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Cheetah Cake

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Death By Dessert
Cuisine: dessert
Calories: 446
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box of french vanilla cake mix
  • 6 large eggs
  • ¼ C sour cream
  • ¼ C water
  • ¼ C canola oil
  • 1 brown gel food coloring
  • 1 black gel food coloring
  • 2 squeeze bottles
  • 1 large disposable piping bag
  • 2 small bowls
  • 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper
  • 1 ⅓ C cool whip
  • 1 container of french vanilla frosting

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Using a standing mixer, beat eggs on high speed until thick and lemon colored for about 6-8 minutes
  3. Beat in the cake mix, sour cream, water and oil for 1 minute
  4. Scoop 3/4 C of batter into the two bowls
  5. Mix in 2-4 drops of brown food color and mix till combined
  6. Mix in 5-7 drops of black food color and mix till combined
  7. Scoop the colored batters into their own bottles
  8. Using the black squeeze bottle, pipe out the outer rings of the cheetah's spots.
  9. Using the brown squeeze bottle, fill in the black spots
  10. Scoop the non-colored batter into the piping bag
  11. Cover entire cookie sheet and carefully spread evenly making sure to not ruin the spots
  12. Place into the oven to bake for 8-11 minutes or until the top springs back
  13. Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a clean kitchen towel and place onto the top of the cake
  14. Flip cake over and peel parchment paper carefully off the cake
  15. Roll the cake and towel up into a log
  16. Allow to cool for 1 hour
Filling directions
  1. Using a large bowl, fold together the cool whip and frosting until combined and smooth
  2. Building the cake directions
  3. Carefully unroll the cake and spread the filling evenly
  4. Slowly re-roll the cake back into a log and place into the fridge for 2 hours of overnight
  5. Cut into slices and enjoy!