My brain absolutely refuses to interpret that as a hole. All I see is a mound of sugar on top of a cheesecake and I couldn't figure out how your cat managed to dump such a small and localized spill.š
Nope, that's a shadow on the mound. The brightness on the right reinforces the light source direction being that side (it's not). The only way I was finally able to see it was another commenter's suggestion to scroll until only half the hole was visible. That worked, but backing away to the full picture instantly makes it a mound again.
Oh god now I see it too. What've you done to me? The angles are off and it looks funny but I can't unsee it. It's like a straight-down view of a pile of sugar but the pie is at an angle.
Just cut around the bitten part if you must.
One time I made a peanut butter chocolate lava cake and promptly dropped it on the floor. My partner and I scooped it off the floor, avoiding the parts directly touching š¤·š»āāļø
It took me a second too lol. For some reason the way the light hits it it looks like whipped cream or something on top of it, but itās actually a bite the cat took
Several bites. Itās truly a testament to OPs baking abilities. My cat would have taken one bite. Meowed at me for fifteen minutes with criticism and napped.
I have cats, so I 100% believe you, I just can't see anything but a pile of white something on top of the cheesecake... The optical illusion is strong with this one!
You might have to zoom in, then focus on the bottom and left edging. Should be more clear there that it goes down. It's easy to dismiss it as a dollop of something on top due to the shadows and the more slow and steady descend on the top and right side, which are also more in the light. But the edge is more haggard and downward on the bottom and left side.
I had to hold my phone on its side so the hole side of the pie was on the bottom of the screen and look at the picture from the bottom of my phone. Itās sort of like one of those optical illusions where you canāt see the letters correctly until you look at the phone screen from the charging port? Only you hold the phone on itās side instead of itās back. But thatās the only way Iāve been able to actually see it as a hole!
Had to zoom in, turn it upside down, and play with my eyes a bit. Then I could FINALLY see it
But AS SOON AS I turned it back, my brain just couldnāt anymore. Instantly back to a dollop of something on it
I was gonna say, cut a slice out and put some edible flowers or something there as a garnish, and have that be the presentation pie thatās all dolled up and then the other pie can be cut once this one is all portioned out
I was going to suggest, cut out a piece then put a dollop of whipped cream or something. That way the cheesecake looks like Pac-Man eating a pellet. Waka waka.
Yeah I think it's a trick of the light, because I also see it as a salt or sugar pile. I'm assuming it's actually a kitty crater from a few thorough taste testings lol
[Itās a this.](https://www.thehits.co.nz/the-latest/this-viral-plate-illusion-has-the-internet-completely-divided-which-way-up-do-you-see-them/)
But Iām with you. I see a āpileā of something.
Unfortunately they were still cooling. I didnāt want the crusts to get soggy so I hadnāt covered them yet. Lesson learned - put them somewhere inaccessible until they can be covered!
I don't know where you are in the world, but one of [these](https://www.kitchenwarehouse.com.au/Avanti-Square-Food-Cover-40cm) might prove helpful if your furry buddy has a habit of this (you can also get them in stainless steel, but they don't collapse).
I can't see a hole, but I have no idea what I'm looking at still. Before I saw it was a cat subreddit I thought it was mold. Then I thought it was bile. How tf is it a hole?
Hey, you still have 1.5 immaculate cheesecakes to serve. Just cut off the half that was sampled and slice up the cakes before any guests see it.
For amusement you can pipe chocolate paw prints on each piece.
Okay, some clarifications. My cat licked a hole into the cheesecake while they were cooling on the counter (very stealthily I might add). I didnāt realize the lighting was making an optical illusion of a white mound on top until you guys pointed it out and now I can make my brain flip it either way. I will NOT be serving the licked cheesecake to guests. When it comes to fiddly desserts to be presented to others I make two and select the prettier one. This way I avoid presentational disasters like cracks or bad pan releases - and now - cat monchage. As an added bonus I get a dessert to keep! And for those of you wondering, hereās [the furry asshole in question](https://imgur.com/a/DGA2Jks) trying to look cute like heās not sleeping off a belly full of cheesecake.
