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Showing posts with label icing. Show all posts

Friday, June 29, 2012

Cookies & Cream Bundt Cake with Vanilla Glaze

Henry's baby brother is going away into the army on Sunday, so we're having a casual party for him today. I thought I would make a cute bundt cake to thank him for his service to the wonderful USA!

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COOKIES & CREAM BUNDT CAKE WITH VANILLA GLAZE

Ingredients for Cake
  •  1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 stick softened butter
  • 2 whole eggs (room temp)
  • 2 egg whites (room temp)
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 7 Oreos, crushed
Ingredients for Glaze
  • 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup teaspoons light cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Method
  1. Double grease and flour your bundt pan
  2. Beat butter, eggs, egg whites, and granulated sugar in large bowl until well blended
  3. Add milk and vanilla and mix well
  4. Add flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix until smooth (about 2 minutes)
  5. Fold in crushed oreos manually until they are dispersed throughout the batter
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
  7. Place cake on wire rack over a cookie sheet and allow to cool completely
  8. Melt butter for icing and add it to other ingredients for icing, mixing well until a loose, creamy icing has formed
  9. Pour icing generously over cake 
  10. After icing has hardened, remove cake from wire rack and place on a platter/cake dish. Garnish with Oreos
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