Chocolate Cake with Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting and Ganache

I forgot to take a picture of this cake before we started eating. This cake was for my husbands birthday and he loved it.

Chocolate Cake with Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting and Ganache

Cake:
3/4 c. butter at room temperature
3 eggs at room temperature
2 c. flour
3/4 c. cocoa powder
1 t. baking soda
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. milk

Frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature

1/2 c. sugar

2 c. thawed whipped topping                        

12 Oreo cookies, finely chopped

 

Ganache:

1/4 c. butter

4 squares (4 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped

 

Directions:

 

Cake: Preheat the oven to 350. Grease the bottoms of two round cake pans. In a large missing bowl cream butter. Gradually add sugar, then add eggs in one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Add dry ingredients and milk, stirring until just combined. Beat for 20 seconds more. Spread into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake layers on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool completely. Once cool, cut each cake into two even layers.

 

Frosting: Beat cream cheese and sugar until completely blended. Fold in Oreo's and whipped topping.

 

Place one layer on a plate, cover with frosting, add the next layer, and continue the process until all layers are on the cake. Melt the chocolate squares and butter in a pan. Once melted, pour ganache over the cake.

 

 

 

Enjoy!

 

Kerri