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Here's everything you need for this exquisite cake. Try not to snack on the Oreos while you're preparing it! (Or buy extra so you can)! You can use stuffed or double stuffed.

Let's Get Baking…

Ingredients To Gather:

For The Cake:

• 2½ cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 1½ cups buttermilk, at room temperature
• 1½ cups strong black coffee, hot
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 4½ teaspoons vanilla extract

For The Cookies & Cream Filling:

• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• ½ cup salted butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 12 Double Stuf Oreos, crushed or finely chopped

For The Chocolate Fudge Frosting:

• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 4½ cups powdered sugar
• 1½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons whole milk or half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For The White Chocolate Glaze:

• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 4 tablespoons whole milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 ounces white chocolate, melted and still warm

Directions To Follow:

1. Make the Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease three 8-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with rounds of parchment paper, grease the parchment, then flour the insides of the pans, tapping out excess; set aside.

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer (or large mixing bowl if you're using a hand mixer), sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla.

3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix for 2 minutes on medium speed. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix for an additional 20 seconds (the batter will be very thin).

4. Divide the batter evenly among prepared pans. Bake for 20 minutes and rotate the pans in the oven. Continue to bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the cakes comes out almost clean (with a few moist crumbs), about 12 more minutes. Cool the cakes (in the pans) on wire racks for 20 minutes, then carefully turn them out onto cooling racks to cool completely.

5. Make the Cookies and Cream Filling: Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the powdered sugar, mixing until completely incorporated. Increase the mixer speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, about 1 minute. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the crushed cookies.

Next, make the chocolate fudge frosting by adding the ingredients to a food processor and mixing about 1 minute or until smooth. Halfway through, stop the processor and scrape the sides of the bowl before continuing. Now, make the white chocolate glaze by combining the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract and whisking until smooth and completely blended. Using a rubber spatula, gradually add the white chocolate to this mixture. The glaze should be thick but no too thick to pour.

Now you're ready to put the entire cake together. Start by taking half of the cookies and cream filling and spreading it over one of the cake layers. Place another cake layer on top and use the rest of the filling to coat it. Then, place the last cake layer on top. Use the chocolate fudge frosting to coat the entire cake, and then take the white chocolate glaze, pour it onto the center of the top layer, and allow some of it to run over the edges and onto the side of the cake. Place it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or until it sets, and then use the chocolate fudge frosting to make swirls on the top of the cake. Garnish with Oreo cookies, and you're done.

Finished!

That sounds like one hell of a cake! If you have leftovers, or you just want to make this cake ahead of time, just pop in the fridge until you're ready to serve and then take it out and leave it out for at least 1 hour so it can reach room temperature.

Happy Baking & Enjoy!

Article Source: Brown Eyed Baker

Photo Source: The Cheesecake Factory 

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