Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake
A soft and chewy sugar cookie cake filled with sprinkles and topped with a creamy vanilla frosting.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 0
Calories: 4600kcal
Funfetti Cookie Cake
- ¾ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3.4 oz vanilla pudding mix powder ONLY
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt
- 1 cup sprinkles
Vanilla Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5-7 tbs heavy cream
- pinch salt or to taste
For the cookie cake
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.
For the frosting
Beat butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat in vanilla and heavy cream 1 tbs at a time as needed to create a creamy consistency. Add salt to taste. Beat frosting for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
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.
Storage instructions: cookie cake will stay soft and fresh for up to one week stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
Freezing instructions:
To freeze dough, wrap in plastic wrap and place in a resealable, freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw dough in refrigerator over night and bake as directed.
To freeze baked cookie cake, wrap unfrosted cookie cake in a layer of plastic wrap and then a layer of foil. Place in a resealable, freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.
Calories: 4600kcal | Carbohydrates: 780g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 277g | Saturated Fat: 174g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 70g | Trans Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 1053mg | Sodium: 677mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 351g | Vitamin A: 8694IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 10mg