Rainbow Cake

(Taken from www.omnomicon.com)

 

The second I saw this recipe on Pinterest, I knew I had to bake it soon. I'm a sucker for bright colors, and this cake caught my eye instantly. Although it may look difficult to make, it's actually really easy. All you need is a playful spirit and creativity to mix colors together! It's perfect for a child's birthday party or any other fun occasion you may have to bake a treat for. :)

 

Makes one large cake.

 

INGREDIENTS

 

2 white cake mixes

2 cups water

2/3 cup vegetable oil

6 eggs

food coloring

frosting (click here for Grandma's Homemade Frosting recipe)

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Mix cake mix together as directed in a large mixing bowl. Then, split the batter evenly into as many bowls as colors that you have (I used red, yellow, green, blue and purple). Add the food coloring to each bowl so you have a variety of colors.



 

 

After you have several bowls of colorful batter mixed together, the layering process begins. Start with the color on either end of the rainbow spectrum (red or purple). Then, following the color pattern of the rainbow (ROYGBP), layer the colors on top of one another very carefully in a 9x13 or two 8" circular pans. Be sure to gently pour each batter on top of the previous color so the colors do not mix. (Note: It will be hard to spread the batter to the edge of the pan, but try your best. As you can see in my cake below, I did not touch the edges of the pan with each of my colors.) If the colors start blending together, then you will not have a nicely layered rainbow cake in the end.

 

 

Once you've layered your colors, pop your cake in the oven for the bake time instructed on the back of the cake mix. After you've tested the "fluffiness" of your cake with a toothpick and have let it cooled, frost it and sprinkle rainbow sprinkles on top if desired. Finally, cut your cake and slice out a piece so you can see the wicked awesome color pattern! Isn't that cool?! :)