This Oreo Poke Cake is one of my favorite easy and delicious cakes to throw together for any occasion. This moist and flavorful cookies and cream cake is layered with chocolate cake, Oreo pudding, cool whip, and crushed Oreos. It’s the perfect cake for birthday parties, holiday gatherings, or to celebrate making it to Friday. ;)
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“Made this tonight and simply amazing!” – Patricia
Oreo Cake Recipe
I’ve always been a sucker for Oreos. Oreo Cheesecake, Oreo Blizzards, Oreo Balls, just plain ole Oreos…I’m a huge fan! There’s something about the flavors of a cookies and cream cake that takes me back to childhood and puts an instant smile on my face.
When I’m in the mood for an easy and amazing poke cake recipe, especially when going to a potluck or feeding a crowd, this creamy Oreo Poke Cake is at the top of my list. It uses all kinds of shortcuts but is still delicious and typically devoured in minutes. You’re gonna love this one!
Oreo Poke Cake (Easy Oreo Cake Recipe)
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 9×13 Baking Pan
- Food Processor (optional)
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix 432 grams (1 box)
- 1¼ cups water 284 grams
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil 67 grams
- 3 large eggs 150 grams
- 8.4 ounces instant Oreo pudding mix 238 grams (2 4.2-ounce boxes)
- 3 cups milk 681 grams, at least 2%
- 8 ounces whipped topping 227 grams, thawed (1 tub), such as Cool Whip
- 14.3 ounces Oreo cookies* 405 grams, half crushed and half left whole (1 package)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Bake cake per instructions on the box.15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix, 1¼ cups water, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 3 large eggs
- Transfer cooked cake to a cooling rack and let it cool 10 minutes.
- Use the rounded handle (diameter ¾-1 inch) of a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to poke holes in 1-inch intervals in the cake.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry pudding mix and milk until it just begins to thicken, approximately 1½ minutes. It should be slightly thickened.8.4 ounces instant Oreo pudding mix, 3 cups milk
- Pour the pudding over the warm cake and specifically aim for the holes.
- Use an offset spatula to spread the pudding over the entire cake. Gently push down on the pudding as you spread it over the cake.
- Cover the cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cool, about 1 hour.
- When the cake is cool, spread the whipped topping over the pudding layer.8 ounces whipped topping
- Recover the cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- While the cake is in the refrigerator, place half (about 20) cookies in a Ziplock bag and crush them or use a food processor.14.3 ounces Oreo cookies*
- When ready to serve the cake, sprinkle the whipped topping layer with the crushed and whole Oreos.
Becky’s Tips
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
How To Make An Oreo Poke Cake Step By Step
Preheat the oven and prepare the baking pan: Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
Bake the cake mix: Bake the cake per instructions on the box adding 1¼ cups water, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, and 3 large eggs. Transfer the cooked cake to a cooling rack and let it cool for 10 minutes.
Poke holes in the cake: Use the rounded handle of a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to poke holes in the cake, leaving 1 inch between them.
Prepare the pudding: Whisk together an 8.4-oz package of instant Oreo dry pudding mix and 3 cups of milk until it just begins to thicken, approximately 1½ minutes.
Pour the pudding over the cake: Pour the pudding over the warm cake, making sure to fill the holes. Using an offset spatula, spread the pudding over the entire cake and gently push down on the pudding as you spread it over the cake. Cover the cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cool, about 1 hour.
Layer the cake with whipped topping: When the cake is completely cool, spread 8 ounces of the whipped topping over the pudding layer. Cover the cake once again with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Prepare the crushed Oreos: While the cake is in the refrigerator, place about 20 cookies in a Ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Alternatively, place them in the food processor and process a few times until small crumbs form.
Top cake with Oreo crumbs: Sprinkle Oreo cookie crumbs over the whipped topping layer.
Serve and enjoy: Top each slice with a full-sized Oreo cookie and get ready to devour.
Storage
Place uneaten cake in an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Serving Suggestions
This Oreo Poke Cake makes the ultimate treat. I like to serve it with a glass of this refreshing lavender lemonade or a flavorful iced chai latte on a hot day. For a cozy afternoon snack, the kids will love this crockpot hot chocolate.
My older grandson is an Ore freak. Unfortunately he is at college in LA and I would have no idea how to mail this to him!!!’
This would be a great surprise next time he visits!!
Made this tonight and simply amazing !
Thanks for sharing, Patricia! It’s a tasty one, isn’t it!
I made this day and it was delish. Even my youngest son who is a health nut, couldn’t pass up trying a health piece. My only change/additionwas I used triple chocolate chip cake mix and added extra chocolate chips to cake mix and substituted one cup of the milk for 1 can of sweetened condensed milk for extra sweetness to the pudding It was DA BOMB!!! Thank you for such a great easy and quick dessert.
Your Oreo Poke Cake looks and sounds delicious. However, I think your nutrition facts must be wrong. The cake mix alone would have a lot more than 64 calories per serving if it only made 8 servings, as you stated. Then you add the pudding, milk, Cool Whip and the cookies. How did you calculate this?
You are so right, thanks for saying something! It’s a wordpress app that calculates based on the ingredients, but it’s not fool proof by any means. I went through and calculated by hand and it changed it a lot :) :). Thanks again.
BECKY ,MY SON JUST TURNED 55…HE LOVES COCONUT SO I MADE HIM YOUR COCONUT POKE CAKE IT WAS A BIG HIT AND SO EASY TO DO..THANKS I NEED TO TRY THIS OREO ONE NEXT MONTH FOR HIS SONS BIRTHDAY…MY LITTLE CHOCOLATE LOVER…
Hope you love it! Happy bday to your son :) :)
I made this day and it was delish. Even my youngest son who is a health nut, couldn’t pass up trying a health piece. My only change/additionwas I added extra chocolate chips to cake mix and substitutedo one cup of the milk for 1 can of sweetened condensed milk for extra sweetness. It was DA BOMB!!! Thank you for such a great easy and quick dessert.