Snickerdoodle Cake

By amberwherley

Ingredients

• Cake
• 2 2
• pouches Betty Crocker™ Snickerdoodle cookie mix
• 1 1
• cup butter, melted
• 2 2
• eggs
• 2 2
• tablespoons water
• Frosting
• 1 1
• cup butter, softened
• 1/2 1/2
• cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 1/2
• teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 3
• cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 1
• teaspoon vanilla
• 3 3
• tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk

Details

Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Line bottoms of three 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper; grease with butter or cooking spray.
2 In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until combined.
3 Shape 8 rounded teaspoons of dough into balls, and roll in the cinnamon sugar included with the cookie mix. Place on cookie sheet; bake 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are set. Cool completely.
4 Meanwhile, divide remaining dough among cake pans; spread to cover bottoms of pans. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely.
5 In medium bowl, beat softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Decrease speed to low; add powdered sugar, vanilla and cream until combined. Increase speed to high; beat about 2 minutes or until light and creamy.
6 Place 1 cookie layer on cake stand or large plate. Cover with one-third of the frosting. Top with another cookie layer, another one-third of the frosting, and then the final cookie layer. Place remaining frosting in decorating bag with tip; pipe on top. Decorate with the 8 mini cookies.
7 Store covered at room temperature, and use within a few days.

Expert Tips

You can use either 8- or 9-inch cake pans for this recipe. Using 8-inch pans will result in a taller cake, while using 9-inch pans will result in a wider cake.

If you don't have 3 cake pans, you can bake the layers in shifts. Be sure to grease and line with parchment before baking each layer.