Cheesecake Birthday Poke Cake

Course Cakes, Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword cheesecake-birthday-poke-cake

Prep Time 25

Chill time 4

Total Time 4 25

Servings pieces

Calories 464kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Prepare the cake mix per the package instructions using the amounts of oil water and eggs. Bake accordingly for a 13x9 inch sheet cake.
Immediately after removing from the oven poke holes over the top of warm cake using the handle of a wooden spoon or similar.
Cheesecake Instant Pudding Mix Filling: Use a hand mixer to whip together both boxes of instant pudding with 3 cups of cold milk. Whip until thickened but still pourable. Pour pudding over cake spreading into the holes. Cool completely.
Cheesecake Topping: In a medium mixing bowl whip together the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until combined. Fold in the whipped topping by hand until combined.
Next, fold in 1/2 of the chopped Oreo cookies. Spread cheesecake mixture over top of cake.
Garnish with the remaining chopped cookies and funfetti sprinkles.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 4 hours before cutting. Store refrigerated.

Cookies - If you're unable to find birthday cake Oreos you can use any private label brand or a different brand of funfetti or sprinkle sandwich cookies.
Instant Pudding - You could adapt the filling using vanilla pudding mix or white chocolate instant pudding mix in place of cheesecake pudding.
Cake - You can make a homemade butter cake or use a white cake mix, yellow cake mix or even adapt it to make a chocolate version.
Do the Cookies Soften? Yes, they will soften just a bit much like vanilla wafers do in banana pudding. It doesn't take away from the texture or flavor this cake is luscious and so simple to make. Consider it just a normal part of incorporating cookies in a filling.