Witty Munch: March 2013

This is a delicious, wonderful, and super fun cake. But be forewarned, you do have to make the cheesecake part the night before so it can cool overnight. That's the only hard part. This recipe was adapted from Inside BruCrew Life. Obviously they did theirs a little different from mine (aka SANS The Batman).

I AM... THE CAKE.

Now for The cake itself, here is the recipe to make that:
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BATMAN Lemon Cake Cheesecake Cake

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Yield: 16 slices

For the Cheesecake layer

3 (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened

1 c. sugar

1 c. sour cream

3 eggs

1 Tbsp. vanilla

For the Lemon cake layers

2 lemon supreme cake mixes

8 eggs

2 c. buttermilk

2/3 c. lemon juice

2 (3.4 oz. each) instant lemon pudding mixes

2/3 c. oil

3 (10.6 oz. each) vanilla Cool Whip frosting (found in the freezer isle

For the Decorations

Yellow Food Coloring

Melting Chocolate

Parchment Paper

Printed out logo of THE BAT.

Instructions

For the Cheesecake layer

Beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add in the sour cream, eggs, and vanilla and beat until creamy.
Pour into a 10" springform pan that has been lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Run a knife around the edges, but don't remove the pan. Chill overnight.

For the cake layers

In a mixing bowl combine 1 cake mix, 4 eggs, 1 c. buttermilk, 1/3 c. lemon juice, 1 box lemon pudding, and 1/3 c. oil. Beat for 1 minute on low, and then 2 minutes on medium.
Pour into a greased and floured 10" round cake pan. Bake at 350* for 42-44 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes and then flip onto a wire rack to cool completely. While the first layer is cooling, repeat with the other cake mix and the rest of the ingredients.
[You can skip to the photographed decoration instructions below if you feel that you need photo help] To assemble the cake, level both lemon cakes. Place on cake on a plate and smooth on a thin layer of cool whip. Place the cheesecake on top. If the layers don't match up you can use a knife to very carefully remove the sides of the cheesecake to fit. Smooth a thin layer of cool whip frosting on top of the cheesecake. Place the last cake layer on top of the cheesecake. Smooth the Cool Whip frosting over the top and sides of the cake that has already been colored with the yellow food coloring. Cool.
Lay down parchment paper over the batman logo.
Melt your melting chocolate (such as Almond Bark) in the microwave at 15 second intervals in a ziplocked bag. You're "finished" when just tiny bits of chocolate are not melted, for they will melt from the heat of the other chocolate. Once done, cut the tip of the bag with a very sharp set of scissors.
Trace the outline of batman over on the parchment paper, fill as desired. Multiple attempts were taken by me to get it right to the right thickness so it wouldn't break. Don't be afraid to go slow.
Create the side skyline by making various heights of rectangles. You could also trace a skyline image that has been printed out like the batman logo.
Once assembled cake is cooled, add the cooled chocolate decorations by gentling lifting them off the parchment paper, and placing them on the cake. The skyline is best done in small pieces to fit to the curve of the cake.

Notes

1. I actually only used 2 containers of the Cool Whip frosting on the entire cake.

2. I found that I REALLY did not like this frosting I would suggest a butter cream instead. It was sticky, melty, not easily formed, and just didn't work. It tasted fine, but looked horrible. Maybe for another dish.

3. I had enough batter extra to make a dozen cupcakes in addition to this cake. So, be wary if you don't have anything to do with the extra batter. You could... always eat it yourself. We don't judge.

Decoration Steps in Photos:

1. Assemble the cake

I had to chop the cheesecake a bit, but it didn't really make a difference. The icing filled in the contours nicely.