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A Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake is the sweetest and most delicious gift you can give on Valentine’s Day or really any time of year!
This cake should make everyone very happy, and it works extremely well if you have one of those kids who generally avoids cakes covered in tons of frosting (believe it or not they exist more than you might think). It’s a really simple and special alternative to traditional cake for a Valentine’s or birthday celebration, especially if you don’t consider yourself much of a baker — the recipe couldn’t be easier.
Just make the batter, pour it into your favorite tart mold or pie pan (like the heart one pictured here) and bake. You’ll be left with a really impressive birthday creation that I guarantee won’t be around long!
I’ve been making this heart shaped cookie cake for my kid’s school Valentine’s Day parties, but this year I made it for Chloe’s birthday and it was a huge hit! For as long as I can remember prior to having children, I dreamt about what kind of birthday cakes I would make when I finally had little ones of my own.
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When I was a kid, my birthday cake of choice wasn’t exactly a cake, but rather a Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake, which is kind of more of cookie than cake (it’s the size, I guess, that qualifies it as a cake). We used to buy them from Mrs. Field’s decorated to the nines, our names written on top in creamy white icing.
Over the years on Chloe’s birthday I’ve made her Carrot Pineapple Cupcakes, Tres Leches Cake, and her favorite, Dark Chocolate Cupcakes, but this year I made her this giant, heart-shaped Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake.
Somewhere between a cookie and a brownie, this cake is filled with gooey chocolate chips and a buttery moist crumb. It’s truly off-the-charts good. We turned Chloe’s birthday into an weekend-long affair, so I actually ended up baking two of these cakes for us to have on different days. The first one we cut into pizza wedges before serving everyone. The second cake had a somewhat less dignified (but far more fun) fate_ all the kids grabbed at it ecstatically, pulling away big chunks of cake before I could cut it up.
What heart shaped goodies are you making for Valentine’s Day this year? Let me know in the comments!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large eggs, whisked
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a standing mixer (or in a bowl using a hand mixer) for 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix for 1 minute.
- Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and slowly incorporate into the butter and egg mixture.
- Mix until combined then pour in the chocolate chips and stir.
- Press the dough into a greased heat shaped pie pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
Wow it was very delicious and amazing for us. Good tips are given in this article which make it very easy.
Same Cakes are also given on the site :
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Would this recipe fill in a heart shape pan that is 12x12x2
Would this recipe fill in a heart shape pan that is 12x12x2
Would this recipe fill in a heart shape pan that is 12x12x2
Would this recipe fill in a heart shape pan that is 12x12x2
All Purpose should work just fine!
I don’t have access to wheat flour currently, so if I used all, all-purpose flour for the recipe, would it still get the same outcome ?
Yes that should work just fine!
can I use tasteless oil instead of butter? 🙂
I would try to replace the egg with a flax egg. 1 tablespoon ground flax seed + 3 tablespoons water = 1 egg, mix together and let sit ti thicken about 5 minutes before using.
We love this recipe, and I am making it for my daughter’a birthday treat at school this week. A student in her class is allergic to eggs, and my daughter wants her to be able to enjoy it as well. Could I leave out the egg or substitute something else and still get the same great result? Thank you!
Yes, definitely! Cover it in the fridge until ready to bake and then follow the recipe directions. 🙂
Can I make this in advance and put it in the fridge and bake later?
What a fun idea! I would make the recipe 3 separate times, each one going into the 10-inch round, and follow the recipe directions as outlined above! Allow them to cool completely before frosting.
I’d like to try to make this with 3 8inch round pans frosted in between & decorated like a wedding cake.. My son’s getting married & I’d love for him to be surprised if he & his bride cut into the cake & found it to be chocolate chip cookies! Or even 4 10in rounds may be perfect! Any idea how long to cook them for or how deep to fill the pans to make sure they cook all the way through?.? Thanks for any info- this would be a fun surprise!
Yes! This is a cookie recipe that I just put into a pie mold! Here is the link to making individual cookies: https://scope-terrace.live/2011/10/03/chocolate-chip-cookies/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E