Cookies and Cream Pound Cake

Cookies and Cream Pound Cake - made August 10, 2021 from Let's Dish 

1 1/4 cups butter, room temperature

3 cups granulated sugar

6 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup heavy whipping cream

13 crushed Oreos

Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar

3 tablespoons milk, more if necessary for desired consistency

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Liberally spray a Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth and free of lumps. Add granulated sugar in a steady stream while mixer is on low speed and beat until well combined. 
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until just incorporated. Beat in vanilla and salt.
4. Add 1 cup of flour, then 1/2 cup of whipping cream, the second  cup of flour, the remaining 1/2 cup of whipping cream and ending with the third cup of flour, beating just until combined.
5. Pour half of the batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Sprinkle with half of the crushed Oreos. Cover with remaining batter then sprinkle the rest of the crushed Oreos. Run a table knife through the batter to lightly swirl the Oreos crumbs into the batter.
6. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs. Let rest in pan for several minutes then loosen the sides of the cake from the pan. Turn over onto a platter and let cool completely.
7. Glaze: in a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and vanilla until smooth and combined. Add additional milk or powdered sugar until desired consistency is achieved.

This pound cake illustrates that I have very poor swirling skills. The crushed Oreos were supposed to be a bit more prominent and evenly distributed. Oops. Fortunately that didn't affect the taste. The pound cake itself was delicious. Although, much as I like Oreos in their original state, I'm not an equally big fan of them crushed about and scattered in a cake. If you like the cookies and cream vibe, this is a good option. For me, I might just make the pound cake plain.