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cool completely, 30 minutes more.
R 6. Prepare the whipped cream: Remove the

the Cake Mix Doctor says chilled bowl and beaters from the refrigera-
tor. Pour the cream into the bowl and beat
Because chocolate sandwich cookies with the electric mixer on high speed until it
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are sweet (they contain that creamy forms stiff peaks, 2 ⁄2 to 3 ⁄2 minutes. Gen-
sugary filling), you don’t need to add tly fold in 1 cup of the re maining cookie
any sugar to the whipped cream. crumbs, distributing them well (see How to
Fold, page 445). Chill the whipped cream
until the cake has cooled completely.
tric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop
7. Carefully slice the cake layers in half
the machine and scrape down the sides of
horizontally, using a large, sharp serrated
the bowl with a rubber spatula. In crease
bread knife or a long piece of unflavored
the mixer speed to medium and beat 2
dental floss. You will have four layers. Place
minutes more, scraping down the sides
the bottom half of a cake layer on a serving
again if needed. The batter should look well
platter, cut side up. Spread with some of
combined. Fold in 1 cup of the cookie
the whipped cream. Top with the matching
crumbs until well distributed. Divide the
top half of the layer, cut side down. Spread
batter evenly between the prepared pans,
with whipped cream. Next, add the bottom
smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
half of the second layer, cut side up, and
Place the pans in the oven side by side.
spread with whipped cream. Top with the
4. Place a clean, large mixing bowl and matching top half of the layer, cut side
clean electric mixer beaters in the refriger-
down. Spread the top and sides of the
ator while the cake bakes. You will use entire cake with the remaining whipped
these to prepare the whipped cream.
cream using clean, smooth strokes.
5. Bake the cakes until they spring back
8. Sprinkle the remaining ⁄4 cup cookie
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when lightly pressed with your finger, 28 to
crumbs on top of the cake. Place the cake
32 minutes. Remove the pans from the
in a cake saver or under a glass dome and
oven and place them on wire racks to cool
chill until time to serve.
for 10 minutes. Run a dinner knife around
the edge of each layer and invert each onto Store this cake, in a cake saver, under a
a rack, then invert again onto another rack glass dome, or lightly covered with waxed
so that the cakes are right side up. Allow to paper, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.