This rich batter is filled not only with a healthy dose of cocoa powder, but it gets a double chocolate whammy from the crushed gluten free cookies-and-cream cookies that are folded right into it. You won’t ever miss the gluten in this rich and delicious cookies and cream cake!
Recipe and photo courtesy of Amy Clark from Mom Advice.
1 1/2 cups
Gluten Free Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
finely crumbled
For the Frosting
1 stick
Butter
softened
1 pound
Cream Cheese
softened, or 2- 8 ounce pacakges
Salt
1 tsp
Vanilla Extract
3 3/4 cups
Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 cups
Gluten Free Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
finely crumbled
Instructions
For the Cake
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray two (9-inch) cake pans with cooking spray and dust with gluten free flour.
In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Add the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, and beat until well mixed, then add in the melted butter. Mix well to combine.
Next, add the buttermilk and coffee and beat until smooth. Fold in the crumbled cookies with a wooden spoon.
Pour the batter evenly into the cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, approximately 30-33 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cool, on a rack, in the pans for 5 minutes. Turn the cakes out onto a rack and let cool completely.
For the Frosting
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend the butter and cream cheese until smooth, about 3 minutes.
Add the salt and vanilla. Add in the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until smooth. Beat in the crumbled cookies.
Assemble the Cake
Once the cake has fully cooled, add a layer of frosting on the top of one cake layer and then stack the second one on top. Finish with more frosting on top. This recipe yields enough to also frost the sides of the cake, if you desire. Finish with more cookies (whole or crushed) to add decoration to the top of your cake.