Multi Flavoured Rainbow Cake

I wanted my layers to be full size 9 inch layer cakes and not thin.

Multi flavoured rainbow cake.

You just need to set aside some time to bake three sets of sponges then decorate your showstopper and i ve made sure there s plenty of icing so no danger of running short before the end. It s one of my go to cake flavors whenever i m making something for a crowd. Prepare cake batter from 1 pkg. Then i added the eggs and self raising flour and split the mixture between three bowls.

Spread light coat of frosting on top and side of cake to seal in crumbs then frost with remaining frosting. Carefully remove the aluminum wrapped cardboard from the cake pan and flip the cake out onto a cake stand. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack. Bake cake for 25 to 30 minutes until layers are fragrant and spring back when touched.

One cake mix makes only 2 full sized layers. Step by step i own three 8 cake tins so i did three layers of the cake at a time i started by creaming the butter and sugar together with the lemon zest. Trim rounded tops off cakes to level if needed. It s simple tender delicious and pairs up with pretty much any frosting flavor under the sun.

Of course if vanilla is your thing then you can easily make this cake a vanilla rainbow cake too. Grease and flour 2 9 inch round pans. Reline and grease the pans and bake the final three layers. Allow the cake layers to cool completely.

Cover the cake with chocolate buttercream taking care to keep track of what layer is