i decided to bake up something that would be a play on a classic american cookie, the oreo. creamy vanilla buttercream sandwiched between two cakey, chocolatey cookies...c'est bon!
mise en place
mini cakey oreos
makes approx. 30 cookies
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk (or milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter , room temperature
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
preheat oven to 350 degrees.
in a large bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. whisk together until well combined and set aside.
in a small bowl, stir together the buttermilk and vanilla and set aside.
in the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and the brown sugar until creamy and fluffy. about 3 mins. add the egg and beat until well combined. add the flour mixture and buttermilk in batches, starting and ending with the flour. scrape down the bowl several times, ensuring that everything is well combined. mix just until all the ingredients are combined, do not over mix.
using a pastry bag fitted with a large circle tip, pipe out the batter in 1 1/2 inch circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving at least 1 inch between each.
dip your finger in water and shake off excess. with your wet finger, gentley press down the top of each cookie.
bake in 350 degree oven for 8-10 mins., until they are puffed. using a metal spatula, transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.vanilla buttercream
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons cream
in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar. start on low speed until combined and then increase speed to medium and beat for approx. 3 mins. add vanilla and cream and beat again. about 1 min more.
assemblymatch up cookies in like sized pairs. pipe out or spoon buttercream on one side and sandwich with the other.
bon appétit~!
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OMG these look so good!!!!! -jlee
ReplyDeleteWhat you made is actually very similar to a classic New England whoopie pie!
ReplyDeleteThese look fabulous! Thank you for sharing. I may have to try them soon.
ReplyDeleteThese look absolutely WONDERFUL!! Yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are similiar:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nabiscoworld.com/oreo/cakesters/
homemade is way better than store bought
ReplyDeleteI'm about to buy the ingredients for these cute cakes - are you sure there's no baking powder?? Just want to check with you first. Thanks for the great idea!
ReplyDeleteno baking powder. i only used baking soda. hope they turn out well! let us know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteOOH i'm gonna try these!
ReplyDeleteI stumbled upon your great site randomly and these looked too good to pass on trying out. I made them and they turned out SOOOO good. Thank you for sharing this recipe. This is so much better than the store bought stuff.
ReplyDeletethanks everyone for the comments!
ReplyDeletesarah - let me know how they turn out!
yoshimi - i'm so glad you had sucess w/ them! thanks for sharing your results.
These are so cute! How long will they keep?
ReplyDeletethanks, Car!
ReplyDeletethese have never lasted over 2 days when i've made them! they should be good for up to 3 days in an airtight container. if they last longer than that, i'd probably put them in the fridge! hope that helps.
Hi there! Let me just share with you the result of my cake oreo baking. I think it was a success! Thanks again for the recipe & tips!
ReplyDeletehttp://kitchenartworks.blogspot.com/2009/03/cake-oreos-whoopie-pies.html
do you happen to know if it's workable without an electric mixer? can the ingredients be mixed by hand? thanks!
ReplyDeletedo you have a handheld mixer?
ReplyDeleteif not, it is doable by hand but would become quite a task. the hardest part would probably be creaming the butter and sugar together. just make sure your butter is at room temp and really soft. good luck!
These are adorable and look delicious!
ReplyDeletethanks u r information
ReplyDeleteI made these in a hurry and forgot to leave my butter out at room temperature, so the butter was a little cold. And when I creamed the butter and sugar together it was slightly lumpy. Did I totally mess it up? D:
ReplyDeletethese are too cute, cathi!
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ReplyDeletehello i would like to read more about this interesting topic.
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