Oreo Cake with Oreo Frosting

Ingredients:

397g AP flour

2-1/2 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp salt

227g unsalted butter ~ room temperature

397g granulate sugar

6 large egg whites ~ room temperature

283ml milk ~ room temperature

57ml vegetable oil

2 tsp clear vanilla extract

113g Oreo cookies ~ chopped roughly

Oreo Frosting (recipe)

Directions/Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 168 deg C and prepare three (6"x2") cake pans or two (8"x2") cake pan and spray the non-stick cooking pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside
3. Combine the milk, oil, and vanilla extract in a separate cup.  Set aside
4. Place the butter in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and cream until smooth.  Sprinkle sugar and then let whip on medium-high until light and fluffy for about 5 mins.
5. While mixing on low, slowly add the egg whites to the mixture one at a time.  Let each fully combine before adding the next.
6. Add 1/3 dry ingredients to the mixture and mix on low until just combined.  Then add 1/2 of liquids, then 1/3 dry and 1/2 liquid, and the rest dry ingredients.  Let it mix until just combined.  Do not overmix.
7. Divide the batter evenly into prepared cake pans and sprinkle the chopped oreo on top of each pan.  Gently fold the oreo into the batter with a knife until just combined.
8. Bake cakes for 35-45 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean when poked in the center.  For an 8"x2" pan, bake for 45-50 mins.
9. Remove the cake from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for 10 mins or until the pan feels barely warm then turn out cakes onto a cooling rack.
10. Once cool, trim off the brown edges and domes of cakes and frost as desired.  (Crumb coat 1st and freeze the cake for 15 mins then do a final coat).  Top the cake with some dollops and whole Oreo.