A soft and chewy sugar cookie cake filled with sprinkles and topped with a creamy vanilla frosting.
Normally Summertime is pretty crazy around here and this month has been no exception. I've been crazy busy with work, I got another job and have been trying to entertain my son all at the same time. I've also started something new for Sprinkle Some Sugar, I've started making videos! I've made two so far, and I'm loving how they came out! See my Banana Walnut Bread recipe in action HERE and my No-Churn Cookies and Cream Ice Cream recipe HERE.
This recipe I have for you today, I made for my cousin's wedding a few weeks ago. I made 9 cookie cakes total - 3 each of my chocolate chip cookie cake, peanut butter cookie cake (recipe coming soon) and this Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake I have for you today. Everyone loved them! I even caught my cousin with a piece of this sugar cookie cake in her hand on the dance floor, ha!
The cookie cake is so simple to throw together, so much easier than making individual cookies. You mix up the dough and since there's no chilling required, it goes right into the springform pan and straight into the oven. Frosting the edges is obviously optional, but for me, totally necessary. What's a cookie cake without frosting? Just a huge cookie. Which kind of isn't bad but.. frosting. I used my favorite vanilla frosting for the edges. It is essentially a vanilla buttercream frosting but NOT sickeningly sweet. It compliments the sweet sugar cookie so well! The cookie cake itself is perfectly soft and chewy - just how a cookie cake should be.
Top the frosted edges with some sprinkles for extra fun and serve this cookie cake at your next party!
Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 3.4 oz box pudding mix, powder ONLY
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- pinch salt
- 1 cup + 2 tbs sprinkles
*Vanilla Frosting*
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 ¼ cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 5-7 tbs heavy cream
- pinch salt or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 10" springform pan with parchment paper and grease well with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix butter and sugar together unitl combined. Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla, and pudding mix and beat until fully incorporated. Add flour, baking soda and salt, stirring until just combined. Do not over-mix. Add 1 cup sprinkles and stir by hand with a rubber spatula. Pat dough down into prepared baking pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges are slightly golden and the top doesn't look "wet" anymore.
- While the cookie cake is baking, prepare frosting. beat softened butter until smooth. Add confectioner's sugar. Beat in vanilla and heavy cream 1 tbs at a time as needed to create a creamy consistency that is pipe-able. Add salt to taste. Beat frosting for 3 minutes.
- When cookie cake is done, place pan on a wire rack and immediately remove outer ring of springform pan to prevent the edges from browning any further - release edges with a butter knife if needed. Allow cookie cake to cool completely before piping the edges with frosting. You can also just spread the frosting on top of the entire cake. Top frosting with remaining 2 tbs sprinkles.
My daughter would be all over this! What a fun treat.
This looks delicious! So fun to bring to a party!
This is such a pretty dessert! My daughter would love this, I think I might make it to celebrate her first day of the school year.
This would be so perfect for that 🙂
Those sprinkles! My menagerie would be all over this cake, Jessica!
Yes!!
Wow!!! I never thought of doing this before. Love the idea. Thank you so much.