A birthday cake worthy of a party of its own! Using cookie crumbs creates cookie dough-like nuggets within the cake once it's baked. It's topped with fluffy chocolate buttercream frosting for a final flourish.
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Cake
1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package white cake mix
1 14 cups water
13 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, melted
3 cups coarsely crumbled chocolate chip cookies
Frosting
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted, cooled
34 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 12 cups powdered sugar
13 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
18 teaspoon salt
Whole or crumbled chocolate chip cookies, if desired
STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Set aside.
STEP 2
Combine cake mix, water, 1/3 cup melted butter, and eggs in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Stir in 3 cups cookie crumbles.
STEP 3
Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake 27-31 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 4
While cake is cooling, combine melted chocolate, 3/4 cup butter and 1 tablespoon vanilla in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add powdered sugar, salt, and enough whipping cream for desired spreading consistency, beating at low speed until well mixed. Beat on high 1 minute or until light and fluffy.
STEP 5
Place 1 cake layer onto serving plate, bottom-side up. Frost top of cake with 1 cup frosting. Place remaining cake layer over frosting, bottom-side down. Frost top and sides of cake. Decorate with remaining cookies as desired.
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