Description
Indulge in the ultimate comfort dessert with this Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake! This thick, chewy delight combines the beloved flavors of chocolate chip cookies in a cake form. Perfect for birthdays, gatherings, or simply satisfying your sweet tooth at home, this cake is rich with semi-sweet chocolate chips and topped with luscious chocolate buttercream. The best part? There’s no chilling required for the dough, making it easy to whip up in under an hour. Whether served warm with ice cream or as is, this cookie cake promises to be a crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter for frosting
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract for frosting
- 1–2 tbsp heavy cream for frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually mix into wet ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into a greased 9-inch round pan and bake for about 18 minutes or until golden brown.
- While cooling, prepare frosting by beating butter and mixing in powdered sugar and cocoa powder until smooth.
- Frost the cooled cake and decorate as desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg