March 3, 2015

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake with Salted Caramel Swirl

We’re celebrating a birthday today!

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake w/ Salted Caramel Swirl

YAY!

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake w/ Salted Caramel Swirl

So, whose special day is it?

None other than my lovely hubby Dave!

Currently I am en route to San Francisco to meet Dave for his birthday, then from there we’re flying to Vail for a weeks worth of skiing.  I’m crazy excited to escape tundra-ridden NYC, and I’m SO psyched to finally make it to Colorado (first timer!), but before I get to loungin’ and ‘laxin, I’ve gotta tell you about this cookie cake.

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake w/ Salted Caramel Swirl

If this recipe sounds kinda familiar, it’s because I based it off my salted bourbon chocolate chunk cookies.  Dave absolutely adored those cookies, so when I sat down to figure out his birthday treat I knew a rendition of that recipe was the answer.  The trick was to keep things interesting – Something old disguised as something new can get boring real quick, no matter how tasty.  So to solve my double-take dilemma I opted for a cookie cake in lieu of straight-up cookies, swapped out half the flour in favor of steel cut oats, and smooshed it all together with an incredible salted caramel swirl.

And the results?  Drool.

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake w/ Salted Caramel Swirl

The most important thing about this recipe is that you MUST eat it warm and you absolutely NEED to enjoy it à la mode – These conditions are completely mandatory and no, I don’t want to hear any excuses.  I mean sure, the cookie cake is all sorts of deliciously fab on its own, but the warm gooey cookie + ice cream combo is what makes the end result totally killer, so you’ve gotta follow my lead here.

Also?  I never realized just how fast ice cream melts, I mean damn!  I had all of three seconds to capture these shots, so here’s hoping they’re mildly decent.  And I totally had candles ready to make this post super b-day festive, BUT my ice cream starting melting and then I just started eating this sooo yeah, that didn’t happen.

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake w/ Salted Caramel Swirl

What DID happen?  A very happy boy enjoyed his (somewhat early) birthday cake 🙂

Happy happy Dave! love ya xx

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake with Salted Caramel Swirl

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 25 mins (+ chilling the dough)

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups Steel Cut Oats
  • 1 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour, Sifted
  • 2 tsps Baking Powder
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar (packed)
  • 1/2 cup Salted Butter (melted)
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1/4 cup Quality Bourbon
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups Milk Chocolate Chunks (I used 2 bars of Green & Black’s Milk Chocolate)
  • Salted Caramel Sauce (I doubled Baker by Nature’s recipe)
  • Crisco to grease
  • Ice cream, whipped cream, etc. for toppings

Directions:

  1. Roughly chop chocolate bars into chunks, then set aside.
  2. Prepare salted caramel sauce as directed – Make sure you double the recipe so you have enough!
  3. In large mixing bowl lightly whisk together steel cut oats, flour, baking powder, and pinch of salt.  In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, egg, bourbon, and vanilla, stirring vigorously until smooth.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet, then stir again until dough takes shape.  Lastly fold in chocolate chunks, then cover bowl and place in refrigerator to chill for one hour.
  4. Preheat oven to 350F.
  5. When ready, lightly grease pie dish (mine was 9.5″).  Using your hands shape cookie dough to pie dish, spreading out as evenly as possible.  When just over half the dough has been used, pour over with salted caramel sauce in a swirling pattern, then top caramel sauce with remaining dough – Some caramel will still seep through to the surface, and that’s okay.
  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes until just cooked through.  Allow to cool slightly, then immediately plate and serve, topping with ice cream, sprinkles, chocolate sauce, and any remaining salted caramel.

Oatmeal Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cake w/ Salted Caramel SwirlI dig this view.

 

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