Dark Chocolate Oreo (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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113g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter.
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10 crushed Oreos.
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177ml (3/4 cup) vegetable oil.
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372g (3 cups) plain flour.
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40g (1/2 cup) dark cocoa powder.
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400g (2 cups) white sugar.
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118ml (1/2 cup) hot coffee.
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355ml (1 1/2 cups) boiling water.
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30ml (2 tablespoons) white vinegar.
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1 teaspoon vanilla.
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2 teaspoons baking soda.
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1 teaspoon salt.
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339g (3 cups) icing sugar.
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1 teaspoon vanilla.
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1/2-1 teaspoon salt for taste.
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95g (1/2 cup) vegetable shortening.
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1 tablespoon (or 2) heavy cream.
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7 ounces marshmallow fluff.
# Instructions:
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Set your oven to 350°F.
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Dust and grease two 8" or 9" round cake tins.
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Stir the dry ingredients for the cake.
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Mix up all the wet items together.
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Stir the dry stuff into the wet until it's smooth.
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Divide the batter and bake for 34-38 minutes.
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Let everything cool down fully.
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Whip shortening and butter till creamy.
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Stir in marshmallow puff.
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Blend in cream, salt, sugar, and vanilla.
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Frost the layers and sprinkle Oreos in between.
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Double frosting amounts if covering the sides.
# Notes:
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A bit of coffee brings out the chocolate taste.
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Swap coffee for more hot water if you'd like.
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Using Special Dark cocoa boosts the Oreo flavor.
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Adding salt levels out the frosting sweetness.
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This makes a basic 'naked' style cake.