Watermelon Cookie Cake for Watermelon Day 🍉🍪🐜

When my sister—who teaches second grade—told me her class was having Watermelon Day, I knew I had to send something fun (and sweet!) to help them celebrate. I ended up creating the cutest and easiest watermelon-themed cake, and it turned out to be such a hit that I had to share it here in case you ever need a simple, themed treat!

This isn’t your average cake—it’s actually a cookie cake, which made it even quicker to throw together. Here’s how I made it:

🍉 What You’ll Need:

    •    1 large roll of Toll House cookie dough (this is your “cake” base)

    •    Buttercream frosting (I used my go-to recipe)

    •    Pink and green food coloring

    •    Mini chocolate chips (for the watermelon “seeds”)

    •    Plastic ants (yes, really—they added the perfect summer picnic touch!)

🧁 How It Came Together:

    1.    I rolled the cookie dough into one big round layer and baked it according to the package directions (just keep an eye on the edges so it doesn’t overbake).

    2.    Once it cooled, I whipped up a batch of my classic buttercream, then split it in half and dyed one portion pink and the other green.

    3.    I spread the pink in the center and used the green for the outer ring, just like a watermelon slice.

    4.    Then I sprinkled on mini chocolate chips to look like seeds.

    5.    And the final touch—giant plastic ants I found on Amazon, which totally stole the show!

This was such a simple but adorable dessert, and the second graders loved it (because, really, who can resist a cookie cake?). If you’re looking for something themed, quick, and guaranteed to get smiles, this one’s a winner.

If you make your own version, I’d love to see how it turns out!

Happy baking,

Samantha

🔗Ants: https://a.co/d/0sJ1YWV