Description
Indulge in the ultimate dessert experience with this decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake. Layers of moist vanilla cake studded with mini chocolate chips are filled with a luscious cookie dough filling and frosted to perfection. A true celebration cake for any occasion!
Ingredients
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Cake:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
Cookie Dough Filling:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, heat-treated
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare pans: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease and flour three 8-inch cake pans.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla. Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the batter.
- Fold in chocolate chips: Fold in mini chocolate chips. Divide batter between pans and bake.
- Make cookie dough filling: Beat butter and sugars, add milk and vanilla, stir in flour, fold in chocolate chips.
- Prepare frosting: Beat butter, add powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and salt until fluffy.
- Assemble: Layer cakes with frosting and cookie dough balls, frost outside, and decorate with cookie dough and chocolate chips.
- Chill and serve: Chill before slicing for cleaner cuts.
Notes
- Heat-treat flour for the cookie dough filling.
- Freeze extra cookie dough bites for future snacking.
- This cake is rich and perfect for birthdays or special occasions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 54g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 21g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 76g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
