Chocolate Cookie Butter Cake

Cookie Butter Cake is made with a dense chocolate cake layered with cookie butter frosting and a rich chocolate ganache. If you love Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cake then this cookie butter version is going to blow you away!

Decadent Cookie Butter Cake

If you or a loved one is obsessed with this cookie butter, you better keep this Cookie Butter Cake Recipe in your back pocket.

The first time I tried this Heaven-in-a-jar was actually on one of my trips to Europe. It was called Speculoos, but after tasting this creamy shortbread spread, I realized it was the same flavor as the Biscoff Cookies served on airplanes!

Once I came back home to the States, I found the same cookie butter at Trader Joe’s and stocked up.

“This recipe was spot on delicious! I made it for my mom’s birthday and everyone loved it. My 5yr old even asked if he could have the same cake but make the frosting blue. Thanks for posting!”

– Sabrina D

Ingredients For Biscoff Cake

• Sugar – Because how can you have a cake without sugar?
• All-Purpose Flour – Use all-purpose flour instead of cake flour for a denser cake rather than one that’s lighter and airier.
• Cocoa Powder – For a rich, chocolatey flavor.
• Baking Soda & Baking Powder – Both leavening agents are needed for the cake to rise. (And in case you didn’t know, one CAN NOT be substituted for the other!)
• Kosher Salt – A pinch of salt always enhances the sweetness.
• Eggs – Make sure they’re at room temperature. This helps them mix more evenly into the cake batter for an overall better texture.
• Buttermilk – This adds an acidic element to help the cake rise and help keep it moist.
• Black Coffee – Just a little bit deepens the velvety chocolate flavor.
• Vegetable Oil – This also keeps the cake dense and moist.
• Vanilla Extract – A must in almost all baked goods!
• Cookie Butter Frosting – The signature ingredient! One taste and you’ll be addicted.
• Cool Whip Ganache – The finishing touch that ties everything together.

How To Make Chocolate Cookie Butter Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line your cake pans with parchment paper. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add in the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
3. Divide the batter evenly between two prepared 8 or 9-inch round cake pans. I like to use Bake Even Strips to ensure level cakes. Bake for about 40 minutes until a toothpick comes clean when inserted into the center.
4. While the cakes are baking/cooling, prepare the Cookie Butter Frosting according to the recipe directions.

How To Assemble Cookie Butter Cake

Once your cakes have cooled completely. It’s time to assemble!

1. Place the first cake either on the dish/stand you plan to serve from or on a cardboard cake round so you can easily move it after assembly. Then top the first layer with a layer of frosting.
2. Place the second cake on top of the first.
3. Cover the entire cake in a thin crumb coat then place it in the fridge for about 20 minutes to crust. Then remove and finish frosting and decorating as desired and top with the ganache.

Recipe Substitutions

There are a couple of changes you can make to this recipe to create a completely different (but equally delicious) dessert!

You can make a vanilla cake instead of chocolate for an overall lighter flavor.

Also, you can use this Peanut Butter Frosting instead of Cookie Butter Frosting if you’re a big peanut butter and chocolate fan!

More Cookie Butter Recipes!

• Cookie Butter Chocolate Cupcakes – Another chocolate and cookie butter combo but quicker and easier!
• Cookie Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – The lovechild of Biscoff and chocolate chip cookies!
• Homemade Cookie Butter Balls – Like classic peanut butter balls but with cookie butter.
• Cookie Butter No Bake Cookies – A must for no-bake cookie fans!