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Milk and Cookies Cake

Loaded with chocolate chips and rich vanilla, this beautiful, decadent dessert is called Milk and Cookies Cake for good reason. 

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 1295 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Ingredients
Chocolate chip vanilla cake
Ingredients
  • 4 1/2 C flour
  • 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 C unsalted butter softened
  • 3 C sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 3 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 C whole milk
  • 3 C semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 9 inch round cake pans
  • 1 Cake leveler
  • 1 12 inch cake board
Chocolate chip frosting ingredients
  • 1 C unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 C light brown sugar
  • 1 C powdered sugar
  • 1 C flour
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 C whole milk
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 C mini chocolate chips
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients
  • 2 C unsalted butter softened
  • 5 C powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 5-8 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1 piping bag with a star tip
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies

Instructions

Cake Directions
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  1. Preheat oven to 350, spray cake pan with baking spray. Set aside
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
  3. Using a standing mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
  4. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time until combined after each egg
  5. Beat in the vanilla extract
  6. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with flour and mix until well combined
  7. Fold in 3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
  8. Divide the batter between the three pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  9. Place cakes on wire rack to cool for 10mins then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely
Chocolate Chip frosting
  1. In a standing mixer, cream the brown sugar, powdered sugar, salt and softened butter until combined
  2. Beat in the vanilla extract
  3. Gradually beat in the flour until combined
  4. Slowly beat in the milk until the consistency is what you like
  5. Fold in 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Vanilla frosting
  1. Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients until combined and smooth, about 5 minutes
  2. Set aside
  3. Decorating directions
  4. Using a cake leveler, cut the domes off the cake slices
  5. Place one cake slice onto a 12 inch round cake board
  6. Scoop out 1 1/2 C of the chocolate chip frosting onto the cake slice and smooth evenly with a angled spatula
  7. Place the second cake slice onto the chocolate chip frosting
  8. Repeat steps with another 1 1/2 C chocolate chip frosting
  9. Place the last cake slice onto the second layer of chocolate chip cookie dough
  10. Scoop 2 C of vanilla frosting onto the top of the cake and smooth evenly with the angled spatula
  11. Frost the sides of the cake
  12. Scoop remaining frosting into the piping bag
  13. Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake
  14. Place a chocolate chip cookie into the frosting dollops
  15. Enjoy with a large glass of milk!

Notes

  • PRO-TIP: I highly recommend heat treating your flour before mixing it into the recipe. You can do this by microwaving the flour for 1 minute and 15 seconds (stopping and mixing it after 15-second intervals). This is good for heating the flour to prevent any bacteria.

Nutrition Information

Serving 16 Calories 1295kcal (65%) Carbohydrates 153g (51%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 72g (111%) Saturated Fat 44g (220%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 19g Trans Fat 2g Cholesterol 212mg (71%) Sodium 353mg (15%) Potassium 465mg (13%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 113g (226%) Vitamin A 1851IU (37%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 169mg (17%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1295

% Daily Value*

Serving 16
Calories 1295kcal 65%
Carbohydrates 153g 51%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 72g 111%
Saturated Fat 44g 220%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 19g 95%
Trans Fat 2g 100%
Cholesterol 212mg 71%
Sodium 353mg 15%
Potassium 465mg 10%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 113g 226%
Vitamin A 1851IU 37%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 169mg 17%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.