Layered Birthday Cookie
Two-layer oversized birthday cookie filled with cream cheese chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
unsalted butter (cookie dough)
225 g (8 oz)
light brown sugar (cookie dough)
400 g (14 oz)
egg
2
vanilla extract
2 tsp
cake flour
450 g (1 lb)
Dutch-process cocoa powder
6 tbsp
baking soda
1 tsp
unsalted butter (frosting)
115 g (4 oz)
powdered sugar (frosting)
250 g (9 oz)
cream cheese
225 g (8 oz)
melted dark chocolate
115 g (4 oz)
candy (for decoration)
75 g (3 oz)
chocolate chips (for decoration)
75 g (3 oz)
Instructions
1
Preheat and Prepare
Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and line two 28 cm springform cake pans with parchment paper.
2
Cream Butter and Sugar
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3
Add Eggs
Add the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until fully incorporated.
4
Add Dry Ingredients
Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda over the mixture and fold in until just combined.
5
Bake the Bases
Divide the dough into two equal portions, press evenly into the prepared pans, and bake for 20 minutes until golden. Cool completely, then transfer to a wire rack.
6
Make the Frosting
Cream the butter and powdered sugar together, then beat in the cream cheese and melted dark chocolate until smooth and fluffy.
7
Assemble and Decorate
Spread a generous layer of frosting over the first cooled cookie base, place the second base on top, frost the top and sides, and decorate with candy and chocolate chips.
