Description

If you want to impress people, make this decadent cake. It's a showstopper for sure and just may be the absolute best cake ever!

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cake:
• 2 c. sugar
• 1–3/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 3/4 c. cocoa
• 1–1/2 t. baking powder
• 1–1/2 t. baking soda
• 1 t. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 c. milk
• 1/2 c. vegetable oil
• 2 t. vanilla extract
• 1 c. boiling water
• Cheesecake Filling:
• 1 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 c. powdered sugar
• 12 Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed
• Ganache:
• 8 oz. milk chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 c. heavy whipping cream
• Garnish:
• 1/2 c. chocolate chips, optional
• 3/4 c. whipped cream, optional

Steps

1. Cake:
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9 inch round baking pans; line the bottoms with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.