Oreos 'n Cream Cake aka Cookies and Cream Cake

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH

AIN'T NO VALLEY LOW ENOUGH

AIN'T NO MAN HOT ENOUGH

TO KEEP ME AWAY FROM THIS CAKE!!!

When I saw this on the cover of Family Circle magazine 2/09, I knew I had to make it. I mean, anything with 4 chocolate layers, has a cream cheese filling, oreos, and freshly whipped cream is as exciting to me as a night of making whoopie. Yes, I know, pair the cake with the whoopie and you're in for a rip-roaring night. Great V-Day dessert for the husbands. Make the cake, wear some of the extra freshly whipped cream, and you're good to go. It'll make his night!.. And with any luck, yours too, multiple times. If you catch my drift!

Anyway, I can't tell you enough how much everyone enjoyed this cake. I brought it to my sister's house yesterday, and it was thoroughly gobbled up by 5 adults and 10 children. Yes, you will have to run a few extra miles to burn the calories, or you can do what I said in the prior paragraph and work it off that way.

Back to monkey business.

Oreos 'n Cream Cake

Three steps for this cake.

Prior to our steps, preheat oven to 350. Coat 2 8-inch round cake pans with your nonstick spray, dust with flour ; set aside. Do a jig. An Irish One.

First step: Mother May I? Yes you may.

Let's begin with the cake.

In a medium sized bowl, mix your cocoa powder,

your flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt

until well blended.

Yeah, so this picture is UN-blended. Bite me. You try making a cake, taking pictures, getting 8 children under 12 ready for a visit to your sisters house, wrap a birthday present, walk a dog, iron clothes for those kids, instructing your FFH to HELP, and NO, I'm damned sorry BUT help does not mean leave the home and get gas for the car.....

Is that how other husbands help when you are having company or when you are getting ready to go somewhere, by LEAVING?? Oh, I'll go get gas for the car. or OH, I'll go get the Ice. Or the Best, Maybe you want a cup of coffee , I'll get it. Yeah, sure you'll get it, and you'll take ten hours to do so. Big help those men. They think they're pulling a slick one on us. Don't think so, big guy!

In a large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat your butter your sugar, and vanilla for a few.Until light and fluffy. Add your eggs,one at a freaking time, and beat well after each addition. I am not PMS'ing today. I am NOT!

Now beat your flour mixture in three additions, alternating with your buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour. Then beat a minute.

My Lord of all Lords, dontcha wanna dive right in, dontcha wanna rub this onto....and.....and then..... never mind. Just divide evenly into two pans and bake till Mr.Toothpick says it's done. Cool them on wire racks, remove after 10 minutes and cool completely.

Here is my hint ,by way of my mother -in-law- we will be cutting these into 4 layers, so we have to wrap in Reynolds wrap and freeze for 30 minutes, so much easier to cut, and the filling spreads so nicely too, see I also use this hint here.

Onto Step 2:

The filling, baby, the filling:

You will need

and a little bit of milk.. you know the thing that does a body good.

With a mixer, you are going to beat your cream cheese and butter until smooth. Then add your confectioners sugar and milk. Beat again until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Filling is Done.

Now once your layers have cooled, you can cut them in half horizontally to make 4 layers of lusciousness.

Lay one layer on your cake plate, or cake stand, or your head for all I care at this point.Start spreading the frosting onto the layer

Repeat this 3 times

That would be two or dos.

Yes!! You guessed it three or tres.

Now for the fun part, gather the kids up, all 8, all under 12-- I have the joy of this every other weekend, normally I have 4-- And bring them on a 1 1/2 hour ride to your sisters home where she has 2.

Arrive at sisters.

Onto Step 3:

Prepare whipped cream.

Simple, Just mix your heavy cream, vanilla, and sugar until you get soft peaks, set aside in fridge till ready to use.

OK, Now the BEST , MOST EXHILARATING PART of the recipe. It involves this

and this.

Yes, we get to smash the oreos, about 3 cups worth. OH YES!! Smash the oreos. YAH!! Smash the oreos. Take out frustration. SMASH. POUND! BANG! HIT! GO WILD on the oreos. PUNCH THEM, PUMMEL them, CRUSH the suckers. Use that rolling pin baby!! Look at your FFH's ass and think about hittingit with the rolling pin. Wouldn't that be cathartic!

Why? Because, because my FFH has the GOG!! Do you know what GOG is? Gift of GAB!! He has it. So, while I'm trying to control all the kids, help my sister with dinner, finish off my cake, keep a smile on my face, this is what my husband, the fighter of flames and all things hot, is busy doing

and this

and this.. he just can't stop himself.

Well, I'll tell you what, he better ..Well, Well, Well,

Well, let him keep it up and I'll knock the damned drink right outta his hand with the rolling pin. That will stop him in his tracks. I'll show him, HMMPH! And , I Repeat, I am NOT PMSing.

Anyway, frost your cake with the whipped cream.. saving some for later wink wink..,,

Then place some of those crushed oreos around the cake,

top with some whole oreos,

cut it open and into slices,

and INDULGE to your hearts content. Did you know the way you eat an oreo reveals something about you? Look here and see!

Other yummy uses for oreos:

Ingrid at 3 B's has a superfantastic use for them!!

Stephanie at Stephanie's Kitchen does also!! Oreo fudge, dontcha just wanna die?

Check in with you all later. I'm off to see the wizard.