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Alphabet Letter Cake

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Valentine’s Day and Saint Patrick’s Day all melded into one

So I made a heart shape alphabet letter cake cookie decorated for St Pat’s?

Alphabet Letter Cake

Cookie Cake, Cookie Letter or Alphabet ThinGaMaJingy!

You know! The trending Letter Cake that hit the scene several years ago
And yes, I know it’s not a letter!
Whatever you want to call it~ I made it and it’s actually really good!

 

All you need is two simple recipes and a few edible decorations

of course the fresh flowers brings it all together
Store bought decor like cookies, candies and chocolates is a fast way to go
vegan options can be difficult to find store bought versions
so I decided to just make my own.

Alphabet Letter Cake

 

My shortbread cookie dough recipe is a really versatile recipe and just perfect for a project like this

Since it won’t spread in the oven and it tastes amazing!

Cookie Cut Outs

 

Notes for Success

Be careful with fresh flowers as most flowers are not edible and can be toxic
It’s best to use organic edible flowers 

Dipping the stems in white chocolate shields the flower from the edible cream part
Or just use flower tape for protection

Alternatively you can use all buttercream decor for a completely edible letter cake!

WATCH HOW TO MAKE ASSORTED BUTTERCREAM ROSES!

the Best Vegan Buttercream

WATCH HOW TO MAKE THIS COOKIE CAKE!

Alphabet Letter Cake

 

Alphabet Letter Cake

Cookie Cream Cake

2 simple recipes & all the fun & delicious edible decor you can find!
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

For the Cookie Dough

  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour 375g
  • 1½ teaspoons Baking Powder 7g
  • ½ teaspoon Salt 3g
  • 1 cup Vegan Butter 226g
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar 200g
  • 4 Tbs Aquafaba 60ml
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 5ml
  • ¼ teaspoon Lemon Extract
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon Zest

Royal Icing

  • 1½ cups Confectioners Sugar
  • 1-2 Tbs Aquafaba or water
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract

For the Cream Filling

Instructions
 

  • For the Dough: Cream the shortening with the sugar until light and fluffy, about 3- 5 minutes.
  • Add the lemon zest, the aquafaba & the extracts to the creaming butter/sugar mixture then stop the mixer to scrape the sides of the bowl
  • Next sift together the flour baking powder & salt then add it all at once to the creamed mixture. Mix just until it is all combined.
  • Wrap this dough disc in plastic wrap & chill for at least 2 hours or overnight before using or you can store it for up to 1 week wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator
  • You must re work this dough with some additional flour to a pliable consistency after it has been chilled. Do not skip this step.
  • Knead it with some flour until it is no longer a crumbly mass, but a soft pliable dough
  • Roll out the dough to ¼" thick & cut shapes as desired
  • Bake on a parchment lined sheet pan in a preheated 350°F oven for approximately 20 minutes or until golden browned & baked through
    *it's difficult to say exactly since all shapes and sizes of cookie bake differently
  • For the Royal Icing Add the aquafaba & vanilla extract to the sifted confectioners sugar & mix well, adjust the consistency with more aquafaba for a runnier icing or more confectioners sugar for a stiffer icing. Add color as desired
  • Prepare the Buttercream recipe as per the instructions on the recipe you choose then assemble the cake as shown in the video

Notes

Read all the notes for success above the recipe section 
Storage Cookie Cream Cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

 

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Comments

  3. Gina

    Wow what a beautiful cookie cake!! I hadn’t heard of these cookie cakes before. I’ve been eating really clean for a while now so I haven’t really been looking at dessert recipes. I might make this for my meetup group for St. Patrick’s Day. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Carla Evans

    5 stars
    I made this for my sons birthday. Not nearly as beautiful as yours but he loved the flavor! Thank you!!

  5. Elizabeth

    Aquafaba? I know you are now a vegan but can I change the Aquafaba for something else? Also can I still access your non- vegan recipes? They have always been good bar once – I must have done something wrong!

  6. Shirley A.

    Hi Gretchen: Where can I find your regular recipes?? Not Vegan ones.

    Thanks- Shirley

  7. Hanna

    Beautiful cake just like you . You ve been my inspiration and still . I still remember my first chocolate cake it was from your recipe and how amazing turned out for my daughter birthday it was hit. I just want you to know how adorable Chief you are and how much we appreciate you.