Chocolate Chip Cookie Pound Cake

To cookie or to cake? That USED to be the question. Because with this Chocolate Chip Cookie Pound Cake, you no longer have to make that awful decision.

Welcome to Day 5 of the Twelve Days of Pound Cake, Friend!

This Chocolate Chip Cookie Pound Cake is the very best of both worlds; it’s molasses-y and satisfying like a highly-anticipated cookie, while also satisfying that craving for a pleasantly plump, buttery piece of pound cake.

It was also a surprise for my chocoholic baby girl, so it brought me great glee to see her face when she got her first slice.

About this Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

Last year, I made a Snickerdoodle Pound Cake for the Twelve Days of Pound Cake, and it was…a hit. Snickerdoodles are my son’s favorite cookies (and mine!), and we’ve enjoyed it several times since last year.

My daughter and my husband love chocolate chip cookies, so how could I not make a special cake based on their favorite for this fun event?

Friends, my family means the absolute world to me. I would do anything to make them happy. And this Chocolate Chip Pound Cake did just that. ????

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake Ingredients

All-Purpose Flour: I love the pleasantly plump texture of a good pound cake. In my experience (and with my cakes), that beautiful texture comes from all-purpose flour. In this cake, the all-purpose flour helped me achieve the texture that I really wanted.

Baking Soda: I used sour cream in this cake for a few reasons. Because of that sour cream is acidic, baking soda was the proper leavening to add to this cake.

Kosher Salt: Salt is very important in any dessert; it balances the sugar and keeps the dessert from becoming cloyingly sweet. If using table salt for this recipe, cut the amount in half.

Unsalted Butter: This cake has some heavy-duty ingredients, so I wanted to use butter instead of oil. The reason is surprising…butter helps this cake become lighter! Specifically, the process of creaming butter and sugar creates air pockets that assist with cake rise.

Full-Fat Cream Cheese: I love using cream cheese in this cake because of the additional density that it adds. It’s dense without being heavy, and I love that about this particular pound cake!

Granulated Sugar: In this cake, granulated sugar adds sweetness and caramelization. That beautiful crust on the outside of your pound cake? It is largely because of the amount of sugar in your recipe!

Dark Brown Sugar: I also added dark brown sugar to this cake, to give it that luxe, molasses taste!

Eggs: The protein in the eggs adds structure to the cake, while the fatty yolk adds delicious flavor.

Pure Vanilla Extract: This cake calls for two teaspoons of vanilla extract. Make sure to use the good stuff, like Nielsen-Massey, for this incredible recipe! Whatever brand you use, make sure you use pure vanilla extract. It can be difficult to find this time of year, so make sure to stock up!

Full-Fat Sour Cream: You want to use full-fat sour cream in this recipe; fat = flavor and you don’t want to skimp on flavor! Sour cream also helps with the texture of the cake and I really, really wanted to get that right for my Cookie Monsters!

Chocolate Chips: Use the good stuff for this cake! You want to use semi-sweet chocolate chips for this one; milk chocolate will encourage this cake to go too sweet and we don’t want that!

Beginners Start Here

If you’re new to baking, or if you want to learn how to do some of the more tricky baking techniques, here are a couple of super helpful articles from the BwB site that will help you get set up for success with this Chocolate Chip Cookie Pound Cake.

• My Favorite Bundt Pans
• Meet Your Kitchen BFF–Your Digital Kitchen Scale!
• Technique Tips for the Best Pound Cakes (& Big News!)
• How to Cream Butter and Sugar (With New Video!)
• Baking 101: How to Measure Ingredients
• How to Grease a Bundt Pan
• The Best Tools for Perfect Pound Cakes
• Knowing When to Stop a Technique

These resources are super helpful to help you build consistency and confidence on your baking journey. Happy Reading!

Important Tools Used in this Chocolate Chip Cookie Pound Cake

Below, you’ll find some tools that I used for this pound cake. These are the tools that I use all the time in my own kitchen.

**I get paid a small commission if you purchase directly from these links, but they are truly amazing products that you’ll find in my kitchen.**

If you have them already, great! Think of this as a checklist to help you build the confidence that you’ll need to execute this recipe!

• Oven Thermometer
• Digital Food Scale
• KitchenAid Hand Mixer
• KitchenAid Stand Mixer 
• Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set
• OXO Spatula Set
• Sifter

Cookie lovers, rejoice! You no longer have to choose between cookies or cake this holiday season. Now, you can have your cookie (and eat cake too)!

Enjoy the recipe, Friends! See you tomorrow for Day 6!

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This Chocolate Chip Cookie Pound Cake is perfect for the Cookie Monsters in your life!

• Total Time: ~5-7 hours
• Yield: 18 servings 1x

Ingredients

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For the Cake:

• 384 g (3 c) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 173 g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 58 g full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
• 250 g (1.25 c) granulated sugar
• 250 g (1.25 c) dark brown sugar
• 6 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 227 g (1 c) full-fat sour cream
• 255 g (1.5 c) chocolate chips

For the Vanilla Simple Syrup:

• 67 g (1/3 c) granulated sugar
• 84 g (1/3 c) water
• 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

For the Chocolate Ganache:

• 170 g (1 c) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 125 g (1/2 c) heavy cream, well shaken

For Stabilized Whipped Cream:

• 1 tsp unflavored gelatin
• 4 tsp water
• 250 g (1 c) heavy cream, cold
• 60 g (1/2 c) confectioner’s sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

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Instructions

To Make the Cake:  

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.  An oven thermometer will help you reach the right oven temperature; our ovens are often off, and that makes a huge difference!
2. Sift all-purpose flour, baking soda, and kosher salt into a medium bowl.  Set aside.
3. Add butter and cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl.  Mix until it is completely smooth and combined.
4. Add granulated sugar and dark brown sugar and cream until light and fluffy.  Take your time with this step, and scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.  (Not sure what properly creamed fat and sugar should look like?  Take a look here!)
5. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until each egg is completely incorporated.  Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
6. Add the vanilla extract and mix until completely incorporated.
7. Add half of the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.
8. Add all of the sour cream and mix until just incorporated. 
9. Add the other half of the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.  Give the batter several turns with a stiff spatula.
10. Gently fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula, mixing only until they are well distributed in the cake batter.
11. Prepare the bundt pan (I use the butter/flour method, and you can see how to do that right here!).  
12. Add the batter to the pan.
13. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer reads 210°F-215°F.  My Goldilocks temp is 212°F. 
14. Remove from the oven and allow to place on a cooling rack, in its pan, for ten minutes.  Place a piece of parchment paper under the cooling rack!
15. After ten minutes, invert the cake onto the cooling rack. 

To Make the Vanilla Simple Syrup:

1. Add the water, granulated sugar, and fine sea salt to a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil and boil just until all of the solids are dissolved.  Remove from the heat.
2. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine.
3. Brush on the cake after inverting it onto the cooling rack.  Allow the cake to cool completely.  (3-5 hours)

To Make the Chocolate Ganache:

1. Place the chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl.  Set aside.
2. Place the heavy cream in a heat-proof measuring cup (like this one!) and heat in a microwave until just before it starts to boil (45-75 seconds, depending on the microwave).
3. Pour the heavy cream over the chocolate chips and cover with plastic wrap.  Do not stir yet!
4. Allow the heavy cream to melt the chocolate for 5 minutes.  Stir with a small whisk or spoon to combine.  If the chocolate does not melt completely, place in the microwave at 10-second intervals, stirring in between intervals, until the mixture is completely smooth.
5. Allow the ganache to cool only slightly (2-4 minutes) before using.  If you wait too long, the ganache will thicken and will not pour easily over the cake.
6. Pour the ganache over the cake using a spouted measuring cup, a squeeze bottle, or a spoon.

To Make the Stabilized Whipped Cream:

1. Place the gelatin in the 4 tsp of water.  Stir to combine completely.  Microwave for 15 seconds ONLY.  Set aside.
2. Place cold heavy cream and confectioner’s sugar into a large mixing bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer.  Stir gently until the confectioner’s sugar is completely covered in heavy cream.
3. Mix at a medium pace with a ballon whisk or in the bowl of your mixer for 1-2 minutes, or until very soft peaks form.
4. Add the gelatin/water mixture to the soft peaks and continue mixing on high speed (or keep working that balloon whisk!) for another 30-40 seconds.
5. Pipe onto your cake and enjoy!

• Author: Shani
• Prep Time: 40 minutes
• Cook Time: 60-70 minutes
• Category: Dessert
• Cuisine: American

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