Oreo Blackout Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 27 oreo cookies, finely crushed
• 5 tablespoons melted butter
• 16 oreo cookies, coarsely crushed
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 5 teaspoons butter
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup milk (approximately)
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup good cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup milk (approximately)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 for the crust: grease two 9" round cake pans and dust with cocoa.
• 3 crush oreos and combine with butter.
• 4 pat into one of the pans.
• 5 bake 5 minutes.
• 6 set both pans aside.
• 7 for the cake: combine oreo crumbs, flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 8 set aside cream butter and sugar.
• 9 add egg yolks, sour cream, melted chocolate and vanilla.
• 10 add the water and stir till blended.
• 11 beat at medium speed for one minute.
• 12 whip egg whites to soft peak.
• 13 fold into batter by hand.
• 14 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.
• 15 remove the cakes from the pans and refrigerate.
• 16 for the filling: combine all ingredients and beat until of spreading consistency place the cake layer with the cookie crust on a plate.
• 17 spread filling, reserving some for garnish.
• 18 top with the other cake.
• 19 for the frosting: beat the frosting ingredients together until of spreading consistency frost the cake.
• 20 for the garnish: press additional crushed oreos on sides of cake.
• 21 pipe reserved filling on top in little clouds press a quarter oreo (or a mini oreo) into each puff.