeptical , if I use all butter , would that alter the taste ?
I don’t want the frosting to over power the cake , I just want them to mix along nd complement each other
Any tips for reducing the sugar ( by how much )
Your help will be appreciated
Thanks
The temperature is Fahrenheit. You can certainly use all butter for the frosting. You might find this post on frosting consistency helpful as far as reducing the sugar.
Hi, if I don’t come back to say a very big thank you then, I’ll be an ungrateful person. This is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever made. God! So moist n melt in the mouth, though I change the type of cocoa powder since the recommended is very expensive in my area n also reduce the quantity of the cocoa powder. . Thank you very much ma’am.
But sometimes the cake comes out very dense please why is that. Much love
Esang Esther.
I’m so glad you enjoy it! I wouldn’t be able to say why you get a different result sometimes. Do you do something differently when that happens?
Amazing cake! What tip did you use for the swirls on top?
It’s the Ateco 844 icing tip.
I made this in the Wilton rectangular layer cake pans and it was just slightly too much mixture, no spillage but big domes 🙂
I made a half quantity of frosting and it was more than enough! It looked fab! But for me the frosting needed more oreos, it probably wouldn’t look as pretty but I think it would taste better.
My daughter wants to make this for her brother’s 16th birthday. She doesn’t like dark chocolate. If we use regular cocoa, do we reduce the sugar?
No need to reduce the sugar, just swap out the cocoa.
Hi! I’ve made your recipe. From the web, I chosen your https://www.cook-zone.com/recipe/torta-oreo/
Divine *.*
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello from Denmark ????????
Can’t wait to try this recipe for my mom’s birthday this weekend! One small question though: do you use the hole oreo ore do you twist the “bisquets” from the white creamy middle and only use those? ????
Thanks a lot for some great recipes!
I use the whole Oreo.
Hi. The cake looks amazing and I want to make it for my son’s birthday. Can I bake one cake and cut into 3? I don’t have 3 cake pans. Or should I bake each layer separately? Thank you in advance
I’d recommend using at least 2 cake pans (or baking 2 layers separately). It won’t bake correctly all in one pan. I hope you enjoy it!
Thank you. I am baking 3 layers separately. My layers are thinner as my pan is a little bigger than 9″ but I am sure the cake will be delicious no matter the size of the layers 🙂
So far this week i made this twice! It is so good! It is moist and fluffy! The icing is a little to sweet for my taste though.
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the fabulous recipe and clear instructions. Your tutorials on how to ice a cake were very helpful. I live in Ontario, Canada and, as far as I can tell, we do not have smooth paper towels available. I used a square piece of parchment paper to smooth the icing and it worked really well. Looking forward to trying out some of your other recipes!
So glad it was helpful!
How do you keep your cake edges from burning? I find that my cakes tend to bake quickly on the outside and slowly on the inside and I have tried many techniques to keep this from happening but I haven’t found the perfect one yet.
Generally cakes do bake more quickly on the edges because of the contact with the hot pan. They shouldn’t burn though unless over baked. One option to try to help with it though is to use bake-even strips.
Hi Lindsay! This cake looks delicious! I’m just getting into cake decorating… what tip did you use to pipe the swirls on top of the cake? Thank you!
I use Ateco tip 844 for those swirls. 🙂
This cake looks great! I plan to make it for my mom’s birthday. If I wanted to might the icing a bit lighter, could I add less sugar and more liquid? I understand it will make less frosting, I just wanted to know how it will affect the texture.
Yes, you can. More liquid will thin out the frosting, which is fine depending on how you want to frost the cake. You can also check out this post on frosting consistency. 🙂
Hi, Lindsay,
This Oreo cake is amazing! Can it be used to make cupcakes, too?
Thank you in advance. God Bless☺☺☺
Hi, Lindsay,
This Oreo cake is amazing! Can this recipe be used for cupcakes, too?
Thank you in advance. God bless☺☺☺
Yes, it can. You can find the directions for the chocolate cupcakes here and then use the same frosting.
I made this for my husband’s bday since cookies and cream is his favorite. It was delicious and everyone loved it. He usually prefers ice cream cake and was pleasantly surprised with this one. In the future though, I will make sure to grind the Oreos better because I kept getting oreo chunks stuck in my piping bag and it ruined the decoration part of the cake. That was overlooked because the flavor was so delicious!
Awesome! So glad he enjoyed it! For future occasions, I also have an Oreo Ice Cream Cake, if you wanted to try that. 🙂
I made this tonight and while we all loved the cake part the icing was way to sweet for us. Even my boys who love their sweets complained. But the cake OMG the cake! I did use coffee instead of water. It was so moist but so light. I will never use another chocolate cake recipe again for a layer cake.
Hello I’m Mexican and I don’t know what shortening is. Can you help me? Or what can I use instead of?
It’s a butter replacement. You can use additional butter instead.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe! This cake was one of the best cakes I have EVER made. I highly recommend this recipe for all levels of bakers, not hard at all. The buttercream went in super smooth and my kids hardly believed me when I told them I made it!!! Again, thank you! I cannot wait to try different flavors in the buttercream!!
Hi there I’m from new zealand do I follow the cups or the mls. Here a cup is 250mls
Thank you
Looks so good. thank you for sharing how you made this.
