Oreo Cookie Cake

Specialty Recipe

From Glenda Barcklow at The Genesee Country Inn

You will win lots of raves for this recipe, and it's easy.

Ingredients - Cake

1 package white cake mix

1-1/4 cups water

1/3 cup oil

3 egg whites

1 cup crushed Oreo chocolate sandwich cookies

Ingredients - Frosting

1 cup Crisco shortening

1 Tablespoon vanilla

4-1/2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar

5 Tablespoons milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans.

Cake: Mix cake ingredients together and fold in cookies at end. Fill pans and bake for 28 to 30 minutes. Cool.

Frosting: Beat shortening and vanilla together until creamed. Add half of the confectioner's sugar and half of the milk. Cream together. Add the rest of the sugar and the milk, and beat until the frosting is correct consistency.

Frost cake and enjoy. Top with fresh strawberries or more crushed cookies.

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