This is number 1 easy cake recipe when you need to say Happy Birthday. It is registered under the name Simple Birthday Cake. Also if you are looking for birthday cake images or ideas be my guest and keep reading.
Hello my dear readers,
This cake is made for my friend who celebrate her birthday on August 1.
So, Happy Birthday to her and all of you born on August first. I hope life is going to bring you all the happiness your little chocolate heart can hold.
So, let’s light the candles and celebrate this special day of your life. And I am bringing you the cake.
Simple Birthday Cake!
Description of Simple Birthday Cake
This birthday cake is very simple to make. As long as you have the best baked chocolate chip cookies, heavy cream, Philadelphia cheese, Nutella, Kit Kat, Oh Henry chocolate, rum and fun. Yes, this cake is what life should be. Simple and giving. And made of three white layers and Nutella chocolate cookie layer. Finish everything with chocolate ganache and you have it. Happy Birthday Cake.
Who can make this cake? All of you. So, yes this cake is for beginners.
So, let’s do it. Time for shopping or I like to call it…
SHOPPING LIST
- Homemade chocolate chip cookies
- Heavy Cream (35%)
- Icing Sugar
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese (original)
- Nutella
- Lady Fingers
- Cranberry Juice
- Chocolate
Action Time
You will make 2 birthday cakes using 9 by 5 pan.
Making Simple Birthday Cake
Ingredients
2 cups heavy cream
1 pouch Dr. Oetker Whip It
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/3 cup icing sugar
3 cups chocolate chip cookies
1/2 cup Nutella
2 TBSP rum
Lady Fingers
3/4 cup of cranberry juice (you can use your favorite)
Optional: Kit Kat chocolate, Oh Henry chocolate, peanut butter cups
Chocolate Icing
5 oz chocolate
1/3 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
Line two 9 by 5 pan with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Set aside.
Important: If you don’t have 9 by 5 pan you can buy aluminum foil loaf pans in Dollarama store.
Use 6 chocolate chip cookies and chopped them into small pieces. It doesn’t need to be perfect. Set aside.
KitchenAid Mixer Time
Beat heavy cream and Whip it in a bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Transfer whipped cream to another bowl.
Then using the same mixing bowl add cream cheese and icing sugar. Mix until incorporated and smooth.
Your next step is to add whipped cream back into the mixing bowl to the mixed cheese.
Don’t use mixer at this point, just stir in the whipping cream into the cheese mixture until incorporated. Use wooden spoon or spatula to mix in.
Then divide cheese mixture into 2 equal parts so you will need two bowls. (part 1 and part 2)
Add chopped chocolate chip cookies to part 1. (bowl 1)
Keep part 2 plain. (this is bowl 2)
Food Processor Time
Add chocolate chip cookies, Kit Kat, Oh Henry to the food processor and process until finely ground.
Transfer grounded cookies to mixing bowl. Add Nutella, rum and mix until incorporated. (like 1 minute or so).
Congratulations. You just made chocolate layer for this cake.
Pour cranberry juice into the deep plate.
So, we have the following:
- First bowl or Bowl 1 – cheese mixture with chopped chocolate chip cookie
- Second Bowl or Bowl 2- cheese mixture
- Third bowl or Bowl 3 (mixing bowl) – chocolate layer
Assemble of Simple Birthday Cake
Before you start be sure to trim 3 lady fingers in order to fit into 9 by 5 pan. You will use 6 lady fingers for each pan.
Dip the lady fingers into cranberry juice long enough to get them wet but do not soak them.
Arrange the lady fingers in the bottom of the pan.
Add cheese mixture with chopped chocolate chip cookies. (bowl 1)
Then add half mixture of chocolate layer. (bowl 3)
Add half of cheese mixture (bowl 2)
Top with cheese mixture with chocolate chip cookies.
Simple Birthday Cake – Steps
Cover with plastic wrap, aluminum foil and transfer to the freezer.
When ready to serve, remove from the freezer and transfer to the fridge for 4 hours.
Meanwhile make chocolate icing.
Chopped the chocolate.
Heat the cream until boiling. Pour over chopped chocolate.
Let it sit for a minute.
Stir until smooth.
Cut the cake into desired size, pour the chocolate icing on top and enjoy the moment.
Be kind and share.
STORAGE
Fridge
– Store in the fridge for about 3 days.
Freezer
Store in the freezer for about 1 month.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Chocolate Chip Cookies – You can use your favorite chocolate chip cookies. Or you can go to the Farmers Market and support locals.
Kit Kat chocolate, Oh Henry, Peanut Butter cups – you can add only Kit Kat if that is your favorite chocolate. How many to add – as many as you wanted.
Cream Cheese – I used Philadelphia Original
Rum – If you don’t like rum use vanilla extract. To learn how to make homemade vanilla version check this LINK
Chocolate Icing – Another option is using 5 oz chocolate and 1 TBSP oil. Just melt chocolate and oil using double boiler method.
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Simple Birthday Cake
This birthday cake is very simple to make.
Chocolate chip cookies,Nutella,cheese cream, rum and fun.
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 pouch Dr. Oetker Whip It
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/3 cup icing sugar
- 3 cups chocolate chip cookies
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 2 TBSP rum
- Lady Fingers
- 3/4 cup of cranberry juice (you can use your favorite)
- Optional: Kit Kat chocolate, Oh Henry chocolate, peanut butter cups
- Chocolate Icing
- 5 oz chocolate
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
Instructions
Line two 9 by 5 pan with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Set aside.
Important: If you don't have 9 by 5 pan you can buy aluminum foil loaf pans in Dollarama store.
Use 6 chocolate chip cookies and chopped them into small pieces. It doesn't need to be perfect. Set aside.
KitchenAid Mixer Time
Beat heavy cream and Whip it in a bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Transfer whipped cream to another bowl.
Then using the same mixing bowl add cream cheese and icing sugar. Mix until incorporated and smooth.
Your next step is to add whipped cream back into the mixing bowl to the mixed cheese.
Don't use mixer at this point, just stir in the whipping cream into the cheese mixture until incorporated. Use wooden spoon or spatula to mix in.
Then divide cheese mixture into 2 equal parts so you will need two bowls. (part 1 and part 2)
Add chopped chocolate chip cookies to part 1. (bowl 1)
Keep part 2 plain. (this is bowl 2)
Food Processor Time
Add chocolate chip cookies, Kit Kat, Oh Henry to the food processor and process until finely ground.
Transfer grounded cookies to mixing bowl. Add Nutella, rum and mix until incorporated. (like 1 minute or so).
Congratulations. You just made chocolate layer for this cake.
Pour cranberry juice into the deep plate.
So, we have the following:
First bowl or Bowl 1 - cheese mixture with chopped chocolate chip cookie
Second Bowl or Bowl 2- cheese mixture
Third bowl or Bowl 3 (mixing bowl) - chocolate layer
Assemble of Simple Birthday Cake
Before you start be sure to trim 3 lady fingers in order to fit into 9 by 5 pan. You will use 6 lady fingers for each pan.
Dip the lady fingers into cranberry juice long enough to get them wet but do not soak them.
Arrange the lady fingers in the bottom of the pan.
Add cheese mixture with chopped chocolate chip cookies. (bowl 1)
Then add half mixture of chocolate layer. (bowl 3)
Add half of cheese mixture (bowl 2)
Top with cheese mixture with chocolate chip cookies.
Cover with plastic wrap, aluminum foil and transfer to the freezer.
When ready to serve, remove from the freezer and transfer to the fridge for 4 hours.
Meanwhile make chocolate icing.
Chopped the chocolate.
Heat the cream until boiling. Pour over chopped chocolate.
Let it sit for a minute.
Stir until smooth.
Cut the cake into desired size, pour the chocolate icing on top and enjoy the moment.
Be kind and share.
Notes
STORAGE
Fridge
– Store in the fridge for about 3 days.
Freezer
Store in the freezer for about 1 month.
Other Birthday Cake Ideas
Happy Birthday to my Friend-Cake Pie Recipe – Link
Ferrero Rocher Torte – I believe in angels
Raspberry White Chocolate Lemon Flourless Torte
Carrot Cake with Pineapple-Entertaining Award Recipe
FINAL NOTE
Simple Birthday Cake is very easy to make.
White layers, chocolate layer, Nutella, chocolate chip cookies, cheese and heavy cream…Do you need more?
Add chocolate icing, decorate as you wish and you have it.
The perfect cake for birthdays.
Final Grade: A+
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from Cookie
