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Mint Oreo Cake

Mint Oreo Cake is a triple layer vanilla cake with layers of creamy Oreo frosting. This is a dessert that will wow anyone who takes a bite.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: mint chocolate cake, mint oreo cake, oreo cake, St. patrick's Day cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 2063kcal
Author: Jill

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

  • 3 9 inch round cake pans
  • 3 sheets of parchment paper
  • 1 10 inch round cake board
  • 1 C whole milk
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp mint extract
  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 2 C sugar
  • 3 C flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 5 large egg whites
  • Kelly green leaf green and mint green gel food coloring
  • 4 C crushed mint Oreos leaving some whole mint Oreos for decorating

Oreo Frosting Ingredients

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients

Instructions

Cake Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degree's and spray all 3 cake pan with pam baking spray and set aside
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the milk and vanilla and set aside
  • Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder
  • Alternating between the milk and dry ingredients, gradually pour into the butter mixture. Mixing on low to medium speed until combined
  • Using another large mixing bowl and a hand mixer, beat the eggs until stiff peaks form
  • Fold into the cake batter
  • Divide the batter between three bowls
  • Mix in a few drops of kelly green food coloring into one bowl
  • Mix in a few drops of leaf green food coloring into the second bowl
  • Min in a few drops of mint green food coloring into the third bowl
  • You should have three different shades of green
  • Pour the batter's into the cake pans
  • Bake in the oven for 23-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center
  • Allow the cakes to cool completely before removing from cake pans
  • Place the cakes onto a cutting board
  • Using a cake slicer, remove the domes from the cakes
  • Place one layer of cake onto the cake board

Mint Oreo Frosting Directions

  • Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form. About 5-7 minutes
  • Scoop about 1 C of the mint Oreo frosting onto the darker green cake layer
  • Sprinkle 1/2 C of the crushed Oreos onto the top of the frosting
  • Place the second lighter green cake layer on top
  • Repeat steps with the frosting and another cup of crushed Oreos
  • Place the last layer of cake on top

Vanilla Frosting Directions

  • Using a standing mixer, combine all of the vanilla ingredients into the mixer and mix until stiff peaks form
  • Scoop two cups of frosting onto the cake and frost the cake
  • Smooth with an angled spatula until smooth
  • Place a 9 inch round cake board onto the top of the cake
  • Split the frosting into three bowls
  • Mix in leaf green food coloring into one bowl
  • Mix in mint green food coloring into the second bowl
  • Leave the third bowl white
  • Scoop each frosting into their own piping bags
  • Scoop some white vanilla frosting into the piping bag with the star tip
  • Cut the tips off the piping bags
  • Pipe the darker green around the edge of the bottom of the cake twice
  • Pipe the lighter green around the middle twice
  • Pipe the white frosting around the top twice
  • Smooth with an angled spatula
  • In a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream until simmering
  • Place the chocolate chips into a heat safe bowl
  • Once the heavy whipping cream is steaming, pour the heavy whipping cream over the chocolate chips and let sit for a minute
  • Whisk until smooth
  • Gradually pour the chocolate ganache into drizzles over the top of the cake
  • Allow the ganache to harden
  • Pipe vanilla frosting, sprinkle some crushed Oreos over the vanilla frosting, place the whole Oreos onto the side of the frosting
  • Cut into slices and enjoy

Nutrition

Calories: 2063kcal | Carbohydrates: 223g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 129g | Saturated Fat: 76g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 36g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 283mg | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 576mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 172g | Vitamin A: 3343IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 12mg