Red Velvet Cake w/ Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting topped w/ a Dark Chocolate Coating.

By sandycon

Ingredients

• Red Velvet Cake w/ Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting topped w/ a Dark Chocolate Coating.
• The Cake
• (recipe adapted from Bakerella)
• 5 cups all purpose flour
• 4 cups sugar
• 2 Tablespoon cocoa
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups oil
• 2 cup buttermilk
• 2 Tablespoon vinegar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 oz. red food coloring

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from bakeaholicmama.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 350

Greece and flour 4 8 inch cake pans set aside.


Whisk eggs together, add in oil, buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla and food coloring. Set aside.


Sift all of your dry ingredients together.


In the bowl of your electric mixer on medium/low speed add in your dry ingredients to your wet 1 cup at a time until they are all combined.


Split batter up evenly between all 4 cake pans.


Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.


Let the cakes cool for about 20 minutes then flip out of your cake pans onto cooking racks.



Directions:


In your food processor blend the oreos into crumbs.


In the bowl of your electric mixer whip your heavy cream until soft peeks form. Add in your cream cheese and whip until they are combined. Mix in powdered sugar on medium/low speed. Wiping down the sides of the bowl as needed to ensure everything is evenly mixed. Fold in oreo crumbs.


Assembly:

After cakes have cooled completely lay a thick layer of frosting on your first layer, top with a 2nd cake and then repeat frosting and alternate cake and frosting layers.


After centers are frosted continue to frost the entire cake.


If you have mini oreos place them along the bottom of the cake.


Freeze for 1-2 hours.