Cookies and Cream Cake
Servings 16 people
Ingredients
– For the Cookies and Cream Cake Batter:
- – 3 cups all-purpose flour about 382 grams
- – 2 tsp baking powder
- – 1/4 tsp baking soda
- – 1/2 tsp salt
- – 8 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature (113 grams)
- – 2 cups granulated sugar about 400 grams
- – 1/4 cup vegetable oil 60 ml
- – 1/4 cup sour cream 60 grams
- – 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- – 1 cup whole milk 240 ml
- – 6 large egg whites about 198 grams
- – 16 Oreo cookies chopped
– For the Cookies and Cream Mousse:
- – 1 cup white chocolate chopped (about 170 grams)
- – 1 cup heavy cream divided (240 ml)
- – 1/2 cup cream cheese softened (113 grams)
- – 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- – 4 Oreo cookies finely chopped
– For the Cookies and Cream Frosting:
- – 10 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature (141 grams)
- – 1 cup cream cheese at room temperature (226 grams)
- – 4 cups powdered sugar about 500 grams
- – 1/4 tsp salt
- – 2 tsp vanilla extract
- – 1 cup pulverized Oreo cookies divided
– For the Ganache Drip:
- – 2/3 cup chopped semi-sweet chocolate about 113 grams
- – 1/2 cup heavy cream 120 ml
Instructions
- – Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
- – Grease and line the bottoms of 3 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
- – In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- – Beat the butter, sugar, oil, sour cream, and vanilla until creamy.
- – Alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk to the batter.
- – Fold in whipped egg whites and chopped Oreos.
- – Divide batter among pans and bake for about 35 minutes.
- – Let cakes cool completely.
- – For the mousse, melt white chocolate and beat cream cheese. Mix in whipped cream and chopped Oreos.
- – For the frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla. Mix in pulverized Oreos.
- – Assemble the cake by layering cake, mousse, and frosting.
- – Chill the cake while making the ganache.
- – For the ganache, melt chocolate with hot cream and let cool slightly.
- – Pour ganache over the cake and chill until set.
- – Decorate with frosting and Oreo cookies.