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Cookies and Cream Cake
This cookies and cream cake turns a love for Oreos into a decadent 4-layer cake! With rich and fudgy chocolate cake layers frosted with fluffy buttercream and filled with Oreo frosting.
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Shelly📖 cookiesandcups
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the Cake
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Preheat the oven to 350°F.
3
Coat 2 8- inch round cake pans with nonstick spray and line the bottoms with parchment rounds. Coat the parchment paper in nonstick spray and set the pans aside.
4
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and sugars together for ⏱️ 2 minutes on medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time and then add vanilla. Mix well, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
cup butter, room temperature3/4buttermilk1 cupbutter, room temperature1 cupeggs2vanilla2 teaspoonvanilla extract2 teaspoons
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In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, coffee and sour cream.
cocoa powder1 cupbuttermilk1 cupbutter, room temperature1 cup
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On low speed, add in alternating additions the flour mixture and the milk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape down sides when necessary. Mix until just incorporated.
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Bake for ⏱️ 20-25 minutes, until center is set.
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Cool the cakes in the pans for ⏱️ 10 minutes, then remove cakes from pans and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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For the Buttercream
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On medium-high speed in the bowl of your stand mixer, mix the butter and shortening together for ⏱️ 2 minutes until smooth.
cup butter, room temperature3/4buttermilk1 cupbutter, room temperature1 cup
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Slowly add in the powdered sugar, scraping the sides when necessary.
powdered sugar7 cups
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Add the cream and vanilla and beat at medium speed until it reaches the consistency you like, adding more cream if you’d prefer.
vanilla2 teaspoonvanilla extract2 teaspoons
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Set aside 2 cups of plain buttercream. Now on low speed, combine the crushed Oreos with the frosting until they are mixed in thoroughly.
Oreos, crushed (2/3 of pack)30
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To Assemble
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When the cake layers are completely cooled, cut each in half to make 4 layers. Layer the cake with the Oreo buttercream.
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Once layered, use the reserved vanilla buttercream to frost the outside of the cake. Decorate as you like!
vanilla2 teaspoonvanilla extract2 teaspoons
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