Rolled cakes are a fun way to wow the crowd and it gives you a fun canvas to design cool patterns and prints. This Cheetah cake is inspired by the upcoming live-action movie, The Lion King. This rolled cake would be great for a safari-themed party.
The Lion King was one of my favorite movies growing up and I’m excited to see the movie come to life in a new way.
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What you will need
Ingredients
- 1 box of french vanilla cake mix
- 6 large eggs
- 1/4 Cup sour cream
- 1/4 Cup water
- 1/4 Cup 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
Filling ingredients
- 1 1/3 Cup cool whip
- 1 container of french vanilla frosting
Instructions
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Using a standing mixer, beat eggs on high speed until thick and lemon colored for about 6-8 minutes
- Beat in the cake mix, sour cream, water and oil for 1 minute
- Scoop 3/4 C of batter into the two bowls
- Mix in 2-4 drops of brown food color and mix till combined
- Mix in 5-7 drops of black food color and mix till combined
- Scoop the colored batters into their own bottles
- Designing the cake directions
- Using the black squeeze bottle, pipe out the outer rings of the cheetah's spots
- Using the brown squeeze bottle, fill in the black spots
- Scoop the non-colored batter into the piping bag
- Cover entire cookie sheet and carefully spread evenly making sure to not ruin the spots
- Place into the oven to bake for 8-11 minutes or until the top springs back
- Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a clean kitchen towel and place onto the top of the cake
- Flip the cake over and peel parchment paper carefully off the cake
- Roll the cake and towel up into a log
- Allow cooling for 1 hour
Filling directions
- Using a large bowl, fold together the cool whip and frosting until combined and smooth
- Building the cake directions
- Carefully unroll the cake and spread the filling evenly
- Slowly re-roll the cake back into a log and place into the fridge for 2 hours or overnight
- Cut into slices and enjoy!
