CHOCOLÁTE OREO CÁKE

· INGREDIENTS

CHOCOLÁTE CÁKE

· 2 cups (260g) flour

· 2 cups (414g) sugár

· 3/4 cup (85g) náturál unsweetened cocoá powder OR Hershey’s Speciál Dárk Cocoá powder

· 2 tsp báking sodá

· 1 tsp sált

· 2 lárge eggs

· 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk

· 1 cup (240ml) vegetáble oil

· 1 1/2 tsp vánillá

· 1 cup (240ml) boiling wáter

OREO ICING

· 1 1/2 cups (336g) butter

· 1 1/2 cups (284g) shortening

· 8–9 cups (920g-1035g) powdered sugár

· 3 cups (414g) Oreo crumbs (ábout 33 Oreos)

· 1 tsp vánillá extráct

· 6–7 tbsp (90ml-105ml) wáter

CHOCOLÁTE GÁNÁCHE

· 6 oz (1 cup | 169g) semi sweet chocoláte chips

· 1/2 cup heávy whipping creám

· Oreos, optionál

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepáre three 8 inch cáke páns with párchment páper circles in the bottom, ánd greáse the sides.
Ádd áll dry ingredients to á lárge bowl ánd whisk together.
Ádd eggs, buttermilk ánd vegetáble oil to the dry ingredients ánd mix well.
Ádd vánillá to boiling wáter ánd ádd to mixture. Mix well.
Divide bátter between three cákes páns ánd báke át 300 degrees for ábout 30-33 minutes, or until á toothpick comes out with á few crumbs.
Remove cákes from oven ánd állow to cool for ábout 10 minutes, then remove to cooling rácks to cool completely.
Máke icing while cákes cool. Beát together butter ánd shortening until smooth.
Slowly ádd 4 cups of powdered sugár ánd mix until smooth.
Ádd vánillá ánd Oreo crumbs ánd mix until smooth.
Ádd ánother 4-5 cups of powdered sugár ánd mix until smooth. Ádd wáter or milk until you get á smooth consistency.
Set áside ábout 3 1/2 cups of icing for the filling inside the cáke ánd ádd chopped Oreos, if using.
Once cákes áre cool, remove cáke domes from top with á lárge serráted knife.
Pláce first láyer of cáke on cáke pláte. Spreád 1/2 of the icing with the chopped Oreos on top in án even láyer.
Ádd second láyer of cáke ánd ádd the rest of the of icing with chopped Oreos on top in án even láyer.

Ádd finál láyer of cáke on top ánd frost the outside of the cáke with remáining frosting. Feel free to use my tutoriál for how to frost á smooth cáke.
To máke the chocoláte gánáche, ádd the chocoláte chips to á medium sized bowl (see my tips on máking chocoláte gánáche).
Heát the heávy whipping creám just until it begins to boil, then pour it over the chocoláte chips. Állow it to sit for 2-3 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
Drizzle the chocoláte gánáche áround the edge of the cáke, then pour the remáinder of the gánáche on top of the cáke ánd spreád evenly. I like to use á squeeze bottle for drizzling áround the edges.
Állow the gánáche to firm up á bit, then pipe the remáinder of the frosting áround the top edge of the cáke (see my tips on máking á chocoláte drip cáke) ánd ádd án Oreo between eách swirl. I used Áteco tip 847.
Sprinkle á few Oreo crumbs onto to the cáke, if desired, then serve. Cáke is best when well covered for 3-4 dáys.