I’ve been excited about cheesecake cakes ever since I baked my first and favorite one, the Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake, many years ago. I love the flavors in this Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Cake.  It’s all about Oreo’s.  The white cake layers are combined with Oreo’s to create cookies and cream cake layers. There’s a layer of creamy cheesecake plopped right in the middle of those two cake layers.  And the whole cake is covered in cream cheese frosting.  Plenty of Oreo’s are used for garnish.

How to assemble a Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Cake:

First, you’ll follow instructions for baking the cake and the cheesecake.  Then you can proceed with assembly. Place one cake layer on your serving platter or cake stand.  Spread a thin layer of frosting on top of the cake layer. This will act as the “glue” to adhere to the cheesecake layer.  The cheesecake is then placed on top of the first cake layer. Then you’ll frost a tiny bit on top of the cheesecake layer.  And the second layer of cake is placed on top of the cheesecake.

The whole cake is frosted. You should have enough frosting left over to pipe on a few pretty designs.

Use whole Oreo’s for garnish– however you see fit.

You can see how I just piped little puff of the frosting alternately on the cake, so I had room for Oreo’s in-between.

Make ahead tips:

The cheesecake can be made ahead of time and just kept wrapped in the freezer until you’re ready to use it.  The cake layers may also be made a day ahead and wrapped in plastic wrap until ready to use.  I like to make the whole cake and let it refrigerate all day or overnight before serving.

Look how pretty it is when you cut into it. You can see that you’ll get plenty of that cheesecake in the middle to enjoy with the cake.  It’s like getting the best of both worlds in just one dessert!

Because this cake is so incredibly rich, it feeds a lot of people. You can probably get 16 slices out of it because no one will want a large piece. It’s a cake that you’ll keep refrigerated until right before serving.  Keep leftovers in the refrigerator too. Happy birthday to me!  I’ll be eating this cake… all day long 🙂

Here are a few more cake recipes you might like to try:

Funfetti Bundt Cake Spice Cake Chocolate Ganache Cake Raspberry Lemon Cake White Wedding Cake Pumpkin Sheet Cake Banana Pudding Cake Irish Cream Bundt Cake