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September 26, 2016

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake

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Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

And just like that, another year has gone by.

I know it sounds cliché, but it really seems like just last week I was celebrating my 30th birthday with my closest friends and family. It feels this way because we had a ridiculously jam-packed and exciting year.

I got pregnant the day after my 30th birthday, so it really has been almost exactly a year since our lives just started on the crazy journey that is pregnancy and parenthood.

Do you now think it’s weird that I shared with you exactly when it was that I got pregnant with our little guy? I’ve not mentioned it too much on the blog, but most people who know us are aware that it took a little bit of work to get me pregnant.

My 30th birthday present to myself was a self-admnistered injection in the abdomen alone in my car and a procedure in a doctor’s office without my husband that finally got me pregnant.

Yeah. A thrilling 30th birthday weekend indeed!

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

Needless to say, the emotional roller coaster started that weekend and didn’t end until, well, June 14th when our little man arrived. In all honesty, the roller coaster hasn’t exactly ended completely, but we are smooth sailing a little more these days.

Thank goodness.

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

All that being said, it seems like I was just sharing 30’s birthday treat with you, and here we are, sharing 31’s. And for the OG 29? Don’t miss those chewy oatmeal raisin cookies.

This year’s treat is fit for any celebration. There are a ridiculous amount of sprinkles to go around, and if you’re feeling a tad bit jazzy, a blank canvas awaits whatever sort of celebratory message you’d like to convey to the receiver/celebrator in icing.

Or… More sprinkles. Because that’s never frowned upon!

If you’re a regular around here, you know that the key to any funfetti recipe is a healthy dose of almond extract. In fact, there’s even a little in the buttercream that I used to decorate this sugar cookie cake and let me tell you what– that vanilla almond buttercream is worthy of licking ALL of the beaters and spatulas involved in making it.

Believe me.

The cookie cake itself is easy peasy and no fuss. You don’t even need a mixer and there’s no chilling of any dough. In fact, if you’re really looking to simplify things, you can leave the cookie cake naked and completely forego the buttercream.

But really, I beg of you to add it. It just completes the package. Think of it as the big, enticing bow on the birthday present of sugar.

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

The vanilla almond buttercream itself is also quite easy, and if you’ve made my vanilla buttercream before, you’ll recognize the simple recipe.

I like to bake my cookie cakes in a springform pan. This way, I can remove the cake and place it on a platter for a pretty presentation. This is totally optional though! It will work just fine in a pie plate or round cake pan, which also makes for easier transport.

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

This funfetti sugar cookie cake was taste tested by many people, and the consensus was all the same: the slightly crisp edges and super soft and buttery center create the perfect cookie cake experience.

Sturdy enough to eat with your hands but soft enough that you can cut it with a fork and eat it like cake. Plus, this recipe is so simple that little bakers could definitely help out!

And what kid doesn’t love sprinkles?

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

If you’re looking for something quick and easy to celebrate a special occasion, this is definitely a recipe you want to keep on hand. Change up the sprinkles for different holidays or even throw in your favorite sports team’s colors and whip up a cake for the next Sunday afternoon football game!

Whatever the reason to celebrate, definitely include this sprinkley cookie cake.

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.

Thanks for helping me celebrate 31, dear reader. Here’s to many more exciting adventures in and out of the kitchen and, hopefully, all of the sprinkles!

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake: Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.
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5 from 4 votes

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake

Soft and buttery in the center, crunchy around the edges, and filled with plenty of white chocolate chips and sprinkles to celebrate any occasion. Topped with a creamy and buttery almond vanilla buttercream.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time40 mins
Servings: 10 slices

Ingredients

COOKIE CAKE

  • 2 and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup (1 and ½ sticks) unsalted butter melted
  • 1 and 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup sprinkles not nonpareils

VANILLA ALMOND BUTTERCREAM

  • 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 Tablespoon milk or cream
  • 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

SUGAR COOKIE CAKE

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9" springform pan with non-stick spray*. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, toss together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a medium size bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar until smooth. Whisk in the egg, egg yolk, and extracts until completely combined.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until no flour clumps remain. Fold in the white chocolate chips and sprinkles. Press the cookie dough evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 23-25 minutes until edges begin to brown. You may cover the cake with foil to prevent browning, if preferred. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely before decorating with frosting.

VANILLA ALMOND BUTTERCREAM

  • In a medium bowl with a handheld mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, both extracts, and milk or cream. Turn the mixer onto low and slowly add the powdered sugar. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat until completely combined, scraping down sides as needed. Add salt to taste.
  • Remove cooled cookie cake from springform pan and place on serving platter. Fill a piping bag with the frosting and decorate the cookie cake. I like to use a Wilton 1M tip. Cookie cake remains fresh covered tightly at room temperature for up to 4 days. Undecorated cookie cake may be frozen, up to 2 months. Thaw in refrigerator overnight and allow to come to room temperature before decorating.

Notes

*Alternatively, you may use a 9" pie plate or a 8" or 9" round or square baking pan.
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Filed Under: Cakes, Chocolate Chip, Cookies, Frostings & Icings, Funfetti Tagged With: almond extract, cornstarch, cream, milk, powdered sugar, sprinkles, white chocolate chips

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  1. Leah | Grain Changer says

    September 26, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LYNN!!!!! What a crazy amazing year 30 was for you – hope 31 can live up to it 🙂 LOVING this sugar cookie cake as a way to celebrate, too. I’m 100% a cookie-over-traditional cake gal and this looks like birthday perfection!!

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      September 28, 2016 at 1:19 PM

      Thanks so much, Leah! 🙂 🙂

      Reply
  2. Amy @ Thoroughly Nourished Life says

    September 26, 2016 at 7:50 PM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS LADY!!!!
    This funfetti sugar cookie cake is the perfect way to celebrate 31! This year is going to be just as amazing as the last, and you get to share it all with Joey 🙂
    I knew we were meant to be friends, I’m definitely more on the cookie train than the cake train, but you already knew that 😉
    HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      September 28, 2016 at 1:19 PM

      Thanks so much, Amy! I knew you would approve of my birthday celebration treat!!

      Reply
  3. Julie | Bunsen Burner Bakery says

    September 28, 2016 at 12:39 AM

    Happy, happy birthday! I am alllll about cookie cakes. Order of cake deliciousness: ice cream cake > cookie cake > regular cake. Ugh, except this post makes me kind of sad that I can no longer bake anything funfetti flavored to bring to work, because our new lab manager is deathly allergic to all nuts. Sob.

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      September 28, 2016 at 1:17 PM

      Thanks, Julie! I must say I definitely agree with your cake hierarchy. And what a bummer about the funfetti!! That is super sad!!

      Reply
  4. Megan - The Emotional Baker says

    September 28, 2016 at 7:26 AM

    Happy Belated Birthday, Lynn!! This cake is the perfect way to celebrate – so beautiful 🙂 & I agree time is whipping by too quickly!

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      September 28, 2016 at 1:16 PM

      Thanks so much, Megan!

      Reply
      • Susan Stewart says

        October 29, 2016 at 7:59 AM

        5 stars
        Was searching for s fun thing to celebrate my Sunday school students birthday. I found it here. Read your story and rejoiced with you on the birth of your son. Thanks for the recipe, praying much happiness ahead for you!

        Reply
        • Lynn says

          October 30, 2016 at 10:33 AM

          Thank you so much for your sweet words, Susan! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe! 🙂

          Reply
  5. Tami says

    January 30, 2020 at 1:14 PM

    5 stars
    I love this cake – thank you! It’s been a big hit for my daughter’s birthday- she doesn’t care that much for traditional cakes. Only question- for the frosting, is it really only 1 tbsp of butter? Doesn’t seem like enough? (Maybe 1 stick?)

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      January 30, 2020 at 3:37 PM

      Hey, Tami! The measurement is correct. I only make enough for just piping a simple border on the cake. If you want more for something like spreading on top of the whole thing, feel free to make more!!

      Reply
  6. Kathleen Miller says

    June 16, 2020 at 6:33 PM

    I need to make a 14 inch cookie cake. How should I alter the recipe to make that large of a cake?

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      June 17, 2020 at 6:22 AM

      Hey, Kathleen! I would suggest doubling the recipe, and then adding about 5-7 minutes to the bake time before checking for doneness. Sounds like an epic cake!!

      Reply
  7. Jamie says

    June 21, 2020 at 6:31 PM

    Can you make this recipe as just cookies?

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      June 21, 2020 at 6:37 PM

      I would not make this recipe into cookies. I would either make sugar cookie bars or mini drop sugar cookies with sprinkles.

      Reply
  8. adela Uribe says

    August 17, 2020 at 2:09 PM

    5 stars
    great recipe did on a 7 inch round cake pan 3/4 cup of dough for 25 minutes

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      August 17, 2020 at 2:41 PM

      Thanks so much, Adela!

      Reply

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