Cookie Dough Overload

Today is one of my husband's best friends' birthday. His girlfriend also happens to be one of my dear friends. When I asked her what kind if cake he wanted for his birthday, his answer was that he likes cookies more than cake. I had just the answer... Cookie dough cake!!

I've traditionally done my "Dough!" Recipe as cupcakes. But I have been wanting to try it as an over the top cookie dough overload cake. 

I have to say it was a success!!

The top and bottom layers were a traditional yellow cake while the middle layer was eggless cookie dough. The cake was then frosted with a cookie dough flavored frosting and garnished with cookie strips and mini chocolate chips to form the "29."

The cake was almost 5 inches tall and every bit as decadent as it sounds. The top and bottom layers were the same height to begin with. you can tell how heavy the cake was by looking at how much smaller the bottom layer is now!

There is no better way to consume massive amounts of cookie dough than with cake and frosting to go with.

Stay Sweet!

Bigger. Is. Better.

My husband's secretary's birthday was today, so he requested I make a special treat for the office. Christine loves my cookie dough stuffed cupcakes with cookie dough frosting. Instead of reinventing the wheel and turning it into a traditional layer cake, I figured I'd just make a giant cupcake. Plus, I was excited to try out my new pan. 

This is what the traditional sized Dough! cupcakes look like:

Let me tell you, this cupcake was HUGE. Of course I don't use boxed cakes, but the instructions on the box call for 1-2 box mixes, depending on how big you want the cake. 

The cupcake is cooked in two pieces, top and bottom. I didn't want to use fondant for the "wrapper," because I've been enjoying my recent experiments with modeling chocolate. That's what I used and it turned out great. The flavor is much much better as well. 

The center was then hollowed out and filled with a cup and a half of jumbo chocolate chip cookie dough. 

Here's the giant cupcake next to a traditional wrapper for comparison:

That's a BIG cupcake! After the frosting was added, it topped out at about 7" tall.  My husband and his coworkers enjoyed some for lunch and sent this...

Everyone was pleased. And ready to close the office for nap time. 

Stay sweet!!

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