Description
Indulge in the delightful experience of making a Cookie Dough Cake, where layers of moist vanilla cake are generously filled with creamy cookie dough and topped with a luscious chocolate ganache. This cake is perfect for birthdays, holidays, or just to satisfy your sweet cravings. With its irresistible flavor and eye-catching design, it’s bound to impress your guests and leave them coming back for seconds. Whether you’re an experienced baker or a novice in the kitchen, this recipe is fun to make and brings the family together for a joyful baking session. Get ready to wow everyone with this decadent treat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (110g) unsalted butter, room temp
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup (130g) light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (180g) mini chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups (330g) unsalted butter, room temp (for frosting)
- 2 cups (400g) sugar (for frosting)
- 3 large eggs (for frosting)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 3 cups (400g) all-purpose flour (for frosting)
- 2 tsp baking powder (for frosting)
- 1 tsp salt (for frosting)
- 1 cup (240ml) whole milk (for frosting)
- 1/2 cup (125g) 2% Greek yogurt (for frosting)
- 1 cup (180g) mini chocolate chips (for frosting)
- 1 1/2 cups (330g) unsalted butter, room temp (for ganache)
- 5 cups (550g) powdered sugar (for ganache)
- 1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour (for ganache)
- 3/4 cup (140g) light brown sugar, packed (for ganache)
- 1/4 cup (60ml) milk (for ganache)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (for ganache)
- 1/2 tsp salt (for ganache)
- 1/2 cup (90g) mini chocolate chips (for ganache)
- 4oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped (for ganache)
- 4oz (1/2 cup) heavy cream (for ganache)
- 2–3 tsp vegetable oil (for ganache)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease three 8-inch round cake pans.
- Make the cookie dough filling by creaming butter and sugars, then mixing in milk, vanilla, flour, salt, and chocolate chips.
- Prepare the cake batter by creaming butter and sugars until fluffy, adding eggs one at a time, followed by alternating dry ingredients and milk.
- Divide the batter among the pans, dollop cookie dough filling on top, then bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Allow cakes to cool before frosting with cookie dough buttercream and drizzling with ganache.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (100g)
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 60mg