Description
Colorful layers of Rainbow Cake bring joy to any celebration, spreading delight with each vibrant slice. Sweet, moist, and playful, this dessert promises smiles and excitement for anyone craving a whimsical treat you’ll want to share.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 5 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 cup whole milk (or buttermilk)
Coloring:
- Gel food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
Instructions
- Carefully calibrate oven temperature to 350F (175C) and prepare three round cake pans with generous butter coating.
- Combine dry ingredients in a mixing vessel, creating a uniform powder mixture of cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Transform softened butter into a creamy, aerated texture using an electric mixer, then gradually integrate the dry ingredient mixture.
- Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring complete blending after each addition, then introduce milk and mix until achieving a silky, consistent batter.
- Strategically separate the batter into six equal portions, utilizing gel food colors to transform each section into vibrant, distinct hues.
- Distribute the rainbow-colored batters evenly across prepared pans, maintaining careful color separation and balanced layer thickness.
- Position pans in preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, monitoring doneness by inserting a clean toothpick that emerges without raw batter residue.
- Remove cakes from oven and allow complete cooling on wire racks to prevent moisture accumulation and ensure stable structural integrity.
- Apply preferred frosting technique, creating a visually stunning and delectable multi-layered rainbow cake.
Notes
- Adjust food coloring intensity by adding drops gradually to achieve vibrant, uniform layer colors without compromising batter texture.
- Ensure cake layers are completely cooled before stacking to prevent frosting from melting and maintain structural integrity.
- Use gel food coloring instead of liquid versions for more saturated colors and minimal batter liquid disruption.
- Freeze cake layers briefly before assembling to make frosting and stacking easier and prevent crumbling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg