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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Chocolate Ganache Recipe

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  • Author: Emma
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 20 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake features layers of soft cookie baked to golden perfection, stacked with creamy homemade cream cheese frosting and topped with a luscious chocolate ganache for an irresistible dessert.

Ingredients

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For the Cookie Cake

  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/3 cups butter (21 tablespoons )
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 10 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 5 tablespoons butter (softened)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

For the Chocolate Ganache Topping

  • 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (or dark chocolate, chopped)
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Make the Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer Cake Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare three 8-inch round cake pans by spraying them with non-stick cooking spray and lining them with parchment paper.
  2. Mix Dry Ingredients Whisk the flour, salt, and baking soda together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  3. Mix Wet Ingredients Melt the butter then place it in a mixing bowl. Add the sugars to the melted butter and beat until combined. Add the eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat until creamy.
  4. Combine Batter Stir the flour mixture in by hand. Do not over-mix. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  5. Bake Divide the batter into the three pans. Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 18 to 20 until the tops are a light golden brown. Set on a wire rack to cool.
  6. Cream Cheese Frosting Add the cream cheese and butter to a mixing bowl and beat on high speed until it is smooth and creamy. Add in the vanilla and salt and mix just until well combined.
  7. Add Powdered Sugar Add the powdered sugar and beat on low speed until the sugar is moistened then increase the speed. Beat for a couple of minutes scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl intermittently. When the frosting is smooth and creamy, set aside and prepare the chocolate topping.
  8. Chocolate Ganache Topping Add the chopped chocolate to a small bowl. Heat the heavy cream just until it barely simmers then pour the hot cream over the chocolate.
  9. Smooth Ganache Let the chocolate and hot cream sit for 30 seconds to 1 minutes then stir it until it is smooth. Set the mixture aside and let it cool down to room temperature.
  10. Assemble the Cookie Cake Once the cookie cakes are cool, stack them on top of each other with a slathering of cream cheese frosting in between each layer. Reserve a small amount of cream cheese frosting to pipe on top of the assembled cake.
  11. Finish Cake Drizzle the top and sides of the cake with the chocolate ganache.

Notes

    Find it online: https://yumrecipesfood.com/chocolate-chip-cookie-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-and-chocolate-ganache-recipe/