Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

June 5, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

This Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake is so fun! It’s fun to make, decorate and serve! I was nervous the first time I made a cookie cake. I guess I was thinking that it would be so much harder than it actually was to make. But, it is so easy to make! If you can mix cookie dough and shape it into a circle, which is super easy, then you can make a cookie cake! It is fun to decorate. I’m not much of a decorator. My mother-in-law gave me her set of tools but I do not have the eye or the hand to make things look cute on a cake. But this cookie cake is so easy to decorate. All you need to do is spread a layer of frosting over it and add sprinkles, and you have made a very nice looking cookie cake! This Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake is fun to serve because it is not something people make at home often. Sure, you can buy them at the mall or even at the grocery store, but when it takes all of 15 minutes to put together, why not just make it at home? This cookie cake is soft and chewy with lots of chocolate chips! [Read more...]

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Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

May 20, 2013 · by · 6 Comments
Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Welcome to Strawberry Week at Kathy’s Kitchen Table! I have three great recipes to share with you that all feature strawberries as the star ingredient. Today we start off the week with a wonderful Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake. This cake has so many different flavors and textures, it will be like a party in your mouth! To start, the cake is dense and full of flavor but does not over power the cheesecake layer or the strawberries. The cream cheese middle is like a light cheesecake that is surrounded by the dense cake layer; it is light and tangy. The strawberry layer is sweet and almost jam-like in its texture. The top crumb topping is sweet and buttery! [Read more...]

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Chocolate Chip Cake

May 15, 2013 · by · 9 Comments
Chocolate Chip Cake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Chocolate Chip Cake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

 

This Chocolate Chip Cake has made its appearance in my kitchen 5 times in the last month. Every single time I make it, the cake gets devoured before I am able to take a picture of it. This time, I made the cake with plenty of time to let it cool down enough to cut a couple of pieces to take a picture. So, if making it 5 times in a short amount of time is any indication as to how good this cake is, then, I don’t know what is.

You probably have everything in your kitchen already to make this cake. Don’t you love recipes like that? I sure do! It’s easy to mix together. The batter gets layered between cinnamon and sugar and chocolate chips. I would consider this a dessert cake, but I wouldn’t judge if you ate it for breakfast with a cup of coffee or milk!

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Chocolate Chip Cake
 

A moist, light cake with a hint of cinnamon and sprinkled with chocolate chips.
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¾ cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1½ cups sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions
  1. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray and set aside
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar, brown sugar and butter. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Beat until fluffy. Slowly add the flour mixture and beat until the mixture is combined and light in color, about 2 minutes.
  5. In a small bowl, mix together ½ cup sugar and cinnamon.
  6. Spread half of the batter into the baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Top with half of the chocolate chips. Repeat with the remaining batter. The mixture will be thick, so be care as you spread the batter over the chocolate chips. Top the batter with the remaining cinnamon sugar and chocolate chips.
  7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Recipe Source: Cooking During Stolen Moments

Linked to: Mom on Timeout, Chef-in-Training, Back for Seconds Social, Cheerios and Lattes and Weekend Potluck

 

 

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Strawberry Icebox Cake

March 11, 2013 · by · 1 Comment

Strawberry Icebox Cake

I am ready for spring. I am ready for flowers, warm weather, sunshine and playing outside with my kids. Strawberries are the fruit I most associate with Spring. We always try to pick strawberries in the spring. The kids love it and then we always get a ton of strawberries to eat plain, usually on the drive home, and to bake with. When I saw this recipe on I knew I needed to make it. I have been finding pretty good tasting strawberries in the grocery store so I thought I would give it a try. This cake is easy to prepare. It also is fast and delicious. There is ganache on top of the cake! Can it get any better than that? And it tastes like spring. I cannot wait to see what this cake will taste like with fresh picked strawberries. [Read more...]

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An Easy Birthday Cake

March 9, 2013 · by · 2 Comments

Emma's Birthday Cake

I am not very creative. Especially when it comes to things like decorating. It doesn’t matter what I’m decorating, I’m just not creative. My walls are bare, my mantle just holds things we don’t want the kids or dogs to get and when it comes to decorating cakes, I’m lost. This year, thanks to , I felt I had some sort of chance in decorating my daughter’s birthday cake. And since I am sure that there are other people out there like me (or at least I hope), I thought I would show you how I decorated my daughter’s birthday cake.

I combined two ideas that I saw on Pinterest. You can find them here and here. And since I am horrible at frosting cakes, I decided that it needed to be completely covered in sprinkles. Just a warning, if you ever use this many sprinkles for a cake you will be finding them for days to come. They multiply.

cake with cookie cutter

To make the shape of the “2″ (or whatever number you need) simply put a cookie cutter on the cake prior to laying down any sprinkles. Once the cookie cutter is in place, carefully add the sprinkles, trying not to get inside the cookie cutter. You may need to press the sprinkles into the frosting so they will stick.

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Once the cake is coated in sprinkles, remove the cookie cutter. I had a few sprinkles fall in the cookie cutter, but that’s ok!

I hope this helps you create a simple, but pretty birthday cake!

I’m sharing this at Chef-in-Training’s Tuesday Talent Show

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

February 27, 2013 · by · 2 Comments

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

Stephen asked to make a cake last week. He has always enjoyed baking and cooking with me. However, lately he has had no interest in helping me in the kitchen. So, when he asked to make a cake, I jumped on the opportunity. I wanted something easy since my 4 year old would be helping me. I am a big fan of easy! Once I got out all the ingredients to make the cake, I told Stephen I was ready for him to help me. He comes into the kitchen and says, “Mom, I’m not going to help make it, I’m just going to help eat it!”

Stephen may not have helped make it, but he sure did help eat it! We all enjoyed this cake. There was not an overly powerful peanut butter taste in this cake. It was just the right amount. There is a crumb topping that adds just the right amount of crunch. And the chocolate chips that are sprinkled on top blend in perfectly with the cake and crumb topping.

If you like the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, give this cake a try!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

yields: 9×13 pan

2 1/4 cups flour
2 cups light brown sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, peanut butter and butter. Use a stand mixer or electric mixer to combine mixture. Remove 1 cup of the mixture and set aside.

Mix in baking powder and baking soda. Add milk and vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle the top with the reserved cup of flour and peanut butter mixture. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Leftover tip: This cake is great warm, right out of the oven but also tastes great several days later.

Recipe Source: Bake or Break

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