I love fruit pizza. And I love the latest trend of “cookie cakes“. So this is my interpretation of a cookie cake. Its a Fruit Pizza inspired Sugar Cookie Cake.
To assemble the cake: (recipe below)
Bake sugar cookie dough into large round discs. I used a 5 inch round wide cookie cutter. Allow cookies to cool.
Prepare cream cheese frosting. Spread some frosting over six cookies. Set aside.
It’s important to do this step before you place the cookies on the cake stand, because if you try to frost them while they rest on top of layers of fruit it could slide and schmoosh and be generally wretched. Not that I speak from experience or anything.
Cut up fruit. Slice strawberries into small pieces, section oranges and dice each section into 4-5 pieces, peel and slice kiwi, and cut red grapes into halves. Cut up banana last. (You do not need to do anything to the blueberries)
Place one cookie that is covered in frosting on cake stand. Cover with sliced grapes.
Add another cookie, cover in blueberries.
Add another cookie and carefully lay kiwi slices over cookie.
Add another cookie, cover in banana slices.
Add another cookie, cover with diced orange.
Add last cookie and top with strawberry pieces.
St. Patricks Day is approaching, and it seems like the trends are green, gold, beer, and rainbows. Since I dont think I should be giving my kids beer yet and they are highly opposed to eating green foods, I thought a Rainbow would be the perfect way to incorporate a St. Patricks Day celebration in our home.
Plus it is awesome having massive amounts of fruit around… I know exactly what to give the kids when they come looking for snacks!
Since I had a few dough scraps around I also made a few 2 inch sugar cookies.
This was better for some of my more, um, picky children, who wanted to only have specific fruit.
I have only ever used my Sugar Cookie recipe when make fruit pizza’s, and I cant help but think its the BEST tasting sugar cookie you will ever have. Then again, I am totally biased. In a good way of course.
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese (room temp.)
- 3 tbsp butter (room temp.)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups powder sugar
Instructions
- Add cream cheese and butter to stand mixer and mix until full combined.
- Turn mixer off and add powder sugar and vanilla.
- Turn mixer on slow and combine all ingredients for about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium-high and mix for 3-5 minutes, or until you reach desired consistency.
- Pair with the Perfect Sugar Cookie and your choice of fresh fruit for Fruit Pizza's.
Tips and Tricks:
I would prepare and serve this cake the same day. The cookies eventually get very, very soft from the moisture in the fruit and frosting. If you want to prepare it and serve later, I would recommend making your cookies extra crisp or allowing them to harden for a day or so.
I debated as to whether or not the orange slices would be too acidic with the sweet frosting and cookie, but they were not. So good! I think if you wanted to substitute lemons for the yellow layer you certainly could, but then maybe switch the orange layer to cantaloupe or another orange-ish fruit.
I did not give specific amounts of fruit to cut up because it can vary so greatly with how you cut it as well as the size of the fruit prior to cutting, not to mention taking the size of your cookie into account. Generally speaking, I used about 1 cup of the diced fruit and blueberries, 2 kiwi’s, and one banana.
If I can get my act together I have one more St. Patricks Day inspired dessert to share. Would love to know how you celebrate the occasion!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
A little sweet and a little sinful – love it
Thanks girl!
Oh I love it, so beautiful and no need to slice, you can just hand out the layers
Oh my – this is beautiful Amanda! LOVE it.
Thank you sweet Sally!
I think that is a very fun and beautiful idea. Plus, fruit is healthy, right?
I do have a question (I have the same question about all cookie cakes). How do you slice them? Do you use a serrated knife? And how do they look when sliced? Does it still look lovely or does it get all smooshed down? Or do you disassemble it layer by layer and give everyone their own cookie?
So many questions. Sorry about that Amanda. Inquiring minds want to know!
It was actually super easy to cut! The cookies are naturally soft, and I assembled the cake within hours of baking. I had a couple pictures with the cut cake but didnt post them… but it looks great. Lots of color and frosting…
I think with a traditional cookie cake you want it to sit overnight so the cookies can soften.
Have a blessed day!
Thank you so much for your response! I’ve been wondering about this and nowhere have I ever seen a photo of a cut one on a blog. Lovely, Amanda!
This is so gorgeous!
How pretty and good for me too!!! Love it!!!
That looks beautiful. I’m thinking I might do mango for the orange layer.
Great idea!
Cookie cake?! How have I not heard of this yet, it looks amazing! The colorful fruit is so beautiful too.
This is one big cake!
LOVE this idea and your pictures are gorgeous!
This looks so delicious – combining all of my favorite things!! Can’t wait to try it!
I’m having a rainbow paint party for my daughter in a couple of weeks, and decided on pineapple for the yellow layer for the rainbow fruit platter. I think it would be a great addition to these cookies, too!
Drew said: That looks deeeeelicious! Except for the strawberries and “pickles”. LOL!
Haha!! What a cutie!!
Love, love, love this! So wonderful! And the food photography is stunning too
Victoria
that is like the prettiest thing I have ever seen! you have inspired so many wonderful ideas!!!
so cute!!!!
This is the most beautiful cookie cake I’ve ever laid eyes on. Want. Big time!
That cake is absolutely adorable! I can see all kinds of possibilities with that one! As for St. Patrick’s day – traditionally my large, extended family would get together and have corned beef and cabbage, irish stew, and sometimes boxty – along with colcannon and a “few wee drams” of good whiskey. We’d start off with playing a few selections from the Clancy brothers and then my cousins would get out their instruments and we’d sing irish songs. Since my family now lives too far away for these get togethers I still celebrate – probably with a good irish stew, colcannon and maybe some type of a sponge and cream cake – and the irish music will be flowing (and perhaps a wee bit of whisky as well!)
What a fun (and gorgeous!) twist to fruit pizza pizza!
Unique, creative and healthy. It looks too pretty to eat!
Love this! So colorful & pretty!
How do you cut it?? It seems as though it would fall apart. Gorgeous!
So is it one cake per person, please?
I love fruit pizza so much! This looks amazing!
Beautiful, I love the rainbow layers!
Love all the colors from all the the fresh fruit!
I am so going to make this 8)* So beautiful and looks so fresh!
I was so excited when I saw this on G+. It’s one of the prettiest cakes I’ve ever seen!
I LOVE fruit pizza! this is stunning Amanda!
So sweet and colorful! Swoon!
Yummy!! I can’t wait to make this!
Genius … simple, sweet and colorful!
Adorable!
There is something to be said about an amazing looking sugar cookie. This is incredible!!
I can’t stop looking at this cake. I have been sharing it everywhere! lol amazing!
Thank you so much Rachel!
This is gorgeous! Your sugar cookies look amazing, you can’t go wrong with cream cheese frosting, and all the beautiful vibrant fruits will make me feel like I’m being healthy by eating this
And I’m in love with your stunning photos.
You are a GENIUS, that is what you are! I agree with Nancy…your photography is stunning. Thank you!
Coming from you that is high praise!!! Thank you!
Oh, gosh, do I love this! Cream cheese and fruit pair so wonderfully, and I really love the ‘natural’ rainbow you’ve created here, Amanda. I would so love to serve this at a children’s birthday party or baby shower… just lovely!
Breathtaking! And it looks fun to assemble?! I love this, Amanda!
You’ve inspired me to want to have a sweet instead of a savory pizza with this gorgeous cake. Love all the fresh fruit layers, Amanda. So, so pretty!xx
This is positively fun!! So fresh and festive for spring.
GORGEOUS! Oh my gosh, come to my face you beautiful cookie you!!!
This looks so delicious and beautiful!!! I have a baby shower to host soon and this should definitely be on the menu! Thank you for sharing!
SUCH a gorgeous cake Amanda!!! Love it! And perfect (healthier) way to get St Patty’s day in there!!
Gorgeous, per usual and such a cute idea!
I love it! It’s so pretty and fresh and perfect for spring.
The cake looks absolutely lovely, but am I the only one thinking that this would be hard to slice without it all crumbling into a delicious, but unattractive mess? Maybe I’ll have to try it to find out.
Amanda, saw Kate’s pin at Pinterest and just had to stop by and compliment you on this sugar cookie cake with fruit endeavor! (Missed this post in March when I was sick.) Stunning food styling and photography, girl! You truly inspire me. xo