Description
A rich and moist chocolate cake layered with silky Oreo buttercream and topped with a glossy chocolate drip, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250g butter
- 250g soft brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 160g flour
- 90g cocoa powder
- 10g baking powder
- 5 room temperature egg whites
- 300g caster sugar
- 452g room temperature butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups crushed Oreos
- 1 cup chocolate
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup cream
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs one by one. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then fold into the batter. Divide into three greased and lined 6-inch pans. Bake until a skewer comes out clean. Let cool.
- Heat egg whites and sugar over simmering water until sugar dissolves. Whip until cool and glossy. Gradually add butter, vanilla, and Oreo crumbs. Set aside 1 cup for decoration.
- Level cake layers, stack with buttercream in between, and chill. Apply a crumb coat and refrigerate again.
- Heat chocolate and cream, then cool until pourable. Drip around the edges of the cake.
- Pipe buttercream swirls on top and add more Oreo cookies for garnish.
Notes
Chill the cake after frosting for a more polished finish. Use a warm knife to cut for clean slices.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Oreo cake, chocolate cake, dessert, celebration cake, birthday cake