Cookie Dough Oreo Cake

 Cookie Dough Oreo Cake

Ingredients:  
 Chocolate Cake Layer 
 1 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk

Cookie Dough Layer 
 1 cup all-purpose flour (*Bake flour for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. and cool completely)
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Chocolate Ganache 
 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup heavy cream, half-n-half, or whole milk

Cookie Dough Oreos

Instructions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.  Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.  In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy.  Beat in egg until well combined.  Sift in dry ingredients.  Mix together, on low speed, alternating with buttermilk, until just combined.  Spread into cake pan and bake for 20 minutes, or until well risen, set, and a toothpick inserted into cake comes out with moist crumbs attached.  Cool 10 minutes before removing cake from pan.  When completely cool, slice in half, crosswise, to make two cakes.

To make the cookie dough layer, in a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together flour, butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, milk vanilla and salt until well combined and creamy.  Stir in chocolate chips until combined.  Spread cookie dough layer on a cake round; top with additional cake round.

To make the chocolate ganache, in a small saucepan, on medium low heat, stir together chocolate chips and cream until melted and smooth; pour over cake and spread evenly.  Decorate with Oreos.

Makes 8 servings