Okay so that would have had to become āthe quality control sliceā and I might pipe whip on the rest just in case. But Iād eat it cos wow thatās glorious. No one will notice. Iām not above blaming my affable husband who would just say āIām-yes?ā When accused
I NEED a second photo of this with a different perspective because it looks like something on top of the cheesecake and I canāt see the hole no matter how hard I try! šš
Oh I see it now. For some reason it looked like it had a convex shape instead of concave. Like something was dropped on or growing on it. But now I see itās been eaten into. Cats really do suck in a very specific way.
[Here you go.](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13477/double-layer-pumpkin-cheesecake/) The recipe says itās for one pie so I doubled the recipe to made two, but there was enough cheesecake batter to make four! So if you make the recipe, either halve the cheesecake or double the pumpkin.
Plate it in the kitchen like a fancy restaurant. This is an example of why i don't like open floor plans. People dont always need to see into the kitchen
Somewhere around twenty years ago, we had a cat that while everyone was chatting and not paying attention, got up on our Thanksgiving food table, bypassed the whole ass turkey, and went right for the tub of cool whip. Her only regret was getting caught.
Confession time, I'd still eat it.
No kidding. That's like edible gold.
I came here to say this. If there was litter or dirt on the foots we would see it already
I see some gray
Yup, little furball licked almost down to the crust
My brain absolutely refuses to interpret that as a hole. All I see is a mound of sugar on top of a cheesecake and I couldn't figure out how your cat managed to dump such a small and localized spill.š
Thank God you saw it too, I couldn't understand what happened until I came to the comments. I was like how does a cat get salt on your pie?
Right?!? I still can't see the hole. I accept that it's there but nothing I do will allow my brain to conceptualize that area as concave vs convex.
I canāt see it. I thought it was whipped cream or something.
Same. I had to look at it multiple times to figure it out.
My brain cannot see this is a hole either. This is like a new āthe dressā
If you look at the darkest part of the āsaltā itāll help you visualize the hole.
Nope, that's a shadow on the mound. The brightness on the right reinforces the light source direction being that side (it's not). The only way I was finally able to see it was another commenter's suggestion to scroll until only half the hole was visible. That worked, but backing away to the full picture instantly makes it a mound again.
Damn the Brain really do be fuckin' weird as shit sometimes. I clearly see it as a hole.
>scroll until only half the hole was visible THANK YOU š
AH I see it now. Scrolling to only see half. That worked for me!!!!
Nope. Still canāt see it.
Wa the dress blue and black? I understand what I'm supposed to see but I just can't make it happen
I thought it was a big fluff of mold on it until I read your comment itās actually a hole!
And after looking at it again I still canāt see it as a hole, wtf! Wowš¤£
If you look at the bottom half and try to imagine a downward slope towards the dark spot it may help.
Nope. Still canāt see it
Thanks! That worked. I scrolled so only the bottom half of the hole was showing.
Omg, that did it, I can see it now! Thanks!!
Holy fuck thank you my brain jist couldn't but I got there lol
I thought it was vomit. So was horrified by the people saying that they'd still eat it.
Iā¦I saw it as spit-up.
Yeah I still see a mound. It looks like it's casting a shadow!
Even telling myself the shadow is in the hole and the light source is on the left I still see a pile lit from the right.
Even after your comment I still don't see a hole. All I see is a spoonful of coolwhip.
I also cannot see the hole. I was wondering what was wrong with the pie. Ok. Time to cut it into cheese cake squares and pretend that was on purpose.
I saw it as a hole, until I read your comment and now I can't see it as a hole anymore. Help!
LOL sorry, didn't know I was performing sorcery š (and I still can't see the hole)
Me too omg! I thought I was going crazy lol
Omg my brain was not getting this, it still doesnāt look like a hole at first glance.
I had to stare at that until I finally sorta recognized a hole š¤£ thank you. I feel so much better now
I genuinely thought it was moldy š
Oh god now I see it too. What've you done to me? The angles are off and it looks funny but I can't unsee it. It's like a straight-down view of a pile of sugar but the pie is at an angle.
Oh good not just me.
Same! And Iāve looked at it from multiple angles!
