Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Adapted from The Secrets of Baking
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ pound cold unsalted butter, cut into ½ inch pieces
½ cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
½ cup + 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
¼ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
8 ounces chocolate chips/chunks
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans; set aside.
In a medium bowl sift or whisk the flour and baking soda; set aside.
Cream butter until pale yellow, about 2 minutes. Add sugar, brown sugar, salt and vanilla. Cream the mixture until smooth.
Add egg and beat on low until fully incorporated. Do not overbeat.
Add flour mixture and beat until just incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips or chunks.
Divide the dough between the two cake pans. Pat into the cake pans and bake for approximately 15-18 minutes.
Allow cookie cakes to cool completely before decorating.