OREO CAKE RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and line three 20cm loose-bottomed cake tins. Stir together the flour, cocoa and bicarb in a bowl. Melt the chocolate, sugar and butter with 100ml of water in a pan until smooth, then leave to cool.
• Once cooled, transfer to a mixing bowl and whisk in the eggs one by one, until combined, followed by the vanilla extract. Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until fully combined. Divide equally between the three cake tins and bake for 20-25 minutes or until risen and firm to the touch. Leave to cool completely in their tins.
• To make the Oreo buttercream, blitz the Oreos in a food processor to fine crumbs. Tip the butter into a large bowl and, using an electric whisk, beat until really light and fluffy. Add the icing sugar, a spoonful at a time, whisking well in between, until you have a really light buttercream. Add the Oreos and whisk again. Add a little milk to loosen if it is thick.
• Put one of the sponges on a cake stand or plate and, using a palette knife, spread over a thick layer of icing, then repeat with the other sponges. Spread a layer of icing over the sides. Push the Oreos into the top of the cake to decorate and cut into slices to serve. Will keep for three days in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Grease and line 2x20cm sandwich tins.
• Mix the flour, sugar and cocoa together. Melt the chocolate and butter and 200 ml water together over a low heat, then beat this along with the eggs into the dry ingredients.
• Pour into the two sandwich tins, and bake for approximately 40 mins, until well risen, and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Transfer to wire racks and allow to cool.
• While the cake is cooling, make the buttercream. Beat the butter until creamy, then add 300g of the icing sugar and vanilla. Mix well. An electric mixer is really useful here! You may find the mixture a bit dry - if so, add a tablespoon of milk at a time. If the mixture is too wet, add a little more icing sugar.
• Blitz all but one of the cookies in a food processor. Mix half of the cookie crumbs into the buttercream, and reserve the other half.
• Spread the butter icing between the two cakes, and over the top of them when sandwiched together.
• Sprinkle the remaining cookie crumbs over the top. You could add mini oreos to decorate of you like!
• Eat the reserved cookie with a glass of milk, to reward yourself for all your hard work!