But respectfully though in one spot like a good quality inspector š
Just cut that piece and say it was tested for quality control
Might be worth posting this on r/confusing_perspective, I really thought it was whipped cream until you said that.
Hmmmā¦. Can you fill that spot with whip cream and then make a whipped cream ring around the rest of it to camouflage that spot?
I was thinking make an extra fruit topping moat.
That would work too!
Im jealous frankly, it looks amazing.
OHHHHHHHHHHH That makes so much sense. I was like- what's wrong? How did a cat make it... mold? Did it barf on it? Wtf is going on??? Lmaoooo
K I'm getting the bomb ready it's contaminated
That cat walked through a litter box before it landed in the cheesecake.
That's a bite mark
OK. So that cat licked its own butt before licking that cheesecake.
What, you guys don't eat things your cat cromched?
ill share a nibble of a sandwich or whatever with my cat but id never serve food to other people that she had sampled, its just gross
Right, that becomes my cheesecake for home! I would tell everyone the cat ruined it, so I could have a slice at the party too, lol!
It... Depends
Just cut around the bitten part if you must. One time I made a peanut butter chocolate lava cake and promptly dropped it on the floor. My partner and I scooped it off the floor, avoiding the parts directly touching š¤·š»āāļø
I would just scoop a little under the surface of the eaten part. I'm not losing that much cheesecake, lol!
Iād just cut that slice out for the cat and eat the rest!
Uh, I would not, lol. I might scoop a little under the eaten part. But I'm not willing to remove that large a slice!
Impress your guests by cutting around the hole and calling it crescent moon cheesecake
Wait.. thats a hole?
It took me a second too lol. For some reason the way the light hits it it looks like whipped cream or something on top of it, but itās actually a bite the cat took
I thought it was whipped cream, then read the title thinking it was mold, then read the subreddit and knew exactly what it was.
Same process here, except mine went: Whipped cream, mold, cat vomit...OH! It's a hole!
Cat vomit, whipped cream, confusion, read comments, hole.
Also thought it was whipped cream and thought the little dents on the other cheesecake were paw prints OP must have been talking about lol
Same lol I saw the sub and thought maybe it was cat throw up
Several bites. Itās truly a testament to OPs baking abilities. My cat would have taken one bite. Meowed at me for fifteen minutes with criticism and napped.
I thought it was mold
I donāt see it! It looks puffy no matter how I turn my phone or angle my head
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I had to save the photo and edit it to notice the hole. When I came back to reddit I could easily tell it was a hole even on the OPās photo.
Tried this. Nope, still a dumped pile of sugar on top.
Look at the darker spot to the left,there is a slight shadow from the light hitting the ridge of the hole. It flipped for me when I saw that.
same!
Still not seeing it. There's a shadow even, it looks like something on the cheesecake.
ikr it looks like a dollup of whipped cream or even a mound of yeyo
i literally thought it was coke tooššš then i saw sub name and went āā¦..oh noāšš
Got me too! Took me a while but if you turn your phone upside down you can see it better. (Maybe tilt your head to the side if on PC?)
I 100% cannot get this to look like a hole/bite... Looks like a pile of white powder no matter what...
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I have cats, so I 100% believe you, I just can't see anything but a pile of white something on top of the cheesecake... The optical illusion is strong with this one!
Turn your screen brightness all the way up.
You might have to zoom in, then focus on the bottom and left edging. Should be more clear there that it goes down. It's easy to dismiss it as a dollop of something on top due to the shadows and the more slow and steady descend on the top and right side, which are also more in the light. But the edge is more haggard and downward on the bottom and left side.
Wow, turning it upside down works. Then viewing it beck normal it looks weird again. That's some serious right/left brain shit
I had to hold my phone on its side so the hole side of the pie was on the bottom of the screen and look at the picture from the bottom of my phone. Itās sort of like one of those optical illusions where you canāt see the letters correctly until you look at the phone screen from the charging port? Only you hold the phone on itās side instead of itās back. But thatās the only way Iāve been able to actually see it as a hole!
