COOKIES AND CREAM BROWNIE LAYER CAKE
Makes 1 (8-inch) cake
Part brownie, part cake, and part cookies and cream decadence, every feature of this layered beauty is designed to satisfy your cocoa and cream cravings. Black cocoa, the dark secret to Oreos, goes into the fudgy brownie layers to create a rich base for our delicious cookie-speckled buttercream.
2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
1½ cups (330 grams) firmly packed dark brown sugar
1½ cups (340 grams) unsalted butter, melted
3 cups (375 grams) all-purpose flour
1⅓ cups (128 grams) black cocoa powder, sifted
1½ teaspoons (7.5 grams) baking powder
1½ teaspoons (4.5 grams) kosher salt
1½ teaspoons (3 grams) instant espresso powder
6 large eggs (300 grams), room temperature and lightly beaten
1 tablespoon (13 grams) vanilla extract
1 cup (240 grams) whole milk, room temperature
Cookies and Cream Buttercream (recipe follows)
Garnish: cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookiess
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with baking spray with flour. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk
