THREE LAYER CHOCOLATE OREO CAKE

Birthdays are great excuses reasons to gather the family, cook tasty food and wash it down with cake.  Right?  Especially when the cake is Three Layer Chocolate Oreo Cake.  Three layers of perfectly balanced  chocolate cake to sweet ratio with hidden delights of Oreo crunches.  Not to mention a chocolate ganache drip, because if we’re going to do this, let’s do this.

This chocolate cake will be your next go-to chocolate cake.  Ego aside, it is just very consistent and even more delicious.  Not overly sweet with a rich chocolate flavor.  The batter is perfect for three smaller 9″ layers or you could even just go for two.  It is always moist, strong enough to hold up a thicker frosting and decorative elements (such as ganache, buttercream and oreos…) and stays incredibly tender even if made a day or two in advance (kept refrigerated).

How do you make a Three Layer Chocolate Oreo Cake even better?  You give it two frostings, put on a pair of sweatpants, pour a glass of medium-body red wine and tuck in to a soul satisfying piece of cake.  Ok, you don’t have to do the sweatpants/wine thing.  But it comes highly recommended.

The Oreo Buttercream will bring that crunchy chocolate cookie flavor.  Your vanilla creme buttercream will bring slightly sweet, smooth best-part-of-the-Oreo creme and the color balance esthetic that screams, “Hey! If the cookies on top weren’t a hint, this is an Oreo cake!”

INGREDIENTS
THREE LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE

• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 2 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp espresso powder
• 1 cup boiling water

OREO COOKIE BUTTERCREAM

• 3 sticks unsalted buttercream, room temperature
• 1 pkg (15.55 oz) double stuffed Oreo cookies, 6 to 8 whole Oreos reserved
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

VANILLA CREME FROSTING

• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 3 cup confectioners sugar
• 6 tbsp heavy cream

CHOCOLATE GANACHE DRIP

• 1 cup + 1 tbsp good quality milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tbsp light corn syrup

INSTRUCTIONS
THREE LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE

1. Grease and flour* (3) 9-inch baking rounds.  Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a mixing bowl add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.  Mix until combined.
3. ..............................................

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