Thanks for such a nice recipe for chocolate oreo cake. It’s really nice and great in taste. Really amazing
Hi Lindsay,
I made this cake and it was absolutely amazing….thanx for such a great recipe….
Is there any way i can make it an eggless ?
Hello Lindsey ! I tried your recipe before and it was amazing!
How would I bake this if I wanted 3 layers in a 10 inch pan or two layers? . Would it be okay if I doubled the recipe?
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Doubling the recipe might be too much. You could try 1 1/2 recipes worth. I’m not exactly sure of the baking time if you do that though.
Hi Lindsay
wonderful to chance upon your blog and its beautiful all along the way. I have just scanned some recipes and find your pictures too stunning and drool worthy ! cant wait to try out the Chocolate oreo cake over the weekend 🙂 pray do tell me who clicks the pics and what app do you use to correct them and beautify them…thanks
I’m glad you’re enjoying the site! I take the photos and they are currently edited in Lightroom. Back when I shared these photos though, I used Photoshop.
Hello, I’m going to use 8 inch cake pans (since I have three of them). Would you recommend a different cooking length?
Yes, I just can’t remember off the top of my head what it’d be. I’d try setting it for 32-35 minutes and then go up from there.
I’m always on the lookout for new cake recipes. I made the Oreo cake as a test for an upcoming birthday. Here are my thoughts:
The cake was wonderful. It is very moist and lots of dark chocolate flavor.
However, I don’t care too much for the icing. It is way too sweet and it overpowers the flavor of the cake. Icing should complement the cake, not overpower it. I also don’t care for the gritty texture caused by the Oreo crumbs. But then again, I tried the cake very shortly after finishing it. It may be better after the Oreo crumbs have had a chance to soften.
Overall, I thought that the recipe is a good one. i’ll try it again but reduce the amount of powdered sugar by about 1/3.
Thanks
Hey! I made these today and omg it is soooo damn good! The chocolate cake is on point ???? I have made the boston cream pie cupcakes and it was a big hit too! I love your recipes ☺️
Your oreo cake says flour but is it plain flour or self raising flour. Also when it says sugar for the cake is that caster sugar
I use all purpose flour and granulated sugar.
I am wanting to make this for my daughter’s birthday next week. Looks delish! I just wanted to verify that the flour is an all purpose flour and not a self rising flour? I don’t see any baking powder in the ingredients and want to be sure. Thank you! Can’t wait to try.
Yes, all purpose flour. I hope you enjoy it!
This cake is just ???????? looks so scrumptious!!
I was just wondering what type of flour you used?
Also, did you use caster sugar in the cake? And for the icing, salted or unsalted butter?
Sorry so many questions! I’m English, American recipes confuse me a little.
Thank you!
I use all purpose flour and regular granulated sugar. For the frosting, I use salted. But if you were to use all butter for the frosting (as opposed to half butter/half shortening) you might want to either use half salted and half unsalted, or just use all unsalted and add your own salt. I hope that helps!
This cake was absolutely incredible! I always bake my own birthday cake, and I could not have chosen a better cake to ring in my 28th year of life. Everyone else loved it, too! So much fun to decorate. So much fun to devour!
So glad you enjoyed it! Happy birthday!
Lindsay,
U meant by ‘mix well” , using spatula, whisk or mixer?
Thanks ????
Can you double this recipe?
Hi Lindsay! I want to make this cake for a birthday party happening Saturday night, but I am busy most of Friday and Saturday. If I wanted to make the cake on Thursday, do you recommend making and frosting it, and then refrigerating it? Or should I make it and then frost it on Saturday morning? Just trying to find the best way to fit this yummy looking cake into my busy schedule!
If you could hold off till Friday, that’d be best. If not, I’d try making the whole thing and refrigerating it, then bring back to room temperature to serve.
Hi Lindsay, I can’t find the hershey’s special dark cocoa here. There’s a store here though that sells black cocoa 10/12% and ruddy red cocoa. Both are alkalized. Which one would you recommend?
I might just go with a natural cocoa. The Hershey’s Special Dark is a blend of natural and dutch cocoa. I’ve also just used natural cocoa and it’s great.
Just to say i am a student and was asked to make a cake with oil in it
I chose this one as it looked amazing
I somehow managed to get my cake exactly looking like this and it tasted #totes amazing!! I haven’t really ever had it when my cake looks so like the picture on the recipe!
To make everyone get the impression of how amazing it tastes… basically everyone in my school had to have a piece so i went home with a very tiny piece!!
It tasted just like an amazing brought cake
Thanks so much Lindsay! 🙂
Also forgot to say… i didn’t use a food processor to crumb up my oreos.. i just crunched them up in a bag so there were a few middle-sized chunks which i liked as it gave the cake more ‘crunch.’
It was perfect tasting
Awesome! I’m so glad everyone enjoy it!
Hi Lindsay your cake is really amazing and I do want to try it. I just want to know if you crumb oreo whit or whitout their filling and if you use a blend mixer or a stand mixer to make the chocolate cake. Thanks so much. Anna.
I leave the filling in the oreos. I typically use a stand mixer, but the cake itself would be easy to mix either way.
