Cookies And Cream Buttercream Food

COOKIES 'N CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
• In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, water, oil, and 3 egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Gently stir in crushed cookies. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans. Remove from pans, and completely cool on racks.
• To Make Frosting: In a small bowl, thoroughly blend the 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, shortening, vanilla, and 2 egg whites. Beat in remaining confectioners' sugar until creamy. Frost the cake, and garnish with remaining cookies.

COOKIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Start whipping heavy cream adding sugar, to taste. When the cream begins to thicken, add the egg yolks and whip to stiff peaks. Separate whipped cream in 2 separate bowls. Add blueberries to 1 bowl.
• Place chocolate cookie on a plate add blueberry cream over, place vanilla cookie on top of the cream then add plain whipped cream on top. Decorate with blueberries and peaches.

OREO CAKE

Steps:

• Butter and flour three six inch pans. I use cake strips on my pans for more even baking as well. Preheat oven to 340F
• In a standing mixture fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter until light and fluffy.
• Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Beat the dry ingredients into the butter until well incorporated, scrape the bowl at least once.
• Beat the wet ingredients together in a medium bowl.
• Add the wet to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in the crushed Oreos at the very end and mix until just combined.
• Divide the mixture evenly into the cake pans
• Bake at 340 for about 25-30 minutes or until the centers are springy to the touch.
• Beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar and cream and mix.
• Reserve about a cup of the buttercream for the white dollops. Which will be piped with an 869 tip.
• Mix in the crushed Oreos into the large batch of buttercream.
• Melt chocolate and cream together on low heat. Whisk together and set aside. You might need to add more or less cream to achieve the desired consistency.
• Oreo buttercream goes between each layer as well as a swirl of chocolate. Don't go overboard with the ganache as it will overpower the other flavors.
• Coat outside with buttercream and smooth.
• Add a skirt of crushed Oreos at the bottom of the cake.
• Pour the ganache on top and allow to drip. Smooth top with an offset spatula.
• Pipe white buttercream dollops on top with an 869 tip

BUTTERCREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix 3/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup cream cheese together at a medium speed with a whisk attachment or hand mixer until smooth.
• Next, mix in 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar at a medium-high speed for a couple minutes, until the mixture becomes lighter in color.
• Add in 1 egg, 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract and 1 tsp almond extract. Mix on a low speed until incorporated.
• In a separate bowl, sift together 3 cups flour, 1 Tbsp cornstarch, 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Gradually mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture on a low speed, until it is JUST incorporated. I like to do this in a couple installments and scrape the sides of the bowl between additions.
• At this point the dough will still be pretty sticky. Divide the dough in half and wrap each piece of dough in a piece of plastic wrap.
• Chill in the fridge for about 2 hours or the freezer for 30 minutes.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F at this point in the process about 30 minutes before you plan to roll out the dough.
• Generously dust the surface you plan to roll the cookies out on with additional flour.
• Take one ball of dough out of the fridge or freezer, leaving the other to continue to chill.
• Sprinkle some more flour on top of your dough ball and on your rolling pin.
• Roll the chilled dough to be 1/3 inch thick and cut out your shapes with a flour dusted cookie cutter.
• Use a kitchen brush to gently brush off any excess flour and place onto a parchment lined baking sheet or silicone mat.
• Chill the cut-out cookies one more time in the fridge for 15 minutes or the freezer for 10 minutes to help them keep their shape better.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes on the top wrack of your oven (time varies based on the size and shape of the cookies). Keep a close eye on these and be sure to pull them out before the edges start to brown.
• Let the baked cookies cool on the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
• While the first batch bakes and cools, knead together the cookie dough scraps, and rewrap them in plastic wrap. Pop them back in the fridge to chill.
• Pull out your 2nd chilled ball of dough and repeat steps 9-15. Then repeat with the chilled dough scraps.
• Beat 1 cup of butter on a medium speed for 30 seconds with a paddle attachment, until smooth.
• Mix in 1 Tbsp vanilla paste or vanilla extract and 1/2 tsp salt on a low speed
• Slowly add in 3 1/2 powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Halfway through add in 2 Tbsp of heavy cream or milk to make it easier to mix.
• Beat on low until the ingredients are fully incorporated and the desired consistency is reached.
• If the frosting seems too thick, add in additional cream (1 Tbsp at a time). If the frosting is too thin, add in more powdered sugar (quarter of a cup at a time).
• If you plan to color the buttercream, add in the gel food coloring once the frosting is fully made and beat on low until it reaches the desired colored.
• Place frosting into a piping bag and decorate as desired! I didn't use a piping tip, and just cut about a 1 inch opening at the end of my bag to pipe some simple swirls on top of my cookies.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES AND CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 2 9-inch cake pans with non-stick spray. Line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper and spray that parchment paper with non-stick spray.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, sift together the flour, xanthan gum, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Use the paddle attachment to mix the dry ingredients on low speed.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla.
• With the mixer running on low speed, slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until completely combined.
• Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and pour in the hot coffee. Mix on low until incorporated.
• Pour the batter (it will be very thin and pretty liquidy) evenly between the two pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes. Mine was done after 37 minutes.
• Cool the cakes on a wire rack (in the pan) for about 20 minutes. Carefully remove the cakes from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
• When the cakes are cool, prepare the buttercream.
• Add the butter and powdered sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until completely smooth. Turn the mixer to a medium-high speed and beat for 3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and heavy cream and beat on medium-high for an additional minute. Set aside.
• Add 15 chocolate sandwich cookies to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until coarse cookie crumbs form. Some larger chunks are fine as long as they are smaller than a dime but the majority should be crumbs.
• Remove 1/2 cup of the cookie crumbs and set aside. Add the rest of the cookie crumbs to the buttercream and mix until combined and there are no longer any streaks without cookie crumbs.
• Place one of the cakes on a cake plate or stand. Add 1/4-1/3 of the buttercream to the top of the cake and spread until smooth. Sprinkle 1/4 of the reserved cookie crumbs on top of the buttercream.
• Carefully place the remaining cake on top and cover with the remaining frosting. Arrange the remaining 6 chocolate sandwich cookies on top of the cake as desired. I cut 5 in half and left one whole. Sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the top of the cake. Serve at room temperature.

THE BEST BUTTERCREAM FROSTING FOR SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl or stand mixer, use the whisk attachment* to beat the softened butter until it is fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Remember to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl!
• Add half of the powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons cream**. Beat well. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
• Add the remaining powdered sugar and 2 more tablespoons of cream. Beat well.
• Add salt, vanilla, coconut, and almond extracts. Beat well. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
• Add remaining 1-2 tablespoons of cream, if needed.
• Add gel food coloring if you want to tint the frosting. (liquid food coloring can mess with the consistency.)
• This is enough frosting to do about 2 dozen cookies, but that totally depends on your cookie shape. Frost the cookies (Here's the cookie recipe) and store in a tupperware on the counter for 2-3 days.
• Leftover frosting is great on graham crackers!

BUTTERCREAM MOUSSELINE/COOKIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and meringue powder in a stainless steel bowl and whisk to combine. Mix egg whites and corn syrup. Combine the egg white mixture with the sugar mixture and whisk vigorously. Heat mixture over a hot water bath, stirring occasionally. The meringue is ready when the sugar is dissolved. Whip in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment for 10 to 15 minutes. Slowly add the cool, room temperature butter and shortening. Add the vanilla seeds and then fold in the crushed cookies.

COOKIES AND CREAM BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• In the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer, combine egg whites, sugar and salt over a pot of simmering water. Whisking constantly, cook until sugar and salt dissolve and mixture is warm to touch (about 160 degrees). Using the whisk attachment, beat mixture on low speed and gradually increase to high, beating until mixture is stiff and glossy, about 10 minutes. With mixer on low, add butter a few tablespoons at a time, then whisk in vanilla. Using paddle attachment, beat buttercream until air bubbles are gone and mixture is smooth. Gently fold in crushed cookies. Use immediately.