OMG Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake Brownie Trifle

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray 9×13 inch baking pan with non-stick spray, set aside or line with parchment paper, using a little spray to hold the parchment paper down.

Cocoa Fudgy Brownies

• Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup cocoa, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl and whisk together, set aside.
• Using a mixer, in a large bowl, beat together the 1 & 1/2 cups butter, 2 cups sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl until mixed well.
• Add in 4 eggs and mix until well combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix until well combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Set aside to cool.

Oreo Cheesecake Filling:

• Using mixer, in a medium mixing bowl, mix 2-8 oz of softened cream cheese and 2/3 cup powdered sugar together until well combined and smooth.
• Add in 3 tablespoons whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
• Using mixer, in another bowl, add 1 cup heavy whipping cream and 1/2 cup powdered sugar to make the whipped cream. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until combined.
• Add the Oreo crumbs to the mixture and gently fold until well combined.

Whipped cream Layer:

• Add 2 cups of heavy whipping cream, 1 cup powdered sugar to a large mixer bowl. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form. 

Chocolate Ganache:

• Melt 1 & 1/2 cups of chocolate chips in microwave in 20 second increments, mixing each time in between, until melted. (1 ½ - 2 minutes) Add in 1/3 to 1/2 cup whipping cream and mix until smooth and creamy, set aside.

Layering:

• Cut the brownies into 1 to 1 ½ inch squares and add about half of the brownie pieces to the bottom of the trifle dish.
• Add about half of the cheesecake filling in an even layer on top of the brownies.
• Add about half of the broken oreos on top of the cheesecake filling.
• Add about half of the chocolate ganache by spooning over the broken oreos.
• Repeat layers with remaining layers in same order.
• On top of the whipped cream, add some oreo crumbles to the top of the whipped cream.
• Using a mixer, add 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to a medium sized mixing bowl. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Using a piping bag with a large star tip, fill the bag with the whipped cream and pipe big swirls of whipped cream around edges of trifle bowl.
• Refrigerate trifle until ready to serve. Add Oreo cookies in between each of the swirls when ready to serve.
• Trifle is best overnight in fridge and served next day.
• Trifle can be covered for up to 3-4 days.
• Serves a crowd.