You’re very kind. I’m just starting with the cake. Thaks
Hi Lindsay, I’m just wondering if the cooking temperature is correct. I have never heard of baking a cake at 300; Usually 325 or 350. Also, the cake came out looking a little flat so I’m not sure if I did it right.
The temperature is correct. It’s a slow bake cake. It usually has a little dome for me.
Hi Lindsay,
i want to make this frosting for a birthday cake, but am wondering if I can just use more butter instead of shortening? I haven’t baked with shortening in years so just curious if I can alter the frosting to use only butter and maybe a heavier milk?
Thanks so much!
Yes, just replace the shortening with additional butter.
awesome, thank you! can’t wait to try it!
I attempted to make this Chocolate Oreo cake. I followed the recipe exactly but the cake bubbled up and burned, it never formed into a cake. What did I do wrong?
I made this for my birthday party and it was delicious! My mom said it tasted like it was from a bakery 🙂 I halved the frosting recipe and it was the perfect amount. This cake is good enough to make again, but I don’t think it would be a good idea if it’s not a special occasion, because I do not practice self-control. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
your cakes are beautiful, this one i will make
Thanks Maryam!
Hi Lindsay , thanks for this wonderful recipe, it came out excellent. my present challenge is that I made the buttercream and can’t find Oreo , I live in a French African country, can I used any other cookie I can find or must it be Oreo to get the result? please I waiting for a reply. thanks
Oreos do have a certain flavor, but you could definitely use a different chocolate cookie to make the crumbs.
Hi Linday, thank you for the recipe .My daughter is turning 7 years in 2 days and your cake will be perfect to bake.
I love South Africa ,I go almost every 4 months.Congrats on your husband citizenship. Will tag you once I post the pictures.
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it!
So excited to make this! A few questions, do you use a food processor to chop up the Oreos for the icing and also should the eggs be at room temperature?
Yes, I use a food processor for the Oreos. And the temperature of the eggs doesn’t make a big difference in this recipe. Either way is fine.
how long would this take to make because i have a 2 hour food lesson
Hi Lindsay! i was wondering if i can bake this cake in 4 days in advance, thank you!
It’s a very moist cake, so it’d probably be ok. 2-3 days would be better though.
Is it really baking soda or baking powder?
It’s really baking soda. 🙂
Hi Lindsay,
To thanks for the great recipe. I made this and it is wonderful. Only little thing though, the cake itself has baking soda after taste to it. Is it possible to reduce amount of baking soda and replace it with baking powder instead? Thanks again for your recipe.
This particular cake may not turn out quite right with baking powder, but you could try this chocolate cake, which uses a combination of the two.
Hi! I didn’t make this cake yet, but I wanted to say thank you for converting the quantities in grams,as I always struggle to find recipes in grams.Kind regards,Monica(Romania)
From the picture it looks like Oreos are in all of the icing. Is that an option is that what you did. Thanks!
Yes, there’s Oreo in all of the frosting.
Does this have to be refrigerated?
I don’t refrigerate it.
8-9 cups of powdered sugar?!?! Isn’t that TOO much sugar? I am always puzzled with all the sugar in american recipes… European sweets are less sweet, and I am from a country that has a tradition or really sweet sweets (baclava, ‘spoon’ fruit sweets etc).
HI, I just had a 9 inch cake pan, can i bake 3 times separately?
That should be fine.
Have you ever tried making a vanilla cake with golden oreos?
No, but I love that idea. 🙂
OREO ICING
1 1/2 cups (336g) butter
1 1/2 cups (284g) shortening
8-9 cups (920g-1035g) powdered sugar
3 cups Oreo crumbs (about 30 Oreos)
1 tsp vanilla extract
6-7 tbsp (90ml-105ml) water
5 Oreos, chopped, optional
Read more at https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/2015/02/04/chocolate-oreo-cake/#k55pm819CLxyuCRs.99
OREO ICING
1 1/2 cups (336g) butter
1 1/2 cups (284g) shortening
8-9 cups (920g-1035g) powdered sugar
3 cups Oreo crumbs (about 30 Oreos)
1 tsp vanilla extract
6-7 tbsp (90ml-105ml) water
5 Oreos, chopped, optional
Read more at https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/2015/02/04/chocolate-oreo-cake/#k55pm819CLxyuCRs.99
what do you mean butter or creamcheese???
1 1/2 cups (284g) shortening
Hi Margaret, I don’t understand your question. Are you unsure of what shortening is? There is no cream cheese in the frosting. It’s a combination of butter and shortening, which is a butter substitute. If you don’t want to use shortening, you can use additional butter to replace it.
I made the cake part today so that I can decorate it tomorrow. The cake is FANTASTIC. I think it’s my new go to chocolate cake recipe. My husband’s eyes became saucers when he ate some of the crumbs that fell off when one of my layers broke into three pieces coming out of the pan. I am just going to use that as the middle layer and hold it together with icing!
Hi,
with what can I replace the shortening (that not find in Italy) for the Oreo Icing?
Please let me know
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Thanks for letting me know Arian!
Hi! Can you use all butter in the oreo icing rather then shortening?
Yes, you can.
Can you freeze the icing?
Yes, it should be fine frozen.
Hello!
I made this two days in advance and just put it in the fridge. I was planning to serve it at room temp. Is two days too long in advance? Probably should have asked before I made it, haha.
