Cookies n' Cream Cake

Cookies n' Cream Cake

Gotta love those Oreos! I'm a big fan of these little cookies, even the vanilla version. They are super fun to bake with, because they have so much flavor. I made this recipe both as cake and cupcakes, and both versions were AMAZING. The cupcake version had a white buttercream filling and whole oreo on bottom of each cupcake. WAY YUMMY. (Both versions I took into work. Bless my co-workers for always trying out my experiments!) Here is the cake version, as I neglected to take pics of the cupcakes when I made 'em, and lord knows there HAVE to be pictures =)

You will need:

For Cake:
* 1 box of chocolate cake mix
* 1 cup sour cream
* 30 oreo cookies, crushed (NOTE: Double stuffed Oreos do not work as well. Major bummer.)
* 1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 3 large eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For Frosting (this is a double batch, due to frosting in between layers of cake):
* 2 sticks margarine at room temp.
* 6 cups powdered sugar
* 6 to 8 Tablespoons milk
* 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
* 30 MORE crushed Oreos! (You can't get enough of a good thing!)

TO MAKE:

*Pre-heat oven to 350

Cake:
* In a large bowl combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Blend on low for about 1 minute. Fold in crushed oreos and mix well.
* Pour batter into 2 round cake pans that have been sprayed with non-stick baking spray. Cook on 350 for as long as cake mix box says for the round cake pans.
* After they are done, set aside to cool completely. (Frosting the cake while its still warm will (duh) melt the frosting that is made out of BUTTER. Had to learn this the hard way. Go figure, I am a blonde after all.)

Frosting:

* Split the quantities in half, making two separate batches. This way it will be sure to come out nice and fluffy.
* Beat the margarine on high until fluffy.
* Reduce mixer speed to low, and add in Vanilla
* Slowly add in powdered sugar
* Add in 3-4 tablespoons of milk. (Adding more milk will make frosting more light and fluffy)
* Hint: you can't over beat butter cream frosting. The longer it mixes, the fluffier it gets! Let 'er mix like crazy!
* Fold in crushed Oreos

To Assemble:
* Take first cake out of pan and place bottom side down onto cake plate. Frost top LIBERALLY with frosting
* Take second cake out of pan and place bottom side down on top of first cake. Frost top and sides of cake LIBERALLY =)
* Decorate with Oreos that have been cut in half around the top and base of cake, using one whole oreo in center of cake. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top of cake.

Grab a glass of milk and ENJOY!!!