Dark Chocolate Cookies and Cream Skull Cake - Nordic Ware

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup black cocoa powder or extra-dark cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup hot coffee
• 12 Oreo cookies, crushed
• Buttercream:
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 3/ 4 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1 1/ 2 tsp milk
• 1/ 4 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• Vanilla Cream Glaze:
• 1 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 4-5 Tbsp milk