It worked just fine – the cake was a hit. Thank you again for another excellent recipe!
Hi! Can I add coffee in place of the water for the cake?
I would think coffee would be fine.
This is seriously the best chocolate cake recipe I have ever made in my life. It moist beyond belief. I will never usee another chocolate cake batter in life. THANK YOU!!!!
I have made this cake before and everyone loved it! I was wondering if I could use this recipe to make cupakes instead? And if I were to make the cupcakes the day before, should I stick them in the fridge to keep them overnight?
Yes, it will work as cupcakes. I don’t typically refrigerate them, but you could.
Hello, I tried reading through all of the comments to find an answer but didn’t see anyone ask, I was curious if thou did anything special while frosting the cake to get the sides so smooth?
Hi Laura, here’s a link to my tutorial for getting that smooth frosting. 🙂
What size tip did you use for the dollops that the oreos go in on top of the cake? The oreos in the icing kept stopping up my tips
Yes, try to make sure the crumbs are nice and small. I used Ateco tip 844. It’s a little bigger than Wilton 2D.
How many people does this cake serve?
Can’t wait to bake it!! 🙂
I’d say 12-14 slices
Hi, I would love to try this cake and I wondered when you say oreo crumbs – does that include the cream filling? Or just the oreo with the filling scraped out?
Yes, I leave the filling in the Oreos
I want to make this cake for my sons first birthday, but put it in a 9×13 pan, do you have any suggestions on cooking time or recipie adjustments dor 9×13? If I have extra batter I will just make cupcakes with it. Also, would it be fine to freeze for an hour or so because I’m going to cut it out in the shape of a number 1
Hmm, I’m pretty sure it’d be fine in a 9×13 without adjusting the ingredients, I’m just not sure of the baking time. I’d think at least 30 minutes. And yes, it should be fine to freeze.
My 10 yr old daughter is making this me for me for Mother’s Day!! <3
I hope you enjoyed it!
Hi Lindsay, what form of vanilla do you use for the cake mixture when you say to add vanilla to the boiling water?
It’s vanilla extract.
Just made this cake today and it turned out amazing!!! Quick question: Does this need refrigerated and if not does it hurt it if it is? (I used water instead of milk in the frosting.)
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I did not refrigerate it. You can though, it won’t hurt it. But I do recommend serving cake at room temperature.
Hi! The cake looks very delicious, thank you for the recipe! I decided to make it for my father’s birthday, but i have a question. How much is 1 cup? 200 gramms or 300? Thanks!
I have updated the recipe with grams and ml. Enjoy!
I plan on making this over the weekend for a coworkers birthday. After reading through the comments, it didn’t seem to be an issue, but I wanted to be sure the frosting recipe makes a sufficient amount of frosting for between layers, outside, and piping. I’d hate to run short.
I think it makes just the right amount. There can be a difference in how much frosting people like though. Some like more, some like less. The amount listed makes what’s shown in the photos though.
The idea is great and I found the cake was great and I have a idea instead of eggs try Apple sauce
Hi ! Can i use heavy whipping cream instead of buttermilk ?
I don’t think so. I haven’t tried it, but they are quite different.
Whenever I don’t have buttermilk on hand I mix one tablespoon of distilled white vinegar or lemon juice with 1 c of milk… that will give you a cup of buttermilk????
Do you use cake flour or all purpose?
Thanks!
I use all purpose
Hi Lindsay,
I’m super excited to try this recipe for a friend’s birthday, thought I’m wondering if it can be made smaller using 6inch rounds instead of 9inch? If so, how should I adjust the recipe? Thanks!
It should b fine in a 6 inch pan but I haven’t done it myself, so I don’t know what the adjustments for time would be and how much batter you’d need, I’m sorry.
I made this cake for a birthday and it was a huge hit! The oero buttercream made it so rich and delicious!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Your cake looks fantastic! Really gonna make it for my bf birthday. By the way my oven isn’t that big, it can only afford 1 pan. Is it okay if i bake it one by one? Will the batter be okay? Thank you in advance! 🙂
The batter should be fine. 🙂
Also, I forgot to mention a few changes I made. I used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. And I used all butter, no shortening.
Hi there,
Just wanted to comment and say this was seriously the best cake I have ever made (and eaten!). I am new with making cakes. I probably have only made like 5 cakes before. And just wanted to comment for the beginners like me. This cake is super easy and seriously delicious. I made another cake before on another website and it was just so dry tasting. However, this cake is seriously moist and not dry at all. The buttercream is definitely heavy and the whole cake is very oreo-y. But that’s what I wanted! Thanks again!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the cake! Thanks Heather!
Hi!
Just finished making the cake, andwhile the cake part turned out perfectly, the icing had way too much shortning for us. It ruined the cake for us, which is too bad because it looked beautiful!
Next time I would skip the shortning and just use all butter.
I made the cake last night. I went to make the frosting and the website was down. Now the site is back up but not showing the recipe just the list of ingredients for both the cake and frosting…..
There were some updates being made this morning. Everything should be back to normal.
The recipe is not shown anymore just pictures and story.
Hi Stephanie, I just looked at it and it displays fine for me. Since there were updates done to the site today, you may need to clear your browser’s cache.
Will this recipe for the icing be enough to get the sides and top as thick as the pictures?
Yes, it should be.
