Ingredients
Scale
- 6 Tablespoons butter, softened (regular or dairy-free)
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ Tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup + 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½–1 Tablespoon milk of choice (regular or dairy-free)
- ¼ cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup hot water
- ½ cup canola oil, grapeseed oil, or sunflower oil
- ½ cup milk of choice (regular or dairy-free)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups + 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1½ Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ teaspoon salt
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, heat treated (see notes)
- 1–4 Tablespoons milk of choice (as needed) (regular or dairy-free)
- ¾ cup mini chocolate chips (regular or dairy-free)
Instructions
- Combine butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Mix in milk and vanilla.
- Stir in salt and flour until a dough forms. Fold in mini chocolate chips and refrigerate.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 8-inch cake pans.
- Mix cocoa powder, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add oil, eggs, milk, and vanilla, then mix in hot water.
- Divide batter into pans, push cookie dough balls into batter, and bake for 20-26 minutes.
- Heat treat flour for frosting, mix frosting ingredients, then fold in chocolate chips.
- Layer cakes with frosting and decorate with remaining cookie dough.
Notes
Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for better mixing.
Heat treating the flour is important to eliminate raw flour taste.
Make cookie dough pieces in advance and refrigerate to save time.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg