Description
This No Bake Birthday Cake Delight is the ultimate dessert for celebrations! With layers of creamy, sweet filling, and a crunchy cookie crust, it’s sure to be a hit at any party. Top it with colorful sprinkles for that extra birthday flair.
Ingredients
Scale
- 14.3 ounces vanilla sandwich cookies (approximately 36 cookies, 2 ½ cups when crushed)
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted and cooled (plus more for greasing dish)
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 16 ounces frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip), defrosted and divided into 1 cup, 1 cup, and the remainder
- ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles, plus more for garnish
- 6.8 ounces vanilla-flavored instant pudding mix (or white chocolate pudding)
- 2 cups whole milk
Instructions
- Prepare the crust: Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter. Crush the vanilla sandwich cookies in a food processor or by hand until fine crumbs form. Mix the crumbs with melted butter and press them into the bottom of the prepared dish to form the crust.
- Make the cream cheese filling: In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Combine whipped topping: Fold in 1 cup of the defrosted Cool Whip into the cream cheese mixture until fully incorporated.
- Make the pudding layer: In a separate bowl, whisk together the instant pudding mix and whole milk for about 2 minutes, until it thickens. Once thickened, gently fold in the remaining 1 cup of Cool Whip.
- Assemble the dessert: Spread the pudding mixture over the cream cheese filling. Sprinkle rainbow sprinkles evenly on top.
- Chill and set: Refrigerate the dessert for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight) to allow the layers to set properly.
- Serve: Before serving, top with additional rainbow sprinkles for garnish.
Notes
- You can use any type of instant pudding, but vanilla or white chocolate works best for the birthday cake flavor.
- For a gluten-free option, use gluten-free sandwich cookies for the crust.
- If you want a firmer texture, let it chill overnight.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12th of the recipe)
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg