Sugar Cookie Cake with Sour Cream Frosting

My husband requested a giant sugar cookie for his birthday. I wanted to do something a bit more exciting than birthday cookies, so I came up with this sugar cookie cake. The secret to a dense, yet cakelike texture is to make sure that you don't overbake the cake. —Carmell Childs, Orangeville, Utah

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  Total Time

  Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
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  Makes

  20 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
• Optional: Coarse sugar, sprinkles and additional frosting

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Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating after each addition just until combined. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Spread frosting over top. Decorate as desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 295 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 34mg cholesterol, 228mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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