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Sugar Cookie Cake
Sugar cookie cake—where cake meets sugar cookies! This festive Christmas cake features sugar cookie dough balls baked into moist vanilla cake, topped with fluffy vanilla frosting and plenty of sprinkles!
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h⏳ Prep: 1h 30m🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Cambrea Gordon📖 cambreabakes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract together until light and fluffy. Mix in the milk. Then mix in the flour, salt, and sprinkles. If too dry, add 1/2 tbsp more milk until the dough feels soft. Scoop the dough into 2 tbsp-sized portions, pressing down the tops slightly, and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Chill in the fridge until ready to use.
vanilla extract2 teaspoon
2
Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C. Line a metal 9x13 baking pan with parchment paper.
3
Cream the butter, sugar, and oil until light and fluffy, ⏱️ 5 minutes.
4
Mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed until completely incorporated before adding the next. Then mix in the sour cream and vanilla extract. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
large eggs (room temperature)3vanilla extract2 teaspoon
5
Mix in 1/3 of the dry ingredients, then half the milk, alternating ingredients, ending on dry.
6
With the mixer running on low speed, stream in the hot water and mix until just combined.
7
Spread the cake batter evenly into the baking pan. Gently press 11 sugar cookie dough discs into the cake batter, then use an offset spatula to spread the batter to cover the dough completely. You can roll the rest of the cookie dough into bite-sized balls to decorate the top!
8
Bake for ⏱️ 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out covered in a few moist crumbs. Let the pan cool completely on a wire rack before decorating. Try not to stick the toothpick into the spots where there are cookie dough balls.
9
Cream the butter with the paddle attachment until smooth. Then mix in the powdered sugar, heavy cream, salt, almond extract, and vanilla extract. Mix on low speed until combined, then increase the speed to medium and beat for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes until very light and fluffy.
powdered sugar3 cupsheavy cream (or whole milk)4 tablespoonsvanilla extract2 teaspoon
10
Once the sugar cookie cake is completely cool, spread the frosting on top, creating swoops and swirls with the back of a spoon. Decorate with the cookie dough balls, sugar cookies, sprinkles, etc. Enjoy!
11
Store leftover cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Let them come to room temperature before serving! Cake slices can also be frozen for up to 1 month in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
calories
405 kcal
fat Content
22 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
34 g
sodium Content
210 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
71 mg
carbohydrate Content
49 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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