Circus Animal Cookie Cake

1. Directions
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray the 3 cake pans with baking spray.
3. Combine all cake ingredients into a standing mixer or large mixing bowl and beat until combined.
4. Divide the batter between the 3 pans and bake in the oven for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Allow to cool completely before moving onto the cake board.
6. Using a cake leveler, remove the dome from the cakes to make even.

Frosting Directions

1. Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream until combined, smooth and stiff with peaks.
2. Scoop 2 1/2 C of frosting into one bowl and mix in a few drops of pink gel food coloring until combined.
3. Scoop ½ C of frosting into the piping bag.

Build The Cake

1. Using 1 cake layer on the cake board, scoop 1 C of pink frosting onto the top of the cake and spread evenly.
2. Place the second layer of cake on top of the first layer of frosting.
3. Scoop another 1 C of pink frosting onto the second layer of cake and spread evenly.
4. Place the last layer of cake on top.
5. Frost entire cake with the remaining white frosting.
6. Take the angled spatula and blot dollops of pink frosting around the cake.
7. Carefully smooth evenly to allow the pink frosting to blend into the white frosting.
8. Scoop a handful of funfetti sprinkles onto the bottom of the cake.
9. Pipe dollops of white frosting around the top.
10. Sprinkle some sprinkles around the edge of the cake.
11. Place animal cookies into the frosting.
12. Cut and enjoy!