Description
Easter Egg Oreo Cookie Balls are delicious treats made with chocolate cake and coffee frosting, perfect for celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (414g) sugar
- 3/4 cup (85g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup (180ml) milk
- 1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup (120ml) strong brewed coffee
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (180ml) hot coffee
- 3 tbsp instant espresso powder
- 1 1/2 cups (336g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups (236g) shortening
- 10 1/4 cups (1208g) powdered sugar
- Chocolate jimmie sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare three 8-inch cake pans with parchment circles in the bottom and grease the sides. Preheat oven to 300°F (148°C).
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil, coffee, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add hot coffee and mix; batter will be thin.
- Divide batter evenly between cake pans and bake 32–35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.
- Cool cakes 5 minutes in pans, then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
- For frosting: dissolve espresso powder in a small amount of hot water.
- Beat butter and shortening until smooth. Add half the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Add half of the espresso mixture and mix. Add remaining powdered sugar and remaining espresso mixture until frosting reaches desired consistency.
- Level the cake layers by trimming the domes off the tops.
- Place first cake layer on serving plate, top with 1 cup frosting, spread evenly. Repeat with second layer and remaining frosting.
- Frost the outside of the cake smoothly. Optionally, use an icing comb to create a pattern on the sides.
- Press sprinkles into the bottom edges of the cake. Pipe swirls on top and add extra sprinkles.
- Store in an airtight container; best within 2–3 days.
Notes
- For a non-alcoholic version, replace Kahlua with strong brewed coffee or water and adjust espresso powder in frosting for desired coffee flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 1089
- Sugar: 121 g
- Sodium: 528.9 mg
- Fat: 56.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 141.1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5.8 g
- Cholesterol: 94.1 mg
Keywords: Easter Egg Oreo Cookie Balls, chocolate cake, coffee frosting, dessert, celebration