The Ultimate Cookies & Cream Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe | Cupcake Jemma

A Crumbs and Doilies OG (Original Gangster if ya didn't know). We can't believe we've not yet shown you guys this recipe yet, so here it is in all its glory, the Cookies and Cream cake. We use Black Cocoa in our sponges to give that intense Oreo-type flavour, but you can use regular Cocoa if that's all you can get your hands on. The sponges are filled with our famous fluffy Vanilla Buttercream along with pools of Dark Chocolate Ganache and Broken Oreo Cookies for that essential CRUNCH. This Cookies and Cream cake is simply delicious. It's moist, soft, and not too sweet! Plus its really easy to make!

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See below for a variety of size options!
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This recipe is for a 7" cake using 8" tins. If you would like a smaller cake, or just 2 layers, you can divide everything by 2 OR see below for a 6" recipe!

For the Chocolate Sponge - this makes 4 x 8" Tins
Preheat Oven to 175C (fan assist)
450ml Cold Coffee
390ml Vegetable Oil (or Sunflower)
450g Buttermilk (See below for a recipe to make your own)
6 Eggs
650g Plain Flour
690g Caster Sugar
60g Cocoa Powder
60g Black Cocoa Powder
2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1 tsp Salt

For the Vanilla Buttercream
750g SOFT Unsalted Butter
1300g Icing Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt
6-9tbsp Whole Milk

For the Ganache Filling
100g Double Cream
100g Dark Chocolate

For the Ganache Drip
50g Double Cream
50g Dark Chocolate

EXTRAS
Oreos! Approx 1 pack!
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For the Chocolate Sponge - this makes 4 x 6" Tins
Preheat Oven to 175C (fan assist)
335ml Cold Coffee
290ml Vegetable Oil (or Sunflower)
335g Buttermilk (See below for a recipe to make your own)
4.5 Eggs
485g Plain Flour
515g Caster Sugar
45g Cocoa Powder
45g Black Cocoa Powder
1.5 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
0.75 tsp Salt

For the Vanilla Buttercream
560g SOFT Unsalted Butter
975g Icing Sugar
1/4tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt
4-8tbsp Whole Milk

For the Ganache Filling
75g Double Cream
75g Dark Chocolate

For the Ganache Drip
40g Double Cream
40g Dark Chocolate

EXTRAS
Oreos! Approx 1 pack!

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