This is a fabulous cake!! I have made it several times to rave reviews.
I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed it!
Boy, I thought that batter was TOO THIN, but it came out great! I have never baked any cake at 300 degrees, so I put it in at 350, which works for my oven. Did get a dome though- does the lower temp help with that?
No, the cake will have a little dome on it. I just cut it off.
When I was younger my childhood friend’s mom would make an oreo cake every once in awhile, and I’ve been craving for years. I saw this on pinterest the other day, and it looked so similar that I had to make it today. It came out great, and takes me back. Thank you so much! It’s delicious!
This cake looks beautiful. I just made with yesterday for my cousin, but I did make some additions. My cousin LOOOOVVVEDDDDDD it!
I added some vanilla pudding mix to the cake batter and some oreo crumbs. I made a white chocolate buttercream frosting with oreo crumbles. I topped the cake with mini oros and a chocolate drizzle. Yep…was pretty awesome! Thank you for your recipe contribution!
can i less the use of powdered sugar.. its too sweet for me with 8-9 cups..
if yes ?? is there adjustment to be made with the rest recipe?
i’d really love this recipe..to give it a try.
thank you
You can use less powdered sugar, but it adds volume to the icing and gives you more it to ice the entire cake. If you lessen it, you may need to make more icing which would give you more powdered sugar anyway. I will often use salted butter instead of unsalted, which helps cut down the sweetness, if you’d like to give that try. And don’t worry – the icing won’t taste salty. 🙂
Hi. I am in the UK and am interested in making this cake but I am not sure what shortening is, please can you enlighten me? Thanks, Jo.
Shortening is a butter replacement that helps make icing more stable. Feel free to replace it with butter though.
Vegetable shortening is a white, solid fat made from vegetable oils. In the UK it is sold under the brand names Trex, Flora White or Cookeen. I found this by doing a Google search for shortening in the UK and found the information on the following website https://www.nigella.com/kitchen-queries/view/Vegetable-Shortening-substitute/1697. I wanted to respond because I’ve found I’ve had to Google many similar items since moving from the US to Canada. I’m making this cake tomorrow for my husband’s birthday. It looks fabulous. Thanks for the recipe.
wow…. it’s look heavenly delicious <3
Hi Lindsay! 🙂 This cake looks sooo good! I really want to try it out but I was wondering if there was a difference in using this chocolate oil cake rather than a chocolate butter cake?
Thank you!!
Is there a specific butter cake you’re referring to? There can be quite a big difference between cakes but it’s really just a preference. There are great chocolate cakes with oil and with butter. This cake is my very favorite chocolate cake. It’s the moistest chocolate cake ever.
This was FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
I made the oreo cake on Thursday and it turned out beautiful. One little question though, the chocolate cake itself has the baking soda after taste. Is it possible to reduce amount of baking soda and add baking powder to the ingredients please? If so, what amount would you recommend please? Thanks for the great recipe.
This looks amazing, thanks for sharing! I am sure the homemade chocolate cake is the best, but would using a box cake mix be okay? If so, how many boxes for this three layer cake? Thanks!
I’m not sure how many boxes you’d need to make the same amount of cake batter. I’d think it would be one or two boxes.
My son wanted an oreo cake for his birthday, and I didn’t have a recipe for one. I found your recipe and I just wanted to thank you! It was delicious and I had a lot of compliments on it. I did change the frosting just a tad. I used 12 oz of softened cream cheese instead of the shortening. I also wanted to write Happy Birthday and trim the bottom so I used the 4 oz of left over cream cheese and a stick of butter, added 3 cups of powdered sugar and an rounded 1/8 cup of cocoa for chocolate cream frosting to decorate.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
I am wanting to make this again, for only one person, though. I made it the first time and it was delicious! Was a big hit at work and a really nice lady wanted to try some but I had none leftover. If you could please help me with this, that would be great!
I Made this cake yesterday for a surprise birthday for my boyfriend, and wow! Everybody loved it! I made a few modifications: 1 cup shortening to 2 cups butter for the frosting, and I couldn’t find dark cocoa so I used regular. I did use the chopped Oreos in the middle layers and if making again I would skip that part – if possible, this was too much Oreo! I know, I said it. Anyways this cake was a hit all around, so thanks for the recipe 🙂
Planning to make this this weekend. I’m confused about when to add the Oreos to the icing? Are the Oreos only in the middle icing layers or all of it? You talk about reserving some icing and adding the Oreos to the rest…
I’m sorry that was confusing. There are Oreo crumbs in the icing for the whole cake, but the icing you set aside and add chopped Oreos to is the icing that goes between the cake layers. It’s done that way because adding chopped Oreos to the icing for the outside of the cake would make it difficult to spread smoothly.
Do you use an electric mixer for the cake or mix by hand. Also, I was wondering if you ever froze the cake layers and, if so, how did you do it. I’d like to make this cake but my time is limited so I’d like to do it in stages if possible. Thanx.
I usually use a mixer, but you could probably do it by hand. I have frozen the layers before. My preferred way of freezing cake is to wrap each layer on it’s own, first with clear wrap, then again with aluminum foil. To defrost, put it in the fridge.
