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A slice of Chocolate Oreo Cake showing the three deeply dark Dutch cocoa layers with smooth Oreo cream buttercream and chocolate ganache on a white plate

Chocolate Oreo Cake The Most Easy Three Layer Moist Chocolate Sour Cream Oreo Cream Buttercream Ganache Cookie Celebration Cake


  • Author: Nonna Maria
  • Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes including cooling and crumb coat
  • Yield: 12 to 14 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

The most extraordinary three-layer Chocolate Oreo Cake made by preheating oven to 350°F greasing and lining three 8-inch pans whisking 1 3/4 cups flour 3/4 cup Dutch cocoa 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt and 2 cups sugar adding 2 room temperature eggs 1 cup room temperature sour cream 1/2 cup oil and 2 tsp vanilla mixing combined carefully stirring in 1 cup hot brewed coffee batter will be thin dividing evenly baking 22 to 25 minutes until toothpick shows few moist crumbs cooling completely processing 20 whole Oreos with filling to fine crumbs beating 1 1/2 cups room temperature butter 3 minutes pale and fluffy adding Oreo crumbs beating incorporated gradually adding 4 to 5 cups sifted powdered sugar cream vanilla and salt beating 3 minutes incredibly fluffy making ganache from 1/4 cup heated cream poured over 4 oz chips whisked smooth assembling three layers with Oreo buttercream crumb coating refrigerating 20 minutes applying final frosting pouring cooled ganache for dramatic drip pressing whole Oreos into exterior and scattering crushed crumbs. A completely perfect three-layer Dutch cocoa sour cream coffee Oreo crumb buttercream ganache drip chocolate Oreo celebration cake recipe.


Ingredients

Scale

1 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour

3/4 cup Dutch-Processed Cocoa Powder

2 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Salt

2 cups Granulated Sugar

2 large Eggs room temperature

1 cup Sour Cream room temperature

1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

1 cup Hot Strong Brewed Coffee

1 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter room temperature for buttercream

20 Oreo Cookies processed to fine crumbs filling included

4 to 5 cups Powdered Sugar sifted

3 to 4 tbsp Heavy Cream

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract for buttercream

Pinch of Salt

4 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips for ganache

1/4 cup Heavy Cream for ganache

8 to 10 Whole Oreo Cookies for decoration

Crushed Oreo Crumbs for top


Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Grease and line three 8-inch pans.

2. Whisk flour, Dutch cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add eggs, sour cream, oil, and vanilla. Mix combined. Carefully stir in hot coffee. Batter will be thin.

3. Divide evenly among pans. Bake 22 to 25 minutes until toothpick shows few moist crumbs. Cool completely.

4. Process 20 whole Oreos with filling to fine crumbs in food processor.

5. Beat butter 3 minutes pale and fluffy. Add Oreo crumbs. Beat incorporated. Add powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and salt. Beat 3 minutes fluffy.

6. Heat cream to simmering. Pour over chips. Rest 2 minutes. Whisk smooth. Cool to drizzle.

7. Assemble three layers with Oreo buttercream between. Crumb coat. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Apply final frosting.

8. Pour cooled ganache for dramatic drip. Press whole Oreos into exterior. Scatter crumbs.

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Dessert, Cake, Oreo, Birthday, Celebration
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 665
  • Sugar: 68g
  • Sodium: 500mg
  • Fat: 36g
  • Saturated Fat: 18g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 15g
  • Trans Fat: 1g
  • Carbohydrates: 84g
  • Fiber: 4g
  • Protein: 7g
  • Cholesterol: 90mg

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