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Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

Chocolate Cookie Crumb Cake

10 MINPrep Time
30 MINCook Time
8Servings
(2)
by Giada De Laurentiis
Beginner
Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman
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This cake couldn't be easier to make - It calls for leftover cookies and breadcrumbs as opposed to flour! Italians are known for never being wasteful and for always repurposing leftovers, so this is really in line with tradition.

The cake is just sweet enough and not overwhelmingly heavy, as all of the sugar comes from the cookies you use - so if you use a sweet amaretti cookie, it'll turn out a bit sweeter than it would with almond biscotti, for example! It has a pleasing, more dense-type texture that's reminiscent of a tea cake.

It's perfect with a shot of after-dinner espresso!

Chocolate Cookie Crumb Cake
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Chocolate Cookie Crumb Cake

Category

Dessert

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter the inside of a 9 inch springform pan. Line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper and lightly butter the paper. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the breadcrumbs, cookie crumbs, cocoa powder and milk. Allow the mixture to sit and hydrate for 5 minutes. Using a rubber spatula stir in the eggs, salt and baking powder until smooth and combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until just barely set. Allow to cool completely in the pan before dusting with powdered sugar and serving with coffee or tea.

Nutrition

Nutrition

per serving
Calories
307
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Carbs
39 grams
Protein
9 grams
Fat
14 grams
Saturated Fat
7 grams
Cholesterol
67 milligrams
Sodium
314 milligrams
Fiber
4 grams
Sugar
23 grams
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2 comments

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    Eglė - Aug 13
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★

    Made this with a friend! Couldn’t be more simple:) It was a bit spongy to me, but the taste was still nice – the whole neighbourhood liked it (literally)! Perfect with some vanilla ice cream.

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    Mark Johnson - Jun 09
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★

    In a pinch, cookie crumb can be replaced with additional cake crumb, and for a velvety touch, pre-melt choc chips into a ganache (.6c heated heavy cream per 1cup chocolate). Heaven. On. Earth.

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