Description
This Sugar Cookie Cake combines nostalgic flavors with a moist vanilla cake layered with edible sugar cookie dough and topped with luxurious cream cheese frosting. It’s perfect for gatherings or a sweet treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 1/4 cups White granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 2/3 cup Christmas sprinkles (jimmies)
- 3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour (for cookie dough)
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 cup Unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 3 TBSP Oil (canola or vegetable oil)
- 1 1/2 cup White granulated sugar
- 4 Large eggs (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup Sour cream (room temperature)
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 2 cups Unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 6 oz Cream cheese (room temperature)
- 5 cups Powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300℉ and bake 2 3/4 cups of flour for 8 minutes.
- Beat 1 cup butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar until fluffy; mix in vanilla and flour.
- Scoop dough into discs, freeze while preparing cake batter.
- Increase oven to 350℉, spray cake pans, and prepare dry ingredients.
- Cream 1 cup butter, oil, and sugar until fluffy; add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
- Layer batter in pans; press cookie dough discs into each layer.
- Bake for 26-32 minutes; cool before removing from pans.
- Prepare frosting by beating butter and cream cheese, then mixing in powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Assemble cake with layers, frosting, and sprinkles.
Notes
For gluten-free options, use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend.
Room temperature ingredients yield the best texture.
Chill frosting if it’s too soft for easy spreading.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 59g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg