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A round cake with white frosting and white chocolate drip, topped with swirls of cream, chocolate sandwich cookies, and sprinkles. More cookies line the sides—perfect for anyone searching for unique birthday cakes ideas.

Oreo Drip Cake Recipe

This Oreo Drip Cake features fluffy cake, cookies and cream frosting, and a rich chocolate drip. Perfect for birthdays and celebrations.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword how to make a drip cake, oreo drip cake, Oreo Drip Cake Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12
Author momma lew

Ingredients

  • Baking Spray or Cake Release
  • 2 boxes white or French vanilla cake mix
  • 1 box Oreo pudding
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 15 oz pack Oreos
  • White candy melts or Almond Bark
  • ½ pound unsalted butter room temperature
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 pound 4 cups, scooped and leveled confectioners sugar.
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 and prepare pans
  2. Make cake according to box instructions. Add in the Oreo pudding with the cake mix.
  3. Chop up 7-8 Oreos and fold into the batter. Do not over mix.
  4. Fill cake pans 3/4 full.
  5. Place in oven and reduce the temperature to 340. Allow cake to bake 40-45 mins or until a skewer or butter knife comes out clean.
  6. Let cool completely in the pans (for one hour).

  7. Level the cakes while still inside of the pans. Place a cake board over the top and flip the cake out.

  8. For 4 layers of icing torte the cake (slice the layer in half, horizontally).

  9. Leave as is chill the cake layers or freeze them wrapped in plastic wrap.

  10. Remove cake layers from freezer or fridge and have ready to go with Buttercream, melted chocolate and sprinkles.

  11. Add a small amount of butter cream to the center of your cake board and lay down your first layer of cake.

  12. Using the Buttercream inside of your piping bag with a fitted 1M or 2D tip, build a damn of buttercream.

  13. Next add buttercream to the center and using an offset spatula smooth it out. Add Oreos on top, cutting them to fit.
  14. Fill in the entire center with cookies and lay another level of cake on top.
    Repeat until cake is built.

  15. Crumb coat the cake and let firm up in the freezer. Assess if more buttercream is needed or not at this point. If not, apply your second coat of buttercream after 5 mins.

  16. Add a row of Oreos around the base of the cake.

  17. Return cake to freezer while you melt the chocolate.

  18. Add melted chocolate to a piping bag or use a spoon to drip chocolate off the top. If your icing is too thick and not dripping, add a small amount of melted coconut oil or vegetable oil to thin it out.

  19. The chocolate will harden pretty quickly if your cake is cold. If the cake is room temperature, it will take a little while for the chocolate to set up. Pop it in the
    fridge to speed this process along.

  20. To decorate the top, melt 1 cup of the chocolate (candy melts or candy coating) in 30 second increments in your microwave stirring after each time. About 3 times will melt the chocolate fully.

  21. Stir to allow residual heat to melt any lingering chunks.

  22. Add to a piping bag. Snip the tip leaving a small space open and pipe drops of chocolate along the side of the cake.

  23. Imagine the top of the cake is the face of a clock. We want to pipe our buttercream swirls at 12, 3, 6 & 9.
  24. The cake is “marked” where I want to pipe tall buttercream swirls.
  25. Using a consistent pressure we want to pipe a circular pattern upwards to create a tall
    buttercream swirl.
  26. After the first 4 are piped, pipe another set of 4 in between the first set.
  27. Immediate add toppings
    (sprinkles and cookies)

Recipe Notes

How to Store Oreo Drip Cake

Because this Oreo drip cake is frosted with buttercream and topped with ganache, it should be stored properly to keep it fresh and beautiful.

If serving within 24 hours, you can keep the cake covered at cool room temperature (as long as your kitchen isn’t warm). For longer storage, place the cake in the refrigerator in an airtight cake container or loosely covered with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.

Before serving, let the cake sit at room temperature for 30–60 minutes. This allows the buttercream to soften and the cake layers to return to that perfectly fluffy texture.

Can you freeze Oreo drip cake?

Yes! You can freeze the fully assembled cake or individual slices. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil, and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then bring to room temperature before serving for best flavor and texture.

Pro tip: If you plan to freeze, wait to add delicate toppings like whole Oreos until after thawing for the best presentation.