Layered Oreo Halloween Cake

This spooky layered Oreo Halloween cake features a creamy cookies-and-cream frosting that's perfect for your festive dessert table.

110 min Serves 8 Medium American

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This layered Oreo Halloween cake combines a rich chocolate cake with a luscious cookies-and-cream frosting. The frosting is made by creaming butter, cream cheese, and shortening, then adding corn syrup, vanilla, and powdered sugar for a silky texture. Crushed Oreos are folded in at the end for that classic cookies-and-cream flavor.

Directions

Prepare the chocolate cake using your favorite recipe and bake according to the method described above.

In a mixing bowl with a paddle attachment, combine the room-temperature butter, cream cheese, and shortening. Beat on high until the mixture is light and fluffy. Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature to avoid lumps.

Scrape down the bowl, then slowly add the corn syrup and 1 tablespoon of vanilla while mixing on low. Increase speed and beat until the mixture is silky smooth and glossy white, about 3 minutes.

Scrape down the bowl again. With the mixer on low, add the powdered sugar, salt, baking powder, and lemon juice. Mix until just combined, then increase speed to medium-high and beat until the frosting is brilliant white, smooth, and fluffy, about 4 minutes.

Gently fold in the crushed Oreo cookies with just a few strokes until evenly distributed.

Store the frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.