M&M Cookie Cake
A cookie loaded with M&M's and chocolate morsels baked in a heart-shaped cake pan to create a super-sized cookie.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, cold and cubed
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 11.4 ounces Valentine M&M's (1 bag) plus extra for decorating
- 5 ounces dark chocolate morsels
- 18 ounces whipped frosting (1 ½ tubs of store-bought) or homemade buttercream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two heart-shaped cake pans with baking spray with flour, such as this, or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the cubed butter and the sugar. Cream the butter and sugar until well combined and smooth, about 3-5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla. Blend until incorporated.
- Add in the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined. Gently mix in the M&M's and chocolate morsels. Evenly spread one-half of the dough into each cake pan. Bake for 20-22 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean (except for possible melted chocolate).
- Cool completely in the pans. Remove from pans and place on a wire rack to decorate. Spread or pipe the frosting and decorate with extra M&M's. Leave whole for presentation or cut into squares. Store in an airtight container.
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