Giant Birthday Cookie

Name: Giant Birthday Cookie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 175 g butter (diced); 125 g light muscovado sugar; 1 egg yolk; 175 g plain flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 orange or lemon zest (finely grated); 75 g rolled oats; 125 g fromage blanc; 225 g icing sugar; 1-2 tsp lemon juice; to taste birthday candles; to taste pralines; to taste cocoa powder; to taste gold or silver sprinkles

A giant birthday cookie cake decorated with buttercream frosting, candles, and candy.

40 min

Medium

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Ingredients

butter (diced) 175 g

light muscovado sugar 125 g

egg yolk 1

plain flour 175 g

bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp

orange or lemon zest (finely grated) 1

rolled oats 75 g

fromage blanc 125 g

icing sugar 225 g

lemon juice 1-2 tsp

birthday candles to taste

pralines to taste

cocoa powder to taste

gold or silver sprinkles to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190°C (gas mark 6). Grease a 28 cm metal tart pan and place it on a large baking sheet.

Step 2

Cream the diced butter and sugar together in a bowl.

Step 3

Add the egg yolk and mix thoroughly. Stir in the flour, bicarbonate of soda, orange zest (or lemon zest) and rolled oats.

Step 4

Pour the mixture into the pan and smooth the surface with a wooden spoon.

Step 5

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cookie has risen and turned golden. Cool in the pan. If the dough overflows during baking, trim off the excess before the cookie cools.

Step 6

Carefully slide the cookie onto a serving plate.

Step 7

For the topping: whisk the fromage blanc in a bowl, then add the icing sugar and 1 tsp lemon juice. Whisk until fluffy, adding a little more juice if needed to loosen.

Step 8

Transfer the mixture to a piping bag and pipe small swirls around the edge of the cookie. Insert candles. Sprinkle with pralines, dust with cocoa powder, and finish with gold or silver sprinkles.