Dessert for 14
Fall Cookie Cake
A soft brown sugar cookie cake bakes with chocolate chips, cools, and gets topped with colored vanilla buttercream.
Typical price
$3.44for 4 servings
$0.86 per serving$3.44 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: peasandcrayons.com
- 41 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 14servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsFall
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 10 oz | $4.00Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $2.02Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.17Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.04 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and soda
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temp
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- assorted gel food coloring
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 10-inch round cake pan.
- Beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until smooth, then mix in the egg and vanilla.
- Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, then stir them into the butter mixture.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, press the dough evenly into the pan, and bake for 20 minutes, until the center is firm.
- Cool the cookie cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then cool it completely on a rack.
- Beat the softened butter, powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and salt until smooth, tint with food coloring, and spread over the cooled cake.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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