Cookies And Cream Torte Food

COOKIES AND CREAM TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and lightly flour or spray 15x10x1-inch pan. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Fold crushed cookies into frosting. Cut cake crosswise in half. Remove one cake half from pan, using wide spatula to lift cake; place on serving plate. Spread cake with half of the frosting mixture.
• Top with remaining half of cake; spread with remaining frosting mixture. Garnish with cookie pieces. Store loosely covered.

OREO® COOKIE CAKE

Steps:

• Crush cookies into bite size pieces. Reserve 1 cup for top. Melt butter and mix with rest of cookies. Press into 9x13 pan. Put in freezer for 5 minutes.
• Blend 1/2 of the whipped topping, all of the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Spread over crust and place cake back in freezer.
• Prepare instant pudding with the milk according to package directions then spread over top of cake. Spread the remaining whipped topping on top of the pudding then sprinkle with the remaining cookies. Keep cake refrigerated.

CHOCOLATE & COCONUT CREAM TORTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix wafer crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom and 2 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan., Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; let stand 5 minutes. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Pour over prepared crust. Refrigerate 1 hour., In a large saucepan, combine coconut milk, coconut and sugar; bring just to a boil. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl, reserving strained coconut; return coconut milk mixture to saucepan. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water until smooth; stir into coconut milk mixture. Return to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk egg and egg yolk. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg mixture; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat., In a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over remaining cold water; let stand 1 minute. Microwave on high for 30-40 seconds. Stir and let stand until gelatin is completely dissolved, 1 minute. Whisk gelatin mixture into coconut milk mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour, whisking every 15 minutes., In a large bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into coconut milk mixture. Spoon reserved strained coconut into prepared crust. Spread filling over coconut. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight before serving., Remove rim from pan. Top with toasted coconut.,

COOKIES-AND-CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, oil and egg whites; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on high for 2 minutes. Gently fold in crushed cookies. , Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, beat the shortening, sugar, milk and vanilla in another large bowl until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. If desired, decorate the top with whole cookies and the sides with crushed cookies.

COOKIES-AND-CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Make the frosting: Put the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth; let cool slightly. Beat the butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the melted white chocolate and beat until combined. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• Assemble the cake: Place 1 cake layer on a platter; spread 1 cup frosting on top and sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped cookies. Top with the second cake layer. Cover the whole cake with the remaining frosting, then press the remaining cookies into the sides.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; butter the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may look separated at this point.)
• Mix 1/2 cup water with the cream in a liquid measuring cup or bowl. Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and the centers spring back when pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

OREO TORTE

Steps:

• FIRST LAYER: Take out 1/2 cup crushed cookies and set aside for 4th layer.
• Mix the remaining crushed cookies and margarine.
• Press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan and chill for 1/2 hour.
• SECOND LAYER: Beat cream cheese and sugar together until creamy.
• Fold in whipped topping until well blended.
• Spread evenly over the 1st.
• layer.
• THIRD LAYER: Blend pudding and milk at medium speed for 4 minutes.
• Spread over the 2nd.
• layer.
• FOURTH LAYER: Spread whipped topping over the 3rd.
• layer.
• Sprinkle the 1/2 cup cookie crumbs on top.
• Chill and serve.

TIA MARIA TORTE

Steps:

• Whip cream with sugar with electric mixer until stiff, set aside.
• Dip cookies quickly into milk then into liqueur.
• Arrange in a single layer in bottom of ungreased 10” springform pan.
• Fill in spaces with pieces of cookies which have also been dipped.
• Spread a layer of whipped cream over cookies.
• Repeat twice more with remaining cookies and whipped cream ending up with whipped cream.
• Grate chocolate square and sprinkle over top of torte.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Needs 24 hours to set.