Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

This is one of my go to recipes for potlucks or dinner with friends or for no reason at all.

I don't have to have a reason to make cake, do I?

It is a very versatile cake. You can dress it up by baking it in a fancy bundt pan and drizzling a rich chocolate glaze over the top, or it can pass as a much simpler snack cake by baking in a rectangle pan and leaving plain. However you do it, I do recommend baking this a day before serving it, because the flavors really come together to give you that classic chocolate chip cookie flavor. Not like this cake would have a chance in my house of sticking around for an extra day, but the crumbs, they taste better the second day.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

• 2 1/2 C. flour
• 1 1/2 C. brown sugar
• 1/2 C. butter (softened)
• 1 1/4 C. milk
• 2 Eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350˚ F.

Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside for now. In a large bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract, beat until creamy.

Add the eggs one at a time, and beat well after each addition. Now add the flour mixture into the batter, adding the milk as you blend together. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.

Bake at 350˚ F. Bundt - 45 to 50 minutes

13x9 - 35 minutes

Always keep an eye on the cake and adjust your time accordingly.

See. It looks just like chocolate chip cookie dough.

I love you beautiful bundt pan.

Much fancier than its drab little cousin, the snack cake.

Glaze

3/4 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips

3 Tbsp. butter

1 Tbsp. light corn syrup

In a small pan, over low-medium heat, combine chocolate chips, butter and corn syrup.

Stir frequently until completely melted.

You can pour the glaze directly onto the cake, or spoon it on. I like to just pour it over the top of the cake when it is still warm, not right out of the oven hot, but warm.

That's all there is to it. It's a super easy recipe, just like chocolate chip cookies, but in a moist, cake form. The batter smells just like chocolate chip cookie dough! So tempting!!

Enjoy!

liz