Chocolate Chips Ahoy Dinosaur Cake

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 2/3 cup Cocoa powder
  • 2 oz Dark chocolate
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 Ina garten's beatty's chocolate cake

• Snacks

  • 16 Chips ahoy! cookies

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 4 oz Heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp Heavy cream or whole milk

Found on butterlustblog.com

Ingredients

• Ina Gartens Beattys Chocolate Cake prepared in 2x 8-inch layers
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 4-5 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk
• 2 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
• 4 ounces heavy cream
• 16 Chips Ahoy cookies, crushed

Directions

• Prepare the chocolate cake according to instructions and let cool completely.
• To prepare the frosting, place softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Beat on high for 2 minutes until it starts to become fluffy. Add the cocoa powder and blend on low until well mixed. Add in the powdered sugar and cream alternating one cup of powdered sugar to one tablespoon of cream, starting and ending with cream. If icing is still too thick, add in the final tablespoon of cream then turn the mixer to high and beat for 4-5 minutes until frosting has become much lighter in color and texture.
• To prepare the chocolate ganache, place the chopped chocolate in a heat-proof bowl. Heat the cream in the microwave in 30 second intervals until hot, being careful not to let it boil over. Add the cream to the chocolate and let it sit for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes the chocolate will have melted, stir well until glossy and fully combined.
• To assemble, place the bottom layer of cake on a cake board or serving platter. Scoop about 1/2 cup of icing onto the cake layer and spread evenly. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup of crushed Chips Ahoy over the icing and then top with the remaining layer. Use the rest of the frosting to fully ice the cake and then place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to chill.
• Once your cake is chilled, its time to pour over the ganache glaze. If your ganache has thickened at all, you may need to reheat in the microwave for 10-15 second. It should be fairly thin and easy to pour, once it hits the cold cake it will thicken fairly quickly.
• Pour over the chilled cake and use an offset spatula to gently push some of the ganache over the cakes edges, helping it to form those coveted drips. Place back in the fridge for 5 minutes to chill completely and stop the ganache from running off the cake completely.
• Top with remaining crushed Chips Ahoy cookies and decorate with toy dinosaurs, if desired.