I found this recipe a little over a year ago on Pinterest. We all love it! Even though it has only been two years so far, it has become a St Patrick’s Day tradition in our house. When I brought home the Oreos, I taped a note to the package that read, “Do NOT eat!” At first this was might with cries of despair until I told them what the cookies were for. Perspective changes everything.
I woke up this morning & thought, “What if the blog with the cake recipe shuts down?” A quick Google search did not find another site with the same recipe, so I’m posting it here as well as printing a copy for my recipe binder. Recipe & photos from homeiswheretheholmansare.blogspot.com
Cake:
Recipe from The Modern Baker
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two 8″ cake pans with baking spray or butter and flour and line with parchment paper and spray paper.
Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl on medium speed about 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing about 1 minute after each addition until well incorporated. Add half of the flour, half of the baking powder and the salt. Mix on low speed until just incorporated. Add buttermilk and mix until incorporated and add remaining flour and baking powder. Increase the speed to medium and beat an additional 2 minutes.
Divide batter evenly between pans and bake about 25 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool about 5 minutes in the pan and then turn out on wire racks, flip them over so they are top side up. Cool completely then slice each cake layer in half horizontally to make 4 thin layers and assemble.
Golden Oreo Cream Filling
2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 package Golden Oreo cookies, crushed
Process cookies in a food processer until they are fine crumbs. Add heavy cream to a cold mixing bowl (putting the bowl in the freezer for a few minutes prior to mixing will speed up the process) fitted with the whisk attachment and beat 2-3 minutes until cream forms stiff peaks. Add vanilla extract and blend until mixed. Gently fold in crushed cookies. Add 1/3 of the cream mixture in between each layer of cake.
Frosting:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 T heavy cream
3 cups powdered sugar
Cream butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add vanilla and cream and mix until well incorporated. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing on low speed until frosting reaches desired thickness. Increase speed to medium and whip about 1 minute until smooth. Tint with gel food coloring as desired and frost cake. Cover and refrigerate cake if not serving within a couple of hours.
Loree the Domestic Diva 