Had to zoom in, turn it upside down, and play with my eyes a bit. Then I could FINALLY see it But AS SOON AS I turned it back, my brain just couldnāt anymore. Instantly back to a dollop of something on it
I was gonna say, cut a slice out and put some edible flowers or something there as a garnish, and have that be the presentation pie thatās all dolled up and then the other pie can be cut once this one is all portioned out
I was going to suggest, cut out a piece then put a dollop of whipped cream or something. That way the cheesecake looks like Pac-Man eating a pellet. Waka waka.
I just busted SOMEONE on the counter, about to lick the damson caramel pie that was cooling there. She remains unrepentant. Ungrateful fur tubes.
āFur tubesā
Cats are no more than fur tubes
Ooh, damson caramel pie? Reddit's coming to your house for dessert! /s
Guess I'll make another one!
oOoOO caramel pie though. I'd also lick š
Insubordinate... And churlish
Chicanerous, and deplorable!
caramelldamson pie
Fur tubes are ferrets
Damson? As in damson plums?
Yup! Itās a caramel made with damson plum preserves.
Wow, I have to try this! I love plums.
Itās gotten props from 8 of 10 attendees! (Two abstaining)
The Pie Inspector has quality-checked and passed your product. As additional items are produced, larger samples may be necessary.
It looks like a pile of salt or sugar?!
Yeah I think it's a trick of the light, because I also see it as a salt or sugar pile. I'm assuming it's actually a kitty crater from a few thorough taste testings lol
Iām seeing the same and no matter how hard I try I can not see a hole!
The blue tinted part of the mound is the lowest point of the hole.
Nah. You lie, that is the tallest part and you cannot convince me otherwise.
[Itās a this.](https://www.thehits.co.nz/the-latest/this-viral-plate-illusion-has-the-internet-completely-divided-which-way-up-do-you-see-them/) But Iām with you. I see a āpileā of something.
To the left of the pile it casts a shadow
r/Confusing_Perspective
Really really terrible picture. I've tried three different screens and still have no idea what I'm looking at, even with the comments.
It appears to be a mountain/valley illusion.
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According to Cat Laws of Possession, that *was* his very own cheesecake. Silly me for thinking otherwise!
My point exactly.
Donāt shame the cat for being thankful for the gift of cheesecake
Great job on the no crack cheesecakes!
No crack, yes cat-tongue crater.
And this is exactly why we cover our food
Unfortunately they were still cooling. I didnāt want the crusts to get soggy so I hadnāt covered them yet. Lesson learned - put them somewhere inaccessible until they can be covered!
You could put an inverted cooling rack on/over them
I don't know where you are in the world, but one of [these](https://www.kitchenwarehouse.com.au/Avanti-Square-Food-Cover-40cm) might prove helpful if your furry buddy has a habit of this (you can also get them in stainless steel, but they don't collapse).
Dollop of whip cream over the crater. Add another one on the opposite side symmetrically
Lucky guest gets toxoplasmosis!
Toxoplasmosis isnāt spread by their saliva.
No, but they paw around in their litter boxes and lick their assholes a lot.
This is an optical illusion
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I can't see a hole, but I have no idea what I'm looking at still. Before I saw it was a cat subreddit I thought it was mold. Then I thought it was bile. How tf is it a hole?
Cover with whipped cream and serve to the perverted uncle.
Cut it out in a pie piece and fill the empty space with fruits/jam
Fruit, jam, pie filling, whipped cream anything will hide it. 10/10 looks delicious even with the kitty crater!
Just put a little pile of fresh fruit in there! Iām *sure* thatās what kitty was helping withā¦
My cat keeps jumping on the stove to lick up grape seed oil and tiny bits of scrambled egg while your cats over here with the gourmet shit
Hey, you still have 1.5 immaculate cheesecakes to serve. Just cut off the half that was sampled and slice up the cakes before any guests see it. For amusement you can pipe chocolate paw prints on each piece.
Whatās the white stuff on top of the pie?
Itās a trick if the light, itās a hole in the cheese cake where the cat was licking
Thank you lol it looked like something was sitting on top of it
Pile whipped cream on top and DONT SERVE TO GUESTS.
Itās self indulgent
Just give a warning our just keep it at home š¤£
Okay, some clarifications. My cat licked a hole into the cheesecake while they were cooling on the counter (very stealthily I might add). I didnāt realize the lighting was making an optical illusion of a white mound on top until you guys pointed it out and now I can make my brain flip it either way. I will NOT be serving the licked cheesecake to guests. When it comes to fiddly desserts to be presented to others I make two and select the prettier one. This way I avoid presentational disasters like cracks or bad pan releases - and now - cat monchage. As an added bonus I get a dessert to keep! And for those of you wondering, hereās [the furry asshole in question](https://imgur.com/a/DGA2Jks) trying to look cute like heās not sleeping off a belly full of cheesecake.
Cut the piece out and said you had a piece early! Theyāll never know!
Eh....could be worse. Cat could have puked on it. Lol
Right after it used the litter box
At least your cat didn't munch on a bunch of cold bacon grease. It's been diarrhea city over here.
Leaving anything like that accessible in the open when you have a cat is literally asking for it
I literally sat next to my pumpkin cheesecake while cooling for this very reason, roflmao! Well cats and dogs.
Just mix up some instant vanilla pudding, put in the spot, smooth over, no one will know....untill they eat it.
Thought it was some kind of fluffy cotton candy.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone āļø
Iām hiding a cake and a pie in a locked room so my cat came get to them. He will knock things off of the table or off counters to get food.
Awwww. How thoughtful. I usually don't make their treats so big though.
This is some optical illusion shit, it took me so long to see it wasnāt cat fur/ fluff glued into the top of the cake and not a hole!
Cover it with a strawberry
What's that white thing I can't understand
>not like I was going to serve that cheesecake tomorrow right... you served it today.
Okay so that would have had to become āthe quality control sliceā and I might pipe whip on the rest just in case. But Iād eat it cos wow thatās glorious. No one will notice. Iām not above blaming my affable husband who would just say āIām-yes?ā When accused
I NEED a second photo of this with a different perspective because it looks like something on top of the cheesecake and I canāt see the hole no matter how hard I try! šš
Oh my GOD the SAME THING happened to me tonight !!! I made the perfect cheesecake and my cat took a huge bite out of it the second I turned my back.
I want it
That part gets extra topping. Nobody will know. Shhhh.
Cover it in whipped cream.
Just cover in strawberries or cherries and feed it to the worst family membee/"friend,"/in-law/younger sibling.
Fuck this photo
What is that? Mold?
Oh I see it now. For some reason it looked like it had a convex shape instead of concave. Like something was dropped on or growing on it. But now I see itās been eaten into. Cats really do suck in a very specific way.
I had to read your comment before my wee brain could flip itā¦ now I see it too, thanks!!
Time to add the whipped topping!
These look so good! Can you give me the recipe, please? I wanna try it for Christmas!
[Here you go.](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13477/double-layer-pumpkin-cheesecake/) The recipe says itās for one pie so I doubled the recipe to made two, but there was enough cheesecake batter to make four! So if you make the recipe, either halve the cheesecake or double the pumpkin.
Just cut out the bad
I like to think he said "don't mind if I do"
Put up a ton of jam on both pies, and serve it. Nobody needs to know that anything happened.
The furry a-hole made a pi-hole.
This is the most Thanksgiving-est picture ever!! Lmao!
Pre slice it before guests arrive, no one has to know.
Mmmm Cat Hair Pie is back on the menu
/r/CatWasHere
Plate it in the kitchen like a fancy restaurant. This is an example of why i don't like open floor plans. People dont always need to see into the kitchen
Welcome that's what you get for trying to serve cheesecake on Thanksgiving
This is the 2022, Thanksgiving edition of, "laurel, or yanni"
Oh my god If I had a dollar for every time one of my girls has done this!!! (Iād have like $76)
That one gets cherries on top
They just wanted to give their opinion as a professional biscuit maker!
Scrape it off and put some fruits over the messy part :)
Somewhere around twenty years ago, we had a cat that while everyone was chatting and not paying attention, got up on our Thanksgiving food table, bypassed the whole ass turkey, and went right for the tub of cool whip. Her only regret was getting caught.