Easy Chocolate Oreo Cake Recipe
Easy chocolate Oreo cake recipe from scratch filled with Oreo buttercream frosting and topped off with chocolate ganache. Perfect soft, moist birthday cake!
Servings: 10 Slices
Calories: 1128kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 2 Eggs Large
- 1 cup Oil
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 cup Water Warm
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 cups Granulated sugar
- ¾ cup Cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp Baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Baking soda
Oreo Buttercream Frosting
- ¾ cup Butter
- ¾ cup Shortening
- 4-5 cups Powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups Oreo crumbs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 3-4 tablespoon Milk or Heavy cream
Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup Chocolate Melted
- 1 cup Heavy cream
Decoration
- 15 Oreos Roughly chopped
Instructions
Oreo Cake
- In a mixing bowl, add eggs, oil, vanilla extract, buttermilk, water and mix everything until fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
- Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Do not over-mix!
- Pour batter into 2 round cake pans (Dimensions: 8x2).
- Bake at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool down completely.
Oreo Frosting
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and shortening.
- Add vanilla extract and mix again.
- Add powdered sugar slowly and continue mixing.
- Add Oreo crumbs slowly and continue mixing.
- Add milk or heavy cream (1 tablespoon at a time) until frosting is smooth and creamy.
Ganache
- In a microwave- safe bowl, melt chocolate in 30 second increments.
- Add heavy cream and mix until smooth.
Assembling
- Once the cakes have fully cooled down, cut the domes and make them flat.
- Place one cake on a cake stand and top it off with Oreo frosting.
- Place the other cake on top of the frosting and gently press it down .
- Cover the entire cake with frosting, if you like (Optional).
- Pour ganache on top of the cake and use a spatula to spread it out until it starts dripping along the sides.
- Prior to serving, pipe some frosting on top of the ganache and decorate the cake with chopped Oreos and enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 1128kcal | Carbohydrates: 153g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 560mg | Potassium: 351mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 114g | Vitamin A: 870IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 6.4mg