Milk & Cookies Cake

Milk & Cookies Cake! Classic milk & cookies gets a major transformation into this chocolate chip cake with milky white buttercream.

INGREDIENTS

Simple Syrup (optional):

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Cake:

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs room temperature
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips tossed in 1 Tbsp flour

Vanilla Buttercream:

• 3 large egg whites
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter room temperature, cubed
• 1 tsp vanilla

Dark Chocolate Ganache:

• 2 oz good quality dark chocolate finely chopped
• 2 oz heavy whipping cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Simple Syrup (optional):

1. Place sugar and water into a small saucepan and cook over high heat until simmering and sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before using on cake.

Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease and flour three 6" cake rounds and line with parchment. 
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