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ZOMBIE Lime Poke Cake Cheesecake Cake

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*Product was provided by Cost Plus World Market. All opinions are 100% my own.*

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Obviously a cake was in order. A green cake. Duh. I’d been dying to try a poke cake – super easy by the way – and I had some lime jello. YUM.

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Everything is better with cheesecake. You knew that, right?

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ZOMBIE Lime Poke Cake Cheesecake Cake
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
 
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 cake
Author: Kaylynn
Ingredients
Cake
  • 1 box white cake
  • 1 3.5 oz box lime jello
Cheesecake
  • 20 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 3/4 C sugar
  • 1/2 TB vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp coarse salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 C Greek yogurt
Frosting
  • Pastry Pride – Enough said!
Instructions
Cake
  1. Bake the white cake as instructed on the box in 2 round 8 or 9 inch pans. 


     

  2. Remove from oven. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan.

  3. Remove from pans and cool completely on a cooling rack. 

  4. Place cakes back in pans. Using a fork, poke holes.

Jell-O

  1. Prepare lime jell-o as the box recommends. 

  2. Pour jell-o over the two cakes and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

Cheesecake

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  

  2. Using a blender, blend all ingredients together.

  3. Set water to boil.

  4. Line springform pan in tin foil and wrap bottom half of pan in foil as well. 

  5. Pour in filling; place in a roasting pan.

  6.  Pour in boiling water to come halfway up side of springform.

  7. Bake until just set in center, about 45 minutes. 

  8. Remove pan from water; let cool 20 minutes.

  9. Run a paring knife around edge; let cool completely. 

  10. Remove outer ring of cheesecake pan, but leave metal bottom.

  11. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze.

Frosting
  1. Whip the Pastry Pride until form is set
Decorations:
  1. <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/monsters+university+gummy+eyeballs.do?&from=fn" target="_blank">Gummie Eyeballs</a>
  2. <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/box-of-boogers-in-theater-box.do?&refType=&from=Search" target="_blank">Boogers</a>
  3. <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/eyeball-sprinkles.do?from=Search&cx=0" target="_blank">Eyeball sprinkles</a>
  4. <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/gummy+candy+corn.do?&from=fn" target="_blank">Gummie Candy Corns</a>
  5. <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/zombie+dance+party+cookie+kit%2C+set+of+2.do?from=Search&cx=0" target="_blank">Zombie Cookies</a>
Assembly:

  1. Place one layer of cake on cake stand. 


       

  2. Frost top with a generous layer of frosting.

  3. Remove cheesecake from freezer, unwrap, and remove metal bottom of the pan, then peel off tin foil.

  4. Place cheesecake layer on top of the cake.

  5. Place top layer of cake on top of the cheesecake, and coat entire cake with a layer frosting. 

  6. Top with zombie cookies, boogers, eyeball sprinkles, candy corn gummies. 

  7. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

 

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