Oreo Poke Cake
Listen, ladies…
We need to have a long overdue discussion.
It’s about public restrooms.
Yes, I’m going there. On a food blog. But you’ve left me no choice.
I’m not going to go in depth on cleanliness issues, because you already know.
What are we, pigs?
Is it that hard to flush? Do half of us not have opposable thumbs or something, because I am completely confused.
AND WHO STEALS ALL THE LOCKS???
Have you ever TRIED carrying a 20 pound weight around your midsection, while squatting and trying to hold a door shut at the same time?
It’s a desperate situation.
I emerge practically expecting a medal or applause.
Anyways, if we could just use the restroom like normal humans, flush, and leave the locks on the dang doors, LIKE I ASSUME EVERYONE DOES AT HOME, everything should be just fine, right?
Thanks.
Now.
On to cake!!
Would you believe that my little guy doesn’t eat cake?
He’s “not a fan of frosting”.
His exact words.
So when we go to birthday parties, guess who walks around bored while all the kids stuff their faces with cake and frosting?
My kid. My kid is the weirdo at your kid’s birthday party. Sorry.
Anyways — I talked him into trying a slice of THIS cake and he was crazy for it. He’s since asked me to make it again, it’s that good.
Oreos, white cake, Oreo pudding, Cool Whip, and more Oreos.
What more do you need from life?
This cake is so ridiculously easy, and tastes AMAZING. Perfect for any potluck or party, or just a night at home.Oreo Poke Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 1 box white cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare
- 1 package Oreo cookies
- 1 (4.2 oz) box instant Oreo Pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 8 oz container Cool Whip, thawed
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour a 9×13 baking pan and set aside.
2. Line bottom of prepared pan with Oreos. Prepare cake batter as instructed on box and pour over cookies in pan. Spread evenly and bake until center springs back when lightly touched, 20 – 25 minutes.
3. Immediately after removing cake from oven, prepare pudding: In a medium sized bowl, whisk together pudding mix and cold milk for about a minute or so — you want it to start to thicken but still be pourable. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes in the cake, about an inch apart.
4. Pour pudding over cake, spreading it into the holes. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving. Top with Cool Whip and additional crushed cookies.
And today you get a two for one because my friend Shelly made Oreo Pudding Cookies!! Hop over for the recipe.
Enjoy and have a happy Tuesday!!
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Who wouldn’t love this? I think I could eat the whole cake!
You are SO right about women’s public restrooms.. It’s puzzling..
Anyway, the cake looks amazing!
I couldn’t agree more with you on the public bathroom situation. Women (myself and you excluded) are disgusting. It makes me want to leave passive aggressive notes everywhere about proper bathroom etiquette.
Oreos are my latest obsession! Can’t wait to make this!!
My Son (age6, almost 7) doesn’t like cake either! I SLAVED over his birthday cake last year — literally took me all day to make the pirate ship and little pirates he wanted for his cake. AND THEN HE DIDN’T EAT ANY!!!!! Weird kids. Love the cake idea here. Might give it a whirl and see if it changes his mind.
First of all, yes, thank you. I feel that way in every public restroom! Do these people act that way at home??
And second, my brother was always that kid too. He hated cupcakes and was always just staring as kids were excitedly celebrating. I love poke cakes too because they’re so simple (especially since my fiance doesn’t like frosting either…where are these people coming from??). Looks yummy!!
My nephew doesn’t like cake either! He says it’s boring. But he does love anything cookies n’ cream related. Too bad he’s in Air Force Basic Training…too bad for him, because I am sooo going to make this! But I’ll still send him a letter telling him allll about it. Yeah, I’m that kind of an Aunt. :)
I tried to make these almost exlacty a year ago (but with cake instead of oreos) and I had nearly the same experience- they were delish, but messy! I vowed that they were too much work and that I would never make them again, but lately I’ve found myself dreaming about them and I’ve gotten a few tips since- so I think that I might try again. Maybe I’ll take some pictures of them for you for your post!Angie Cousins recently posted..
Don’t even get me started on the ladies who like to ‘hover’ and then don’t wipe down the seat when they’re done – sorry if that’s too graphic. Many of the girls in my family, myself included, have tiny bladders and have to visit public restrooms more than we’d ever choose to and we joke that there should be a rating system for clean public restrooms available to everyone so you know where to avoid all together – is there an app for that? On a different note, my daughter is really on an Oreo kick right now – her favorites being Mint Oreo blizzards or cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream so this would be a welcome treat around here – especially since white cake is her all-time favorite thing.
YUM. Keep those cake mix recipes a’comin’! I have 3 boxes to use up! :)
Mmm such an awesome cake idea! Love it!
So there MAY be another weirdo kid who doesn’t like frosting *raises hand* but Cool Whip frosting is a whole other ballpark. I love me some Cool Whip, and I know I’d be all fingers in this frosting which isn’t weird at all, right? Right?! Also, women are sometimes grosser than men. I’ve discovered this also while visiting public restrooms and dressing rooms. Sigh, the things people leave there will always make me question humanity.
Max won’t eat cupcakes, either. But his affliction is the cake. He does care for frosting. And only frosting.
I need to try my hand at a poke cake.
It sounds like something from the Old West.
I’m not a huge frosting fan either. But I mean that I don’t like TONS of it. I like it, but not when it overpowers what it’s on top of. Unless it’s cream cheese frosting, because I can eat that by itself.
My brother hates cupcakes, but loves oreos, so maybe I can tempt him with this cake. I haven’t had too much luck with poke cakes. It seems like the pudding, no matter how thin or thick it is, just sits on top of the cake or only goes part-way in. Still, this cake looks too good to resist!
Three things:
1. My enormo gripe about public restrooms is the lack of hookage – who is stealing all the door hooks?!? And why?!?!?! I NEED A PLACE TO HANG MY STUFF.
2. Why is this called a poke cake? I might have missed it… I first read it with my Hawaiian hat on and thought itwas a fish cake. I’m SO glad it’s an Oreo cake instead.
3. What did you think of Bachelor Pad finale?!?! Are you wearing a headdress and crystal eye stickers just like Jaime right now?!?!
Yum! I love anything with oreos
bahaha I loved that little bathroom talk up top. Hilarious. On a food related note, this cake looks ridiculously good!!
My husband won’t eat cake…just like your son. It’s depressing…
Your cake looks amazing!!
Oh heck yes. The more Oreos the better! Although I’m not gonna lie to you, I’d probably slather some Oreo buttercream on this.
I HEARTILY agree about the public restrooms. I just don’t understand.
And mmmm, this cake looks yummy!
I love poke cake and I love oreos. this was MEANT to happen!!
AGREED about the bathrooms, holy moly. Some of the grossest places I’ve ever been in my life are women’s bathrooms!! What, do we turn into slobbenly pigs and lose our manners when we leave the house? CLEAN IT UP, LADIES…
Ok, sorry. That cake looks delicious. :)
What a fab and easy cake..Oreo Pudding Cake.. next up on my list..
this will be a yummy hit at our next {KC> Chiefs tailgate party!!! thanks for sharing all of this yummy goodness with me…
My son is now 17 and STILL does not like the entire frosting thing. I want to say I am proud of this but somehow I feel like it’s soo wrong on so many different levels!! :)
hi! this is me…validating :) your pictures are gorgeous. somehow, you got the pink ‘glow’ going on…great job! and, lovin’ your patter on girls’ restrooms…you are spot on with your comments. oh, yeah, btw: the cake looks yummy. enjoyed visiting your site. i’m making it a ‘favorite’.
i swear women are the worst when it comes to public bathrooms. the ones at work are disgusting. i almost gag every time i step into a stall cause some unsuspecting thing is in there. i’d gladly take a slice of this cake for my reward of going into a public bathroom haha
Wow this is perfect timing. My husbands bday is Monday and he requested NO cake just my frozen fruit salad. Of course NO Birthday Cake isn’t in my vocabulary. His favorite 3 things on earth to indulge in are hamburgers, Oreos and fritos. Now that you’ve shared this recipe I have to make it, even if he throws it in the trash after one bite – this is it.
Just one question? Do you pour the pudding on while the cake is still warm or literally wait until the cake comes out of the oven to prepare the pudding? I’ve never even seen Oreo pudding. Is it with all the other boxed puddings?
Thanks for this recipe!
I wait until the cake is out of the oven to prepare the pudding because you don’t want it to set…you want it to be pourable. If you let the pudding set for too long it will become firm.
But it only takes a minute to mix up the pudding, so the cake will still be warm when you pour it on :)
Great, I can’t wait to make it. I’m printing the recipe now.
Not a fan of frosting?! Are you sure he is your kid? lol! I, on the other hand, could eat this entire cake.
Lovely photographs . . . Soft pink was an excellent choice of colors to offset that yummy Oreo cake!
When I see recipes like this it makes me sad that I live out in the boonies and only have access to a little grocery store. (We don’t have Oreo pudding :( ) This looks so good and I love how easy it sounds. Next time I get to the city I am going to stock up!
My son won’t eat cake or frosting either. He would rather eat cucumbers, raw carrots, and salad than anything else. Most parents wouldn’t complain, but he’s 2 years old and a type 1 diabetic. So we have to force feed him pudding and applesauce in order to give him insulin. Every meal is a battle :( Poor kiddo.
Can I just say I love your rant about bathrooms? I work in a public building and our bathrooms are DISGUSTING. We had someone #2 on the FLOOR of the ladies’ once. Not only that (and the issues above of course) but someone is currently stealing the floor tiles in our bathroom. That’s right. Stealing. Floor. Tiles. It’s been going on since the beginning of summer and we have no idea who it is. Or why they’re doing it. It is completely absurd and one of the weirdest things I’ve seen in a while.
Anything with oreo, I am sold!!
Printing this one!
Hmm…pudding as frosting? I like where your head’s at!
Life is better with Oreo’s and coolwhip – just sayin’
My kid doesn’t like cake much either – but will go to town on the frosting. So he is the one at a party that leaves a plate full of dry cake, with the frosting missing.
There is nothing that speaks more sadly about the state of humanity than a Walmart women’s bathroom!
Your cake both looks and sounds delish! Thanks for sharing!
I had a boss that wasn’t “a fan of frosting.” We didn’t get along very well. I’m sure that was the core of our problems.
I was wondering the same thing about public restrooms. Do those ladies live in a barn? It’s depressing
On the fun side, this cake looks amazing!
YUM, I hate to admit but I am a 50 year old woman who’s favorite cookie is an Oreo, cant wait to make this!! Thanks for sharing!
Pubic bathrooms. Yuck. I was out at the beach one day. They have those ghasty porta-potties that I would NEVER NEVER EVER think of entering, much less using. I saw a man taking pictures of them! Even the INSIDE. I was SHOCKED, flabergasted and asked something along the line of “What hell are you doing???”. He was a toursit from Korea and said they were beautiful (WTF??) compared to what they had in Korea. Guess what. I will NEVER go to Korea — no way could I hold it for a week.
I bet any Oreo Lover will get crazy on that
This cake looks insanely tasty and simple which is exactly what is always the way to go.
I am seriously picky with cake at parties too. I only like it if the frosting has no shortening and it can’t be super sweet.
Thanks a lot for this recipe it look sooo yummy!! just quick question…the cake looks like there’s a crust at the bottom….am I right? or is that just from the pouring of the pudding that sank to the bottom?? ok, in that case please forgive the question :)
Thank you again and have a great day and oh yesssss, about public restrooms aggghh…you don’t know how I avoid using public restrooms.
BTW, I’m visiting China next year, 2/13 and this whole time I’ve been thinking about the restrooms issue since someone told me they call them ‘squatty potties’— is it what I’m thinkingggg?? aggghhhh!!! :( —-maybe I should just go to Hawaii instead lol!! :D
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I sent your recipe onto my daughter ( and grand daughter). They made the cake and EVERYONE loved it! Just thought I’d pass that on!
i had a job once where i had to sometimes clean bathrooms and the women’s was always way more disgusting than the men’s. eeeewwww. now i need to totally drowned my memories in this cake, face first.
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WHAT ?! I so need to try this.
Now, what can I use for an excuse? Hmmm…
Ugh, I just found out I haven’t been getting your posts in my feed reader, and this makes me sad. Now I have a lot of catching up to do! Also, this cake is first on the list…omg YUM.
My teenage daughter is making this for her friend’s birthday. It is amazing! Thank you for sharing!