Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Crumb Cake
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Author: The Chef
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
For the milk cake:
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the chocolate chip frosting:
- 1½ cups brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
For the chocolate chip cookie crumb:
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips, for topping
For the chocolate cake:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup butter, softened at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup sour cream, room temperature
Instructions
Make the milk cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line a 9-inch cake pan with baking spray and parchment paper.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter and add milk and vanilla. Bring to a near boil and then reduce to a simmer. In a large bowl, cream eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly pour in warm milk mixture and stir to combine. Add in flour, baking powder and salt. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely.
Make the chocolate chip frosting:
- In a bowl, beat the brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the flour and salt and mix until combined. Add cream a little at a time until the mixture is spreading consistency (you may not have to use all of the cream). Fold in chocolate chips.
Make the chocolate chip cookie crumb:
- In a medium bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and butter. Add flour and chocolate chips and mix until combined. Set aside while you make the chocolate cake.
Make the chocolate cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch cake pan with baking spray and parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Using a hand mixer, blend the butter, eggs and vanilla into the dry mix. Fold in the sour cream. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cake has set slightly. Top with the chocolate cookie crumb and return to the oven for another 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
Assemble the cake:
- Place the vanilla milk cake on a serving platter and top with chocolate chip frosting. Place chocolate cake with crumb on top. Cake will keep up to 5 days covered.
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Posted by Tastemade on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