Hello,
I am making this cake tomorrow for my daughter’s birthday. I wanted to make the buttercream in advance, however, so I started it this evening. I feel like the powdered sugar in the frosting is grainy even after adding water and beating like crazy 🙂 How can I remedy this without dumping about $15 in ingredients?
Thanks
It’s possible that the powdered sugar needed to be sifted first. That’s the only thing I can think of that would make it grainy.
I mixed it for a while and it was still grainy. I did sift the powdered sugar before hand. But I decided rather than tossing it to put it in the fridge and see what it was like the next day since I was making it ahead of time anyway. When I checked it the next day it was perfect. Everyone loves the cake. Not sure why it was grainy. I have never had that happen before! Thanks for your help!
Hi just wandering if for the cake you used light brown sugar, caster or granulated. Thanks
It’s regular granulated sugar.
If I make these into cupcakes what temp would I use to cook them and how long?
It’s the same temperature. If you’d like instructions on making the chocolate cake as cupcakes, use this recipe.
hi! i dont have any parchment paper, can i leave i out? or will the cake stick really bad?
It’ll be fine without it, just be sure to grease the bottom of the pan instead.
I am making this for a birthday party but I was wondering what kind of shortening you used. Did you use Crisco or Hi Ratio Shortening? I can’t get my hands on Hi Ratio Shortening in time for the party but I also don’t want that greasy feel in your mouth if I used Crisco. If you used Hi Ratio Shortening I will just go with all butter but if you used Crisco/Butter icing and you say there is no filmy mouth feel then I will go with that 🙂 I can’t wait to try this…it looks so delicious!
I used crisco. I prefer it in my icing for several reasons (more stable and I think a better taste), but you can use all butter if you prefer.
I gained 8 kilo just by looking at this cake! 😉 But what a great recipe. We had a birthday party last weekend and there was a very happy 6 year old girl when she saw the Oreo cake! Yum! Yum! We all absolutely loved it! Thanks!!!
Hey – looks amazing! Gonna try this tonight in the UK. Just a quick question: is the flour self-raising or plain that you’re using? I’m never sure what the standard is in the U.S. 🙂
Thanks!
B
I use all purpose flour, although cake flour will work too.
Made this cake gluten free. My family loved it!!
That’s great! I’d love to know what changes you made for the gluten free version. 🙂
I would love to hear the gluten free version if you don’t mind sharing it. My baby niece is gluten intolerant and I would love to make this for her!
Your cAke looks divine !! I wish i could hav a big piece right now!
I am planing to make it tomorow for a friends birthday but he wants whipped cream icing , so can i use whiped cream with crushed oreos in it ?
Also can i put small pieces of oreo in the cake batter ?
Do u think it will taste good with these both changes ,
Looking forward to your advice
The Oreos would sink in the batter since it’s very thin, so that might not be best. I would think whipped cream would be fine, but them you’d need to refrigerate the cake.
I made this cake for my husband’s birthday… yum! This was the most delicious chocolate cake! As crazy as it sounds, we actually would eat ice cream with it to temper down the richness of the icing. 🙂 I am currently making cupcakes with the cake part and can’t wait until they are cool enough to frost and eat!
Hey! This cake looks amazing! I can’t wait to make it for my hubby’s birthday. I am curious though. What kind of tip did you use for the top of the cake?
I use the Ateco 844 tip, which is similar to the Wilton 1M
Hey!
Bout to preper this perfection to my birthday tomorrow –
and I keep failing posting a comment :
3 cups of butter (in case that we don’t have shortening) are about 600 grams of butter
and powdered suger is 8 cups?
Cuz it’s a-l-o-t of butter and way more suger that i’ve ever used.
cun I put less, like 2 or 3 or 4 cups of powdered suger?
Thanks!
The icing recipe makes quite a bit to be able to layer and ice the cake. You can certainly reduce the amounts of butter and/or sugar – it just changes the amount and consistency of icing. More sugar with give you a larger volume of icing and thickens the butter.
Hey!
1. By butter you mean actual butter or like whiped cream?
2. We don’t have shortening in our country. What can I use instead?
Thank! It’s gonna be my BDay cake!
P.s how much is it 1.5 cup of butter? Should I melt it? If so, how much is in in Grams?
I mean actual salted butter. You do not melt it, but it should be room temperature in the icing. I believe 1 1/2 cups would be about 460 grams. If you don’t have shortening, you can replace it with additional butter. Enjoy and happy birthday!
Hi! I’m planning on making this cake for my sister-in-law’s birthday. I have 3 9” round cake pans. Would I have to adjust the recipe or cook time? Also, I’m going to bake it the night before to have the following night. Would it be fine outside at room temp? Can’t wait to try! It looks super delicious.
You don’t need to adjust the recipe, just reduce the baking time a bit since your layers will be thinner. And by “outside”, I assume you mean not in the fridge. It is fine at room temperature. I hope you enjoy it!
This cake is stunningly beautiful. Wow is the only i can possibly say. This cake is a super cool idea. My brother’s birthday is right around the corner. Actually, this cake is a little bit overwhelming to amateur home cook like me. But let’s do it. I mean 12 birthday is milestone right? Wish you were here, because the cake of yours are really really amazing! I love it so much! Hope that i could make a eatable cake for my little man.
Thanks so much Madeline! I hope your brother enjoys it!
Hi!
I was wondering, in the icing, you said to put Oreo crumbs. Do you mean to crumble whole Oreo’s with the white stuff or just the black, hard part?
Thanks, I’m really looking forward to bake that cake!
You’ll use the entire Oreo. No need to remove the filling.
This is the cake my husband picked out for his birthday in a few days. I’m excited to make it! 🙂 I have a question. Is it correct that the baking
temperature is 300? It’s not a temperature I see very often. I didn’t see anyone in the comments say anything about it, so I’m assuming it’s not a typo, but I just wanted to make sure. Thanks!
Yes, 300 is correct. It’s a slow bake cake.
Hi, the Baking temperature is 300 degres celcius ? Thanks
300 degrees Fahrenheit
I made this cake for a BBQ last weekend and it was amazing!!! This chocolate cake recipe is going to be my new go-to cake recipe, and I loved the frosting! This is the first recipe I have tried from your blog but certainly not the last! I’m on the hunt for another one to make this weekend 🙂
Awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Hi Lindsay ive fallen inlove with this cake and would loveee to make it only problem im in london and have no idea about american weight convertions is there a website link you could refer me too that i could follow, thankyou Jasmin
You know, I usually just look up a conversion calculator. But recently I was comparing actual measurements to the calculator and they seem off. I’d like to update some recipes with weight and ml measurements and hopefully will be able to do it soon. I’m learning about the right way to do it now.
Hi thanks for posting this recipe. Just wanted to ask if the 300 degrees F is in a conventional oven or fan forced. Many thanks
It’s a convection oven.
In the process of baking this bad boy right now! Cannot wait to taste it! Quick question before I start the frosting- should I leave the cream filling in the Oreos before I blend the cookies into crumbs, or should I leave the filling in them?
Sorry I wasn’t able to respond sooner. You can leave the filling in the Oreos
Thanks for this recipe. It’s the best cake I’ve ever made and my husband who doesn’t care too much for cakes, couldn’t stop eating it. The cake is really light and fluffy and perfect. Thanks again!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
may i ask what kind of flour you used? is it cake flour or all purpose flour? thanks!
All purpose flour
Is there a #13 or is that just a typo? I’m in the process of making this fab cake
Just a typo, I’ll fix it. Thanks! Enjoy it!
How could you cut this recipe down for making a smaller, 2 layer cake??
It’s hard for me to say. You could cut the recipe in half and make one layer. I’m not sure how big you want it to be.
hi lindsay!! 🙂 this looks great and i think it will taste better than just looking at the photos! 🙂 i want to try this but can i use dutch processed cocoa (bensdorp)? i dont have any access to buying hershey’s dark cocoa -.- annnnd might take 50-60mn for me to buy unsweetend cocoa powder.. hmm can i use dutch processed instead?
Hmmm, I don’t know. I’ve never used it before. I’d like to say that it’d be fine, but I’m not sure. I’m sorry.
Hello! I absolutely loved this recipe, but I’m going to need some help… I live in Brazil, and here we don’t have buttermilk or shortening. Any ideas for substitutes? Thanks!
The buttermilk can be replaced with regular milk. The shortening can be replaced with additional butter.
Hi, I’m also from south america. How much butter to be exact?
How could you adjust this for 8″ cake pans instead of 9″??
You’ll just want to bake them a little longer. Probably 5 minutes or so. Just keep an eye on it.
I want to make this on Thursday for my mother in laws birthday. Can I use 3 8 by 2 inch pans? Also can I replace the shortening in the icing with butter?
Yes, to both. You’ll just want to keep an eye on the cakes – they’ll take a little longer to bake.
Will the icing come out as whipped cream or buttercream? Or something else?
The icing is a buttercream.
I made this last weekend for my son’s birthday and it was DIVINE!! turned out just like your picture…. other than cutting the oreos for the top… they sure crack easy 🙂 everyone loved it! Thanks much!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I want to make this for my birthday, or have someone make it. This cake is everything…..*drooling*
Do you crush the whole oreo’s for the frosting including the cream? Or just use the cookie crumbs? Thanks! Making this for my sons birthday 🙂
Use the whole Oreo, including the filling.
I made this cake a few months ago and it was the best cake I have ever made. I am currently trying it as cupcakes and they are not rising at all. Any suggestions?
Hmm, it should work perfectly as cupcakes. Are you sure you didn’t forget to add the baking soda? I have this recipe posted as chocolate cupcakes here if you’d like to see it. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/moist-homemade-chocolate-cupcakes/
How would you alter this for a 9×13 cake?
I haven’t actually made this in a 9×13 pan before, so I can’t say for sure. You might only need about 3/4 of the batter.
I made this cake just as described for my 14 year old daughter and it turn out delish. Now I am trying to bake it in a 9/12 in pan, and it took forever to get the center cook, now im worried it will be to dry for a birthday party. I have one more cake to go, and I will omit some batter to see if that helps. Oh, and I did try to pipe it through my tip and bag, and it turned out to thick to pipe, so I just piped it out of the bag without a tip. Thank you for sharing this beautiful, delicious recipe. ????
Im making this cake and was wondering if when i use the oreos to make crumbs do i use the whole oreo or just the cookie part not the mide
Use the whole Oreo.
This cake is a sight for sore eyes! I could use a huge slice of this right now and a chickflick. Just what the Dr ordered! I keep praying about your husband’s citizenship! xox
Thanks Lindsey! I actually was watching “The Other Woman” on HBO a couple days ago and thought about you and our first chickflick movie date. 😉
This cake looks beautiful and so yummy. Could I make this cake the day before? Would I refrigerate it or would that dry it out? Thanks
Yes, you can make it a day before, it’ll still be very moist. I would not refrigerate it.
Can coffee be used instead of boiling water?
Yes, it can.
I used a 9 inch pan but mine haven’t really set up and I’m past the 40 min mark… do you think I put too much batter in and it will turn out fine? Or do you think I’ll end up burning the bottom if I bake it till it sets?
Did you use only one pan? If so, you’re going to want to keep baking it but it may not turn out great. Putting all that cake batter in one pan and having to cook it for that long can make a very dense and possibly dry cake. I would suggest using at least two cake pans.
looks delicious ….cant wait to try it
does it ned to be stored in the refrigerator or can it stay out for a day?
I wouldn’t put it in the fridge. I usually leave it on the counter. It should be fine for a day. It’ll be very moist.
Hi Lindsay, out of curiosity, may I ask why you wouldn’t recommend it to be refrigerated? Thank you!
This is super delicious. I made a cake and cupcakes for my sons 16th Birthday party. It was a hit!!!!
I did the cupcakes at the same temperature and put them in for 25 minutes. Super moist and chocolaty.
I was reading this while my 9 year old son was sitting beside me, and he got drooling over this and kept begging me to make it for him! This looks to die for. Gotta make it very soon for the little guy. And for myself too. Yum! Pinned!
Aww, thanks so much! 🙂 Thanks for the pin!
Would I be able to make this as a sheet cake? If so, what size would you recommend and cook time? My daughter wants an Oreo cake for her birthday next weekend and I would love to make this!
I’ve been meaning to try this as a sheet cake but haven’t yet. I can’t say for sure yet, but I do think it would probably be OK. I’m not sure really about the bake time yet.
Did you make this as a sheet cake? Did it work for you? I was thinking to try it in a Bundt pan. What do you think?
Tons of Oreos crushed in the icing?!?! This is my kind of icing!!! Absolutely beautiful, I adore Oreo’s!
Thanks Annie!
Um, wow. Just…wow. This cake would make me very, very happy. Good luck to him on his test!!
this is totally my kind of cake! omg, yum!!
Lindsay, dude, you seriously make the most beautiful looking cakes! Fingers crossed for your husband on his citizenship test!!! he’s going to rock it and hope you guys get to go on your trip soon!!!
Thanks so much Alice! 🙂
I would never pass a citizenship test I’m pretty positive! Good luck to your hubs and he better be rewarded with this fantastic cake! YUM!
Oh WOW! Looks to die for! I LOVE oreo’s and this looks delish! I want this for my b-day.
Thanks Rebecca! 🙂
I’m about to make this cake but I was wondering if I’m suppose to use a mixer or not?
Either way is fine actually. It’s so easy, you don’t really need a mixer for the cake batter.
Your cakes are always so gorgeous, Lindsay! And this one looks amazing. Anything with oreos is a winner in my book! Looks delish! Pinned!
Thanks so much Gayle! 🙂
So ummm this cake is indeed the cake of all cakes to celebrate with. I am so excited for the hubs and I know he will do well on the test! And then it will be time to have a hunk of this masterpiece. I’m so in love!
There’s no way I’d be able to pass the test if I had to take it. Information does not stick with me at all. I’m sure hubby is going to do great though. I’m wishing him the best of luck! This cake should be your celebratory cake! It looks phenomenal!
Sign me up for some private cake making lessons because I need to learn and this one is gorgeous Lindsay! And only one bag of oreos is in it?!
Ha, there’s only one FULL bag. 😉
What type of butter did you use? stick? salted or unsalted?
I use salted butter for the frosting that comes in sticks.
I am SO not looking forward to taking that test in a few years! But I am totally wishing him luck and I know he will KNOCK it out!
Just like I will knocking this cake right into my face. Gimme all dat Oreo deliciousness! Pinned!
The cake was quite sticky. Almost like a fudge cake.
So excited to make this cake! One question do you let the water cool after boiling or do you let the water cool?
You want to add the water while it’s still hot.
First off, congrats to you guys! That’s an amazing milestone. I really want to look at those questions and test myself.
And second, I need to not look at this cake too long. It’s making me want to reach above the fridge at 6 AM and eat a ton of Oreos. It’s so fantastic!
The batter turned out like soup. Is it supposed to? I followed the recipe this T. They are in oven now. I hope they turn out.
Yes, it’s a very thin batter.
Mine was the same and Ive just checked it at 35 minutes and its still liquid in the middle 😕 ive never added this much liquid to a cake mix it felt way too runny
The cake was delicious. However, I had trouble piping as the oreos kept getting stuck. How did you crush your oreos? I typically crush them into fine crumbs in the blender, but I used a rolling pin this time.
Yea, I use a food processor to grind them into crumbs. You don’t want any chunks or they’ll get stuck in a piping tip very easily.
Hello ! I have a question, if u don’t mind! So, does it mean that one slice has 995 calories?
Is it 300 degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius?
Fahrenheit