The most extraordinary whimsical Circus Animal Cookie Cake made by preheating oven to 350°F greasing and lining two 9-inch pans whisking 3 cups flour 2 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1 cup softened butter and 1 3/4 cups sugar 3 minutes light and fluffy adding 4 room temperature eggs one at a time then 2 tsp vanilla adding 2 to 3 drops pink gel coloring building to desired pale pink on low alternating flour in 3 additions with 1 cup room temperature buttermilk in 2 additions just combined gently folding 1 cup crushed Circus Animal cookies and 1/2 cup white chocolate chips with rubber spatula dividing evenly baking 28 to 32 minutes until toothpick clean cooling 10 minutes then on racks then beating 16 oz room temperature cream cheese and 1/2 cup room temperature butter smooth adding 5 cups sifted powdered sugar and vanilla beating fluffy adding pink coloring assembling with frosting between and over layers pressing whole Circus Animal cookies into freshly frosted exterior and scattering rainbow sprinkles. A completely extraordinary pink Circus Animal cookie celebration cake recipe.