Oreo Chocolate Layer Cake

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 8 tablespoons Happy Cow unsalted butter, softened, plus some for pans
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus some for pans
• 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Dash of salt
• 1 1/4 cups Happy Cow chocolate milk
• Oreo Cream Filling:
• 8 ounces Happy Cow Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups Extra Creamy Cool Whip
• 16 Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed
• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
• 8 tablespoons Happy Cow unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons Happy Cow chocolate milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

Details

Adapted from happycowcreamery.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and sides of two 9-inch or three 8-inch layer cake pans. Sift flour over the pans; invert and tap out excess flour.
2. With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until they hold soft peaks; set aside.
3. Cream the butter until smooth, then gradually add the sugar. Beat until fluffy (3-4 min). Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, then the vanilla and cocoa. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into the chocolate mixture a little at a time, alternating with the chocolate milk. Stir just until smooth.
4. Use a rubber spatula to fold the beaten egg whites gently, but throughly, into the batter. Pour the batter into the pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (about 30 min). Let the cake cool in the pan for about 5 minutes then remove cakes and finish cooling on a cooling rack.

Oreo Cream Filling:
1. Beat the cream cheese and the sugar with a hand mixer until well blended. Add vanilla.
2. Fold in the Cool Whip.
3. Fold in the crushed Oreo’s.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
1. Cream the butter.
2. Gradually work in the powdered sugar, cocoa, and chocolate milk, alternating with a little of each at a time and beating well after each addition.
3. Stir in the vanilla. If the frosting is too thick to spread add a little more milk, a teaspoon at a time. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar, a tablespoon at a time until it is the desired consistency.
4. Generously spread the Oreo Cream Filling in between each layer and then frost with the chocolate buttercream frosting! Add extra Oreo’s on top of the cake too!