Biscoff Cake

Y’all this Biscoff Cake is such a vibe. I start by browning butter and making a cookie butter batter that’s super tender. To get some texture in the mix, I swirl in a crushed Biscoff streusel then top with a cookie butter glaze. That glaze is thick and downright unreal. If you have any pause about making this biscoff cake, read the reviews and see how good this cake is.

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biscoff cake made with cookie butter and cookie butter icing

This recipe has a few extra steps so some of my boos get a little intimidated. But I promise it isn’t that hard. Just make sure to do the following:

  1. Don’t Overmix: When you add the flour, fold everything until just combined so the texture isn’t tough.
  2. Prep That Pan Right: The streusel can sometimes fall to the bottom of the pan due to gravity so I suggest using my cake release so it doesn’t stick.
  3. Chill: Don’t pour your glaze until the cake is cooled to room temperature. It will melt boos.

How to make Biscoff Cake

Make the Brown Butter and Make Streusel

brown butter in a bowl

Step 1: Add butter to a skillet and cook until caramel and fragrant. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

crushed up biscoff cookies with cold butter

Step 2: In a small bowl, stir together crushed cookies and flour. Cut cold butter into cookie mixture.

crushed biscoff cookies on a sheet pan before toasting

Step 3: Place streusel onto sheet pan.

biscoff cookie crumble after being toasted in the oven

Step 4: Bake until slightly darker in color and fragrant.

Make the Cake

Creamed butter and sugar with a raw egg on top

Step 5: Place brown butter and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer. Mix until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs in one at a time.

Flour added to a cake batter

Step 6: Stir together your sifted cake flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon, then set aside. Add flour mixture in two additions.

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biscoff cookie butter and sour cream added to cake batter

Step 7: Add add in sour cream and cookie butter. Mix until combined.

Crumbled biscoff on top of cake batter before baking

Step 8: Pour half of cake batter into prepared pan. Then top with streusel brown sugar. Use a toothpick swirl into the batter. Top with remaining batter streusel and brown sugar.

Baked biscoff cake recipe in pan

Step 9: Bake until cake is fragrant and golden brown.

biscoff cookie butter glaze for a cake

Step 10: Make the glaze by softening cookie butter. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, milk, and salt. Whisk until smooth and thick.

biscoff glaze over a biscoff cake sprinkled with crushed biscoff cookies

Step 11: Pour over cooled cake and garnish with final streusel.

biscoff cake made with cookie butter and cookie butter icing

Biscoff Cake

This Biscoff Pound Cake is pure dessert goals—rich, tender, and packed with flavor. With a brown butter and cookie butter batter, a swirl of crunchy Biscoff streusel, and a dreamy cookie butter glaze on top, it’s the ultimate treat that’s equal parts indulgent and unforgettable!
4.86 from 7 votes
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 16 slices

Ingredients

Cookie Streusel Swirl

  • ¾ cup finely crushed Biscoff cookies about 12
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter cold
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar

Biscoff Brown Butter Cake

  • 1 ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 6 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¾ cups cake flour sifted
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ cup sour cream room temperature, or plain greek yogurt
  • ½ cup Biscoff cookie butter

Cookie Butter Glaze

  • ¼ cup Biscoff cookie butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk up to 4
  • Pinch kosher salt

Instructions

  • To make browned butter for the cake, place butter in medium skillet over medium heat and cook until caramel and fragrant, occasionally scraping the brown bits at the bottom of the pan, about 12-15 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
  • Pour browned butter into shallow dish and continue cooling until almost solid, about 2 hours.
  • While the browned butter is cooling, start your streusel by preheating your oven to 350F and lining a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, stir together crushed cookies and flour. Using a pastry cutter, cut cold butter into cookie mixture until you have smaller pieces of butter covered in cookie crumbs.
  • Place streusel onto sheet pan and bake until slightly darker in color and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on pan. Break up into small pieces and set aside.
  • Set brown sugar aside in a separate bowl.
  • Reduce oven to 325F and prepare 14-cup Bundt pan by spraying generously with nonstick baking spray.
  • When your brown butter is ready, start making your cake by placing brown butter and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix on high until light and fluffy, about 5-6 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together your sifted cake flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon, then set aside.
  • Reduce stand mixer to medium and add vanilla and eggs in one at a time, allowing each to incorporate before adding the next egg. Scrape down the sides and bottom of bowl between additions.
  • Reduce mixer to low and slowly add flour mixture in two additions. When almost completely mixed in, stop mixer and add in sour cream and cookie butter. Mix on medium for about 30 seconds until everything is evenly combined and smooth. Do not overmix.
  • Pour half of cake batter into prepared pan. Then top with 1/3 of streusel and ½ of the brown sugar. Use a toothpick or skewer to swirl into the batter.
  • Top with remaining batter then swirl in next 1/3 of streusel and final ½ of the brown sugar.
  • Bake until cake is fragrant and golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean with a few moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour and 5-10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let cool in pan for ten minutes. Then invert cake onto serving platter and allow to continue cooling fully, about 1 hour.
  • When the cake is almost cool, make the glaze by softening cookie butter. Place in a small bowl and heat until softened about 15-20 seconds. Stir and check every 5 seconds.
  • Add vanilla, powdered sugar, milk, and salt then whisk until smooth and thick, but pourable consistency. It should look like thin peanut butter.
  • Pour over cooled cake and garnish with final 1/3 of streusel.

Notes

To make ahead, make your streusel, cool completely, then place in an airtight container for up to 2 days. 
You can also make your brown butter ahead. When you’re ready to bake your cake, remove the butter from the refrigerator about 20 minutes before you need it to allow it to soften slightly.

How to store Biscoff cake

Store the leftover cake well-wrapped at room temp in a cake carrier to keep it no-fuss boos.

How long will biscoff pound cake last in the fridge?

It should be all good for up to 4 days.

Can I freeze this biscoff pound cake recipe?

You know it boo! If you’re baking ahead, go ahead and freeze it—just skip glazing it up. Wrap it tight in plastic wrap and foil, then pop it in the freezer for up to three months. Got leftovers? No problem. Wrap individual slices in plastic, toss them in a freezer bag or container, and you’re good for up to three months too!
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Nutrition

Calories: 605kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 790IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
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slice of biscoff cake with cookie butter glaze and cookie crumbles on top

Recipe Help

Can I skip the browning the butter?

You can but honestly, I don’t recommend it. It adds such a nutty caramelized flavor to the mix. Commit.

Can I make this Biscoff cake ahead of time?

For sure, in fact it will taste even better if you bake the day before serving. It lets all those flavors set up nicely.

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Comments

  1. A 14 cup bundt pan?? I’ve never seen one that big.
    I have a 10 cup, not sure how to adjust recipe. I guess I could make the entire batch and fill my bundt 3/4 full, then use the rest to make cupcakes ‍♀️

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