Double Layer Chocolate Cheesecake Caramel Oreo Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Crustless Cheesecake Portion

• 1 stick softened butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2- 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 oz. package cook and serve vanilla pudding
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder

Caramel

In microwave, melt until smooth

• 5 T. butter
• one 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
• 40 caramels�

Frosting

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup milk

Directions

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350�F.
2. Grease 2 round 9 inch cake pans.
3. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.
4. Sift cocoa into another medium bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over cocoa; whisk to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
5. Add butter to egg mixture and beat until blended. Beat in cocoa mixture. Add buttermilk and vanilla; beat to blend.
6. Add dry ingredients and beat on low just to blend. Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top.
7. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool cakes completely in pan on rack.
8. Scoop out some of the center on one layer and freeze you layers solid.

Crustless Cheesecake

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease ONE 9″ pan with shortening, line the pan with parchment and then grease the parchment. Lightly butter the pan and Set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add cream cheese a little at a time until smooth. Scrape bowl down and beat again on medium speed, adding eggs one at a time. Add remaining ingredients. Mix again until smooth.
4. Pour in pan. Smooth batter with offset spatula and bake for 45-50 mins. Cheesecake will puff up during baking, then deflate when taken out.
5. Do not turn out cheesecake when finished baking. Put directly in the freezer, and leave until frozen solid.
6. Turn out frozen cheesecake layer and peel parchment from the bottom.
7. Put parchment in pan extending over sides and place cheesecake back in. Keep frozen.

Caramel

1. Make caramel and pour half on one of the chocolate layers and half on this cheesecake layer.
2. Keep all in the freezer.

Frosting

1. Melt butter in the microwave.
2. Beat it in mixer with confectioners sugar, cocoa powder and milk.

Assembly

1. Layer cakes-chocolate/caramel, cheesecake/caramel, chocolate.
2. Frost top and sides and cover with milk chocolate chips.
3. Dip the Oreos in melted milk chocolate and top with mini m &m�s and peanut butter cups!