Name: Rainbow Cake – Who doesn’t Love Colors?
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup softened butter; 3 cups fresh whipping cream; 1 ¾ cups icing sugar; Few drops of vanilla essence; Few drops of lemon juice; 250 ml whipped cream; ½ cup pure icing sugar; Few drops of vanilla essence; 2 x 400g packets of sponge cake mix; 6 rainbow colors; Lots of 100’s & 1000’s

As preparing and decorating a rainbow cake is rather time consuming, I decided to go with packet sponge cake mix readily available from supermarkets. Here I have used 2 x 400g packets, which were then equally divided into six portions. You can use more or less depending on how tall you want your cake to be. I’ve also used two types of icing: whipped cream between the layers and vanilla buttercream icing to decorate the cake. The third most important element of this cake is colors. Some recommend using gel based colors to achieve the right color. But I think regular food coloring will do the job. I also added a chocolate disc to do the writing (which I will explain in another post) and a ribbon.

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Yield: 12 slices

Rainbow Cake – Who doesn’t Love Colors?

This rainbow layered cake is so colorful and easy to make.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

For rainbow cake:

2 x 400g packets of sponge cake mix
6 rainbow colors
Lots of 100’s & 1000’s

For Whipped Cream Icing:

250 ml whipped cream
½ cup pure icing sugar
Few drops of vanilla essence

For Vanilla Buttercream Icing:

½ cup softened butter
3 cups fresh whipping cream
1 ¾ cups icing sugar
Few drops of vanilla essence
Few drops of lemon juice

Instructions

Prepare the cake mix following the directions on the packet. Then divide into six equal portions. Mix in colors and set aside.
Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius. Then I greased and lined two baking tins with baking papers so that I can bake two cakes at a time.
Bake the cakes, and cool them on a wire rack. Now you have all the layers ready for icing. Before icing, you should also cut off the excess from top of each cake to make sure both sides are flat.
For whipped cream icing, whip cream along with icing sugar and vanilla essence until soft and fluffy. With the buttercream icing, beat butter in an electric mixer. Wait until it’s pale and fluffy. Then add the remaining ingredients, and beat again.
To start with, place the indigo cake upside down and spread generously with whipped cream icing. Continue the process. Then use a spatula to spread the buttercream icing sparingly on to the top and sides of the cake. Now place the cake in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes to set this ‘crumb’ layer. Once it’s set, you can now cover the cake with the rest of the icing. Dip the spatula in warm water to smoothen the surface.
Top rainbow cake with lots of sprinkles. Add more decorations if you wish.

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 558Total Fat 32gSaturated Fat 20gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 159mgSodium 193mgCarbohydrates 64gFiber 0gSugar 47gProtein 6g