This is one of the first cakes I ever created myself. In college, I would constantly fall asleep thinking about how I could decorate a cake. I don't know why I don't as much anymore, but through one of my half dreams I thought it would be genius to dip Oreos in chocolate. I angled the center cookie for extra oohs and awe's. You would be amazed how many people asked me how I did that.
I honestly don't remember the recipe nor did I write it down. I think I used a chocolate cake recipe from my Hershey's cookbook (also a first, my Mom gave it to me for Christmas the first year I started baking) as a guide. I know the pictures are not too terribly great but I took these pictures in my college kitchen that was incredibly blue and small, not thinking about the distracting background.
To Decorate:
I dipped Oreo cookies half way into melted milk chocolate (semisweet would work as well and dark chocolate might add a nice contrast with the frosting). Then I placed them on the outside of the cake. As for the center cookie, after I dipped it, I just held it in place for about 1 minute and it stayed. I also added crushed Oreos in between the two layers.
