Rainbow Cheesecake Swirl Bars
- 15 ounces white cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup milk, plus 9 extra teaspoons
- 4 drops food coloring, neon pink, orange, and purple
- 4 drops food coloring, yellow, green and blue
- 12 ounces creem cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 325, then line a 9x13 pan with non-stick foil or parchment paper
- Combine cake mix, melted butter, 1 egg and 2/3 cup milk in mixing bowl. Stir until combined. Batter will be thick like brownie mix. Equally divide batter into 6 bowls.
- Color one bowl purple, another blue, green, yellow, orange, and pink, reserve 1 tablespoon of each color for top of bars.
- Spoon teaspoonful of colored batter into bottom of pan, alternating colors as you go.
- Wet hands slightly and press batter, flattening it where needed.
- Add 1 1/2 teaspoons milk to each of the remaining tablespoons of batter to thin them out.
- Stir together cream cheese and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and stir until smooth.
- Pour cheesecake filling over layer of cake batter. Drizzle thinned out batter over filling,then swirl using fork or knife.
- Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Remove and cover pan with tinfoil to keep colored swirls from browning. Return to oven for 14-20 minutes.
- Cool at room temperature for about an hour, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Center will still jiggle slightly and will firm up as it cools.
- When ready to serve cut in 24 squares, store in refridgerator.
white cake, butter, egg, milk, pink, creem cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/rainbow-cheesecake-swirl-bars-527491 (may not work)