Rainbow Layer Cake Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Rainbow Layer Cake Recipe). This is more of a recipe for the design of the cake as it uses box cake. I cannot take credit for this awesome idea; found the idea for the rainbow cake and the recipe for the filling both online. I have used gum balls, Swedish Fish®, and M&M's® to decorate the border.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 1hr5 mins

Servings: 20

Yield: 1 8-inch layer cake

Rainbow Layer Cake Recipe

Ingredients

30 ½ ounces white cake mix with pudding (such as Pillsbury Moist Supreme®)

6 eggs

2 ½ cups water

⅔ cup vegetable oil

5 drops red food coloring

or as desired

5 drops yellow food coloring

or as desired

5 drops green food coloring

or as desired

5 drops blue food coloring

or as desired

5 drops orange food coloring

or as desired

5 drops purple food coloring

or as desired

1 pound cream cheese

at room temperature

1 ½ cups butter

softened

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ pound powdered sugar

1 pint heavy whipping cream

1 cup powdered sugar

or to taste

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8-inch round cake pans.

Step 2

Combine cake mix eggs water and oil together in a large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Step 3

Split the batter into 6 different bowls and add a different food coloring to each bowl. Pour about 1 cup of each of the batters into the first pan in this order: red orange yellow green blue and purple right on top of one another in the center of the pan. Pour about 1 cup of each batter in the same manner into the second prepared pan in reverse order: purple blue green yellow orange and red; you do not need to swirl the colors around at all.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean 34 to 38 minutes.

Step 5

While cakes bake beat cream cheese butter lemon juice and vanilla extract for filling together using an electric mixer. Beat in powdered sugar until combined.

Step 6

Beat heavy cream for frosting using an electric mixer until almost stiff; add powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until cream holds peaks.

Step 7

Remove cakes from the oven and let cool completely in a refrigerator about 30 minutes.

Step 8

Spread filling on the top of the bottom cake layer; top with the top layer of cake. Frost and decorate as desired. Keep cake refrigerated.

Nutritional Information

Rainbow Layer Cake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:20

Calories: 643.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5.9g 12%

Carbohydrates: 59.7g 19%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 44.2g

Fat: 43.4g 67%

Saturated Fat: 21.8g 109%

Cholesterol: 150mg 50%

Vitamin A Iu: 1154.1IU 23%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 0.5mg 1%

Folate: 50.9mcg 13%

Calcium: 80.2mg 8%

Iron: 1.2mg 6%

Magnesium: 9.4mg 3%

Potassium: 102.4mg 3%

Sodium: 484mg 19%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 14%

Calories From Fat: 390.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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