Inspired by the classic cookie, my new Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake is made up of tender and hearty oatmeal chocolate chip cake layers and filled with a cinnamon chocolate chip buttercream.
I’m excited to share with you my first new cake of 2018! This Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake was inspired by the classic cookie we all know and love, but was also inspired by my son Westin. He’s an avid viewer of the Food Network show, “Kid’s Baking Championship.” We watch it together every Monday night. In the season opener, the kids were challenged to make a cookie cake. The kids picked all sorts of cookie flavors, but the one that stood out to me the most was oatmeal chocolate chip. While the kids made actual cookies and stacked them like cakes, I sat there thinking, “this cookie flavor actually needs to be a cake, not just a cookie!”. The wheels in my headed started turning and I got to work the next day.
RECIPE DEVELOPMENT
I knew immediately what I wanted this cake to taste like. It had to be tender, but also hearty to mimic a real oatmeal cookie. I didn’t think throwing in uncooked oats to some cake batter would give me both of those qualities. I did some research and decided I could actually cook my oats and add them to the batter, which makes the cake nice and moist.
As I thought about the rest of the cake, I thought back to my Pumpkin Spice Cake I did in the fall, using some of the Kodiak Cakes Pumpkin Pancake Mix. The flavor and texture were so perfect, and I wondered if using some of Kodiak’s Cinnamon Oat Pancake Mix would help give me the flavorful, hearty cake I was looking for. (No, this post isn’t sponsored by Kodiak, I was just so happy with how the Pumpkin Spice Cake turned out that I thought I’d try using some of their mix again).
So, instead of using 3 cups of all-purpose flour, I used half all-purpose flour and half Kodiak’s Cinnamon Oat Mix. I love how the texture and flavor of the cake layers turned out – just as tender and hearty as I had hoped for. I also made the cakes using all flour instead of flour and Kodiak mix, and it turned out great too. If you use only flour, I’d add an extra teaspoon of cinnamon and a 1/4 cup uncooked oats to the batter at the end. I like that the Kodiak mix gave the cake some extra cinnamon flavor and a few pieces of uncooked oats to create some texture.
FROSTING
For the frosting, I used my cinnamon buttercream from my Churro Cake and added some mini chocolate chips to it. It’s a perfect addition to the cake and almost tastes like actual cookie dough. Win, win.
Since Westin was part of the reason I made this cake, I wanted him to join in on the decorating. So, with my second batch of the cake, I made two small cakes we could work on together.
I’m so impressed with how good he’s getting at frosting and smoothing the sides of the cake.
Unfortunately, the drip was a little too warm when he added to his cake, so it got a bit messy. But, the overall shape and look of his cake was something to be proud of for sure!
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about this cake. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Happy baking!
Can I use quick oats instead of rolled?
Yes you can
LOVED this cake!
I’m so glad!!!
This cake looks delicious! Love the chocolate drip!
Thank you!
I hope you love it! You’ll have to let me know what you think!
Is the frosting recipe really supposed to have 3 cups butter (1-1/2 lbs) or 3 cubes of butter?
It is actually 3 cups of butter. I added extra frosting to this recipe compared to my other ones because you need a little more to frost the entire cake if you have the chocolate chips in the frosting like I did. It also gives you a little extra to pipe with if you want to do that too.
For the cake, should the butter be at room temperature? Can’t wait to try out this cake!
Yes, room temperature for the cake.
What kind of chocolate do you use for ganache or molding chocolate if you make it? Etc. Wilton, ghiradelle, etc…
I like guittard and ghirardelli chocolate
Since I might make this for my two year old’s birthday, I won’t want a huge cake. For your sons cake pictured above did you halve the recipe or even more?
Chanel
You could half it, but I just used it to make two small cakes for us to decorate together. It will make either three 8-inch layers or four 6-inch layers.
Hi Courtney! I have been trying to figure out where to get the cinnamon oat flavor of kodiak cakes mix, any ideas for me?
It’s ok if you can’t find it. Look at the notes in my instructions and you can see how to make it without the mix.
How could I convert this recipe to make a 3 layer 6 inch cake? Your recipes look so amazing, I want to make them all. Please and thank you in advance.
I would reduce the recipe by 1/3
If you don’t have the pancake mix, do you add the extra oats in the water at the beginning or add them uncooked at the end?
Just add them uncooked at the end.
Does the cake have a strong cinnamon flavor?
I don’t think it’s too strong.
Could the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie Cale be made without the oatmeal? If so, what adjustments would I make other than leaving out the oatmeal if any? The cake looks so delicious as well as all your cakes do, and I want to bake this for my son but he wouldn’t want the oatmeal. Thank yo
I would suggest just making my yellow cake and adding chocolate chips.
Can I use raisins instead of mini chocolate chips inside the cake? Would I have to change anything?
Can this be baked in 2 9” round pans instead of 6” (I only have 1 6” cake pan!). If yes, would the bake time be?
Yes. It’ll be a little longer so keep your eye on it. Like maybe 5-10 minutes?