Cookies 'n Cream Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package white cake mix
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 3 egg whites
• 1 cup coarsely crushed chocolate sandwich style cookies, with white filling (get the oreo mini)
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 -5 tablespoons milk
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 teaspoon shortening
• broken miniature oreo cookie

Recipe

• 1 grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
• 2 prepare the cake mix according to package except using the water, oil and egg whites.
• 3 fold in the crushed sandwich cookies.
• 4 spread batter into prepared pans.
• 5 bake at 350°f for 25 to 30 minutes or until done when tested with a toothpick.
• 6 cool on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
• 8 for frosting: in large mixing bowl, beat shortening and vanilla with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
• 9 slowly add 2 1/2 cups of sifted confectioner's sugar, beating well.
• 10 add 2 tablespoons ilk.
• 11 slowly beat in 2 to 3 tablespoons more milk until frosting is of spreading consistency.
• 12 fill and frost the cake layers.
• 13 in a heavy saucepan, melt the semisweet chocolate and shortening over very low heat.
• 14 drizzle mixture over top of cake (i just drizzle it at edge so part of it drips down the side).
• 15 if you like, decorate cake with additional broken sandwich cookies.