| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 25 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, for the cake pan
- 4 cups crispy chocolate cookies
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 cup mixed sprinkles
Instructions
- For the cake: Spray an 8-inch square cake pan with cooking spray, then line with parchment, allowing the parchment to hang over the sides. Spray the parchment paper with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the cookies and baking powder in a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. With the food processor running, slowly drizzle in the milk. Continue to process until you have a smooth batter, about 2 minutes.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes.
- For the icing: Meanwhile, combine the powdered sugar and milk in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth, then set aside.
- Allow the cake to cool slightly in the pan before carefully removing it from the pan using the parchment overhang and placing it on a platter.
- Allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes. Pour the icing over the top and spread it all over. Top with the sprinkles, then slice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 293 |
| Total Fat | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 54 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 40 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg |
| Sodium | 327 mg |
Reviews
Ree is the best. But this cake cost more to make than a store bought boxed cake mix. Ok in a pinch if you have all three ingredients but just make a boxed cake!!!
Want to make this, BUT would add vanilla or almond extract to the frosting!
Don’t let the batter scare you. A 10oz box of chocolate bear cookies works great with the other 2 ingredients. We cooked it in our convection toaster over for the suggested time. The batter looks like hot chocolate but the cake is yummy! Trust the process. I wish I could post a picture.
My granddaughter and I decided to try this as a “science experiment”, we have no idea why so many negative reviews. We used a 14.5oz bag of hard, plain chocolate cookies, and followed the rest of the recipe, we cooked in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. It was a tiny bit lava like but just in the very middle, all 3 grandkids give it a and would definitely want again.
More milk. But it turned out ok. I just dumped in the cookies without measuring like she did, maybe more than I needed, hence the more milk. Thick batter. Store bought icing.
I baked it for 45 minutes. My cake is weird. I think it is like a lava cake or a chocolate pudding cake…but not a real cake-cake. I added instant Folgers and Salted Caramel syrup to the icing to give it flavor. I think the pioneer woman needs to revamp this recipe.
I had a totally different experience than previous reviews. I agree that 2 cups of milk made me nervous, but I forged ahead. It was soupy but very necessary to produce a moist cake. About the baking time….at 20 minutes it was still soup. It took another 30 minutes of baking! The result was a very moist cake. However it was very sweet as well. The icing took 3 tablespoons of milk in order to even be able to stir it. That was really the “too sweet” part. I wonder if I had added some vanilla just to cut the sugar. Summing it up….easy to make but finding the chocolate cookies was harder than the cake was to make.
4 cups meaning 32 oz? I have a 10 oz box of chocolate cookies. It measures out to 4 cups. But adding 2 cups of milk is like soup. Doubt it will bake.
Normally, I love everything the Pioneer Woman makes, and I have been a follower of hers from the get-go. When she made this cake on one of her episodes, I said, “I have got to try this.” Well, it was different. It seems that this is the kind of cake you make when all you have in your cabinet are a box of chocolate bear grahams and baking powder, and at least 2 cups of milk in your fridge. While it is tasty, the texture is interesting, to say the least. I cooked it about 27minutes until my cake tester came out clean. I then added a splash of vanilla to the icing to give it a little more flavor because I did not have sprinkles to add. Would love to hear more reviews. Maybe it was the three adults who tried this. Nevertheless, she is still my favorite.
My husband and granddaughter loved this cake! I could only find 1 box of the teddy bear chocolate cookies and substituted small package of store brand chocolate creme cookies and just scraped the creme off before put in the processor with the teddy bear cookies. SO easy and SO delicious!!