I almost didnt share this cake with you.
Its so rich. So thick. So densely packed with sugary sweetness. Not exactly the perfect spring time dessert!
(Its pretty sad when I realized that this is the second time I have started a blog post like that!)
But keeping things from you is not good for me. My eyes twitches and my stomach is in knots. And instead of enjoying The RHoNY my mind drifts to you and the wall between us.
I may have just created that wall in my head.
I digress.
This cake is 100% inspired by my favorite blizzard from Dairy Queen.
It is an Oreo Heath Blizzard with no hot fudge. They add hot fudge to the Heath Blizzards, and it is very important to specify that you do not want that fudge. Its takes away from the glorious Oreo flavor.
I have been ordering it for about six years now. I crave it in the winter. I dream of it in the summer.
And as I was driving home from DQ enjoying my favorite concoction, I realized.
I need to make this a cake.
White cake with Oreo chunks, Heath frosting, and chopped up Heath bar toppings.
Real Oreo chunks. I used about 30 cookies (or two rows in a package) and hand chopped each cookie into four piece. No fine grate here!
I took one cup of frosting and added 1/2 cup of Heath chips for the frosting between the layers of cake. (in the baking aisle of the grocery store)
I bought a bag of Heath bars a did a rough chop for the topping.
Things I might do differently:
Add more Oreo. Lots more. Maybe even some in the frosting too.
Try it as chocolate Oreo cake instead of white.
Use a vanilla Swiss Meringue buttercream icing. I think a more subtle sweetness would compliment the Oreo and Heath better.
Do you have a great Swiss Meringue that you use? I am on the hunt for the best one!
This cake is delicious as is, but I cant wait to make it again with the alterations.
And trust me, I will be making this again. I will make it my mission to perfect this recipe.
That is just the kind of sacrifices I will make for you.
And if you happen to love Oreo and Heath as much as I do, well… do you recommend any good workouts?
Heath is my favorite and Oreo too? YUM!
Oh my heavens Amanda! You make me smile! Not only for this beautiful and oh so yummy cake, but because you make me laugh. Thanks for both! Now I’m going to go back and drool over your pictures a little more.
Gail at The Tough Cookie has a great Swiss Meringue Buttercream icing that just might take this wonderful cake to the next level. Looking forward to seeing your next version of this.
This looks.so good! I may attempt it…smb scares me a bit!
AMANDA you are KILLING me!!! this sounds and looks AMAZING!!
oh.my.goodness!! I will definitely have to try this cake. I especially liked the idea of a chocolate cake with oreos. Yes, this cake must be made. As for workouts? Hmmm…Might need Bob and Jillian to work this cake off!
will you share recipe later? Would love to make this into cupcakes?
Mar
As I was reading this I was thinking I do not like heath so i would make it with more oreos and use oreos in the frosting
Good Lord…this cake must be a sin!!
If you make it chocolate, then I think a “smidge” of chocolate ganache should be between the layers, along with the filling…it is the layer of flavor that will bind the Heath Bar together…I make something similar in another dessert and the chocolate ganache (with dark chocolate)is that “VOILA” moment!
I LOVE Heath bars. This looks like something that I could really get into a LOT of trouble with…just give me a fork.
That looks divine! Yummy!
I love hearing about other peoples totally sinful and crazy cravings – makes me feel normal
Love this and thanks for not keeping it from us.
I love hearing about other peoples totally sinful and crazy cravings – makes me feel normal
Love this and thanks for not keeping it from us.
I was thinking the same thing, Mary Levee! I like the fudge swirl in the Blizzard, so the bit of ganache would be essential!
I just tried Sweetopolta’s SMBC yesterday. It has a slightly lower butter content than most. I really liked it! I’ve also had much success with Whimsical Bakehouse’s IMBC as well as, brace yourself, From Scratch’s swiss meringue cream cheese buttercream. Oh yes, I said it. http://cakecentral.com/recipes/17580/cream-cheese-swiss-meringue-buttercream Her straight SMBC variant is also there.
This looks amazing! I am going to have to stop by dairy queen today I think…
This looks amazing! I am going to have to stop by dairy queen today I think…
Lol, at first I read ‘Oreo heaLth cake”. Wouldn’t that be heaven
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This looks incredible, Amanda! God bless your creativity
This looks so yummy!
As for the workouts, I really enjoy Leslie Sansone. Her ‘Walk Away the Pounds’ series is great, low impact and is done in your home. (meaning you dont have to wait for a nice day to do it). If you have cable, sometimes you can find her On Demand in the exercise section for free to try it out.
I use this SMBC recipe and it’s perfect every time: http://www.howtoeatacupcake.net/2008/02/face-your-smbc-fears.html
There’s even a handy video! My trick here in the hot-and-humid-south is to keep a few ice packs or bags of frozen veggies around the bowl while the mixer is going…works every time! My family loves this and it’s become our go-to special occasion cake frosting!
I loooooove Heath bars. I loooooove Oreos. Therefore, I must LOVE this cake. It’s just beautiful, Amanda. I definitely think chocolate cake would be divine too. Maybe chocolate mayonnaise cake? It would totally play off the buttery flavor in the Heath.
I loooooove Heath bars. I loooooove Oreos. Therefore, I must LOVE this cake. It’s just beautiful, Amanda. I definitely think chocolate cake would be divine too. Maybe chocolate mayonnaise cake? It would totally play off the buttery flavor in the Heath.
Hi, do you use the Oreo cookies with the filling, or just the cookies? For the frosting, what kind do you use? I love all your cakes!!!
Um, yeah, so…I want to write that you are amazing, this looks amazing…but I *always* right that!
So, I’m gonna say…WOW. And I think I NEED this. Right after I run over to DQ and order one of those Blizzards. (You = not a good influence)
And RHoNY!!! I *just* started DVRing this a few weeks ago. I’m a little lost, but at least I can tell them all apart now.
SMBC…Gail has a great recipe/post on her blog…and I just used the one from the Martha Stewart Cupcakes book. Really good.
What an amazing cake! Oreo and Heath bars.. can’t wait to make this.
What an amazing cake! Oreo and Heath bars.. can’t wait to make this.
I’d try it with a layer of Bluebell cookies n’ cream icecream in the middle.
Oh my… This looks AMAZING. I’m really hungry now (even though I just ate lunch)!
Oh my… This looks AMAZING. I’m really hungry now (even though I just ate lunch)!
You’ve made plain into WOW!!!! Looks so yummy
Wow! Yummy! I use jenyus swiss meringue recipe, its just 2 parts sugar to 1 part eggs to 2 parts butter by weight, a dash of salt and then whatever flavor you’d like. So much easier than faffing around with cups and fractions!
http://userealbutter.com/2007/06/09/strawberry-buttercream-vanilla-chiffon-cake/
it looks like heaven!
The Professor’s family would absolutely go head-first into this cake; they LOVE blizzards AND love ice cream cakes . . . should i or should i not make this for them??? hmmmm . . . . decisions, decisions . . .
Amanda, Amanda. I can feel my waistband straining just looking at this post. But boy would it be worth it to eat some of this right now. Thank you for taking insane desserts to the next level all the time- I completely appreciate the creativity. Will miss you this weekend
Wowsers, that is one awesome looking cake! I want to go home and make it right now! And then it eat, of course
Wowsers, that is one awesome looking cake! I want to go home and make it right now! And then it eat, of course
Looks delicious! Once I convinced myself that I shouldn’t eat oreos because they always left back specks in my teeth…it’s okay, I’m coming back down to earth now!
DQ might want you to do a little promo for them…
Man I wish I lived next door to you! I am sure that you must need “help” with all these “ideas’ you come up with:)
Holy moly…I want to crawl inside of that cake an live there! Gorgeous, Amanda!
I ANXIOUSLY WAIT every day to see a new post from you and when you do.. O.M.G. ..
PLease, please, pretty please can you make this for my birthday??
I was drooling reading the post & looking at the pics. Can’t wait to make it & try it myself:-)!! Yum!
I need a good workout too, lol. You’re evil tempting me with this cake while I’m trying to be good. At least there aren’t any calories if I just imagine myself eating a piece.
I need a good workout too, lol. You’re evil tempting me with this cake while I’m trying to be good. At least there aren’t any calories if I just imagine myself eating a piece.
This cake looks divine! Beautiful!
I’ve never had a Heath bar, but this looks amazing!!! Thank you for sharing!
I always get the strawberry cheesecake blizzard and I’ve never tried another kind. This sounds super rich and delicious! I love the way you write how you might make it different next time. Your creations are always impressive and inspiring!
Yum! Those are two of my favorite candies!
Looks beautiful and delicious!
Yum! Those are two of my favorite candies!
Looks beautiful and delicious!
This cake is wonderful. We have a celebratin this weekend and an oreo cake would be perfect.
Whoa. This pregnant lady right here wants a slice of that NOW! It looks absolutely sinful!
Whoa. This pregnant lady right here wants a slice of that NOW! It looks absolutely sinful!
What a gorgeous cake. I dare not tell you my favorite Blizzard…keep in mind there’s an old-school walk-up DQ two blocks from my front door.
Looks FABULOUS! I love that it’s already not a light, spring cake, and you’re planning to make it more deliciously decadent for round 2–sounds a lot like how I think through my experiments.
Also makes me wonder how to make a DQ Frozen Hot Chocolate in some form….
I love the idea of big Oreo chunks in a cake! I can’t wait to make one similar.
wow! Amanda – I hope you are teaching your kids to bake like this! this is one totally gorgeous cake!
A paradise in disguise?
This looks yummy! Though as a non-American I have to show my ignorance and ask what a Heath bar is?
I use Martha Stewarts recipe for Swiss meringue and it is incredible. Only problem is actually seeing the amount of butter that goes in – serious guilt factor. Love it because it is rich but light and not make your teeth hurt sweet. If I was skinnier, I would put it on everything I ate. Lisa
the enchanted oven
Martha Stewart’s Swiss Meringue Buttercream – best EVER!
Now that’s WAY fun – I love it! And I’m all over your idea of incorporating a chocolate cake – I’m sure we’ll see some form of that down the road. Great cake!
Now that’s WAY fun – I love it! And I’m all over your idea of incorporating a chocolate cake – I’m sure we’ll see some form of that down the road. Great cake!
Haha. I thought it said “Oreo Health Cake” lol.
http://cookingcrusade.com/2011/02/swiss-meringue-buttercream/
that’s my fave recipe for swiss meringue buttercream… its quite long so i won’t post it here. hope its handy, i super dooper love it!! xx
Oh how I wish there was a Dairy Queen near to where I live. Thank goodness for you….now I have a way to get my blizzard and eat it, too.
I love the black cake stand you used for this and your pictures are awesome! The cakes looks pretty amazing too
I need to stay away from this blog though; I am trying to lose weight!!
Wow looks delicious. Blessings
Try the buttercreams in The Cake Bible – they are awesome, each and every one.
So this is sligtly amazing!
Scratch that…
IT IS TOTALLY AWESOME!!
Yum!!
Keep Cooking
I adore oreo and heath. Never considered mixing them. Sounds interesting. And in regard to the chocolate and oreo? Absolutely. Did you know Breyers now has a chocolate oreo ice cream? It’s divine.
Oh my word..I think I love you more now!
you can tweak this one way and another, but i think you’ve created perfection already! well done.
wow looks delish. i’ve never had a health bar, but i love oreos. i look forward to seeing future posts when you do more “research” for us
wow looks delish. i’ve never had a health bar, but i love oreos. i look forward to seeing future posts when you do more “research” for us
haha that should say “heath” not “health”. besides, a health bar sounds completely un-appetizing for a cake
haha that should say “heath” not “health”. besides, a health bar sounds completely un-appetizing for a cake
Simply scrumptious!
Simply scrumptious!
This looks absolutely divine! I can’t wait to make one!
Thank you for sharing!
Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com
oh gosh… I just love your blog! I wish I was more of a baker and a cook! All your entries make me want to try out baking… but I’ve already got so many hobbies my hubby would kill me if I picked up something else. So for now, I will drool all over your entries! Yummy!!!
-Kelsey @kmsieg.blogspot.com
Amanda, there is no way you could have avoided sharing this with us!!! I think this has got to be what most people dream about when they dream about cake….oh yes!
This cake looks amazing! I have no idea what Heath is, though, I haven’t heard of them in Australia. But I do love Oreo’s!
This cake looks amazing! I have no idea what Heath is, though, I haven’t heard of them in Australia. But I do love Oreo’s!
This is the kind of cake I want to faceplant in. Seriously.
The only thing preventing me from doing so is my fear of Swiss Meringue Buttercream!
You just reminded me that I have oreos in my kitchen right now. I love oreos! I have never tried the oreo heath blizzard but I now want to have both your cake and that ice cream!
Another winner, Amanda!
*Mouth drops open*
This looks incredible. I think I will make this to celebrate Mondays.
Whoa Nelly! This is right up my alley! YUM!
Yum! Just like heaven! Thanks for posting!
Is there anyway you could email me this recipe? I want to make it for my mom’s birthday on Friday and I want to make sure I make this cake correct, I came across it on FoodGawker and fell in love. If you want to email me the recipe my email is kmwelch222@gmail.com
OMG! First of all – how clever to create a cake based on your fav DQ blizzard. That was genius. Second – um, I want to lick my computer screen so I can taste that cakey goodness!!!
What size cake pan did you use for this?
I’m trying to do some 6″ ones and this looked like it might be a 6″. If so, how much batter (3C ??) and how long did you bake it? Any help is much apreciated. Thank you. Love the blog.
You had an amazing idea. I made this cake for my family. They loved it. The cake itself was so yummy. Genius to put cookies in the batter. I cheated a little and used Wilton’s whipped icing. Put cookie and heath pieces in the filling.
This is MY favorite Blizzard too! Except I have never asked to leave out the fudge (note to self: remember to leave out the fudge next time). I must make this cake this weekend.
Oh goodness…this looks like the perfect cake anytime of the year.
So i found your blog on stumble and was just looking through your post when i came to this one. My mouth dropped open and my husband thought something was wrong so he came running over. i told him nothing is wrong, i just found the greatest thing in the world though. Oreo and heath bars are my favorite things in the world. I am actually eating some heath bars right now! You’re amazing. thank you
How long do we have to wait for the recipe? I can’t wait to make this!
WOW this look DECADENT
haha 
I’m So trying it out! Yummy!
Now I want some with a glass of milk
WOW this look DECADENT
haha 
I’m So trying it out! Yummy!
Now I want some with a glass of milk
Holy crap. This is amazing.
Looks amazing! Can you please post the recipe?????? PLEASE???
Oh looks yummy!! What’s the status of the cookbook…if you can share?! I can’t wait to get my hands on one!!
Maybe just a little drizzle of hot fudge? Or a lot…lol
I just made smb for the first time ever a day ago. I used Darla’s recipe and LOVED it!!!
http://recipesbakingdom.com/frosting/vanilla-swiss-meringue-buttercream