June 22, 2026
URL: https://www.duncanhines.com/recipes/peeps/peeps-cake-batter-cheesecake-9707
- Prep time 45 minutes
- Total time 420 minutes
- Servings 20
Ingredients
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PAM® Baking Spray
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1 pkg (15.25 oz each) Duncan Hines® Classic Yellow Cake Mix, divided
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2 eggs
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1/2 cup water
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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blue food coloring
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2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles
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CHEESECAKE:
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3 pkgs (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 cup reserved cake mix
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3 eggs
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2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles
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1 container (16 oz each) Duncan Hines® Creamy Vanilla Frosting
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pink food coloring
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additional rainbow sprinkles
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20 PEEPS® Pink Marshmallow Chicks
Nutrition Information
391 calories, 47g carbs
Directions
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Step one
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 10-inch springform pan with baking spray.
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Step two
CAKE BATTER: Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Measure 1/2-cup cake mix out and reserve for making cheesecake. Add eggs, water and oil to large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
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Step three
Stir blue food coloring and rainbow sprinkles into batter. Pour into pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
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Step four
CHEESECAKE: Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until blended, about 1 minute. Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs and reserved 1/2-cup cake mix, just until blended. Stir in sprinkles.
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Step five
Pour cheesecake over baked cake in pan. Bake 50 minutes. Turn oven off, do not open oven door. Let cheesecake sit in hot oven 15 to 20 minutes, until just set in the center.
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Step six
Remove cake batter cheesecake from oven and cool at room temperature 1 hour. Remove ring from springform pan and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
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Step seven
Use pink food coloring to dye frosting. Frost top and sides of cheesecake with frosting. Decorate with sprinkles and PEEPS® Marshmallow Chicks. Use a hot knife to slice cake batter cheesecake and clean the knife between each cut.