Ingredients
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27 Oreo cookies, finely crushed
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5 tablespoons melted butter
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16 Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed
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2 1/4 cups flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 cup butter
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1 1/3 cups sugar
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3 eggs, separated
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2/3 cup sour cream
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2 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 1/2 cups water
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5 teaspoons butter
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2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/4 cup milk (approximately)
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5 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- For the crust: Grease two 9" round cake pans and dust with cocoa.
- Crush oreos and combine with butter.
- Pat into one of the pans.
- Bake 5 minutes.
- Set both pans aside.
- For the cake: Combine Oreo crumbs, flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Set aside Cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg yolks, sour cream, melted chocolate and vanilla.
- Add the water and stir till blended.
- Beat at medium speed for one minute.
- Whip egg whites to soft peak.
- Fold into batter by hand.
- Divide batter into the two prepared pans (one has a cookie crust and one doesn't) Bake at 350 or until top springs back (15-25 minutes) The pan with the cookie bottom takes approximately 5 minutes longer.
- Remove the cakes from the pans and refrigerate.
- For the filling: Combine all ingredients and beat until of spreading consistency Place the cake layer with the cookie crust on a plate.
- Spread filling, reserving some for garnish.
- Top with the other cake.
- For the frosting: Beat the frosting ingredients together until of spreading consistency Frost the cake.
- For the garnish: Press additional crushed oreos on sides of cake.
- Pipe reserved filling on top in little clouds Press a quarter Oreo (or a mini Oreo) into each puff.