Sheet Cake with the BEST Cookies and Cream Whipped Icing Recipe
Sheet Cake with the BEST Cookies and Cream Whipped Icing Recipe

Sheet Cake with the BEST Cookies and Cream Whipped Icing Recipe

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Sheet Cake with the BEST Cookies and Cream Whipped Icing Recipe
 
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If you love those giant sheet cakes with the light, creamy, delicious icing you can get at those warehouse stores, this Sheet Cake with the BEST Cookies and Cream Whipped Icing recipe is for you! It's moist and delicious with a thick layer of the best part: the whipped icing!
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Serves: 24-30
Ingredients
  • Cake Ingredients:
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Frosting Ingredients:
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar (not powdered sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 package crushed Oreos, plus extra Oreos for topping if desired
Instructions
  1. Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 15 x 10 x 1″ baking sheet. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the butter and water to a boil. In the meantime, in a separate large bowl, whisk together the cake flour and sugar before adding the eggs, sour cream, almond extract, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt. Mix to combine.
  2. While mixing, slowly pour in the boiling butter and water mixture. Mix to combine completely. Your batter will be very runny. Pour the batter into the prepared baking sheet.
  3. Bake at 375 degrees for 17-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in several places comes out with a few moist crumbs (don’t wait for the top to get golden brown, necessarily — mine stayed pale). Cool completely.
  4. Make the frosting: Heat the milk, flour, and granulated sugar together over medium heat, whisking constantly. Once it starts to boil, continue whisking and heating it for around 7 minutes or until it’s very thick, like cake batter consistency. Remove the mixture from the heat and add the vanilla extract.
  5. Remove the mixture to a shallow pan and let the mixture cool completely (I stick mine in the fridge to hurry it along, and stir it now and then). Once the mixture is completely cool (no really, it's got to be COMPLETELY cool), beat the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer until soft and fluffy. Add the completely cooled mixture and beat on high until you have fluffy frosting the consistency of stiff whipped cream (this takes several minutes, so be patient). Beat in crushed oreos. Frost your completely cooled cake with a thick layer. Top with oreos if desired.

 

5 Comments on Sheet Cake with the BEST Cookies and Cream Whipped Icing Recipe

  1. Natalie
    March 12, 2018 at 12:52 am (6 years ago)

    I love sheet cakes! It’s always fun making them and always so delicious! This cake looks so delicious and moist!

    Reply
    • Julie Ruble
      March 13, 2018 at 2:29 pm (6 years ago)

      Thanks Natalie!

      Reply
  2. Vickie H.
    March 13, 2018 at 1:20 pm (6 years ago)

    While this looks delicious and sounds it, too, there is a POUND & A HALF of BUTTER in it….! WOW!!!

    Reply
    • Julie Ruble
      March 13, 2018 at 2:29 pm (6 years ago)

      It serves 30 people.

      Reply
  3. shell shockers
    August 20, 2018 at 12:15 am (6 years ago)

    wow, the cake looks delicious and very attractive, thank you for sharing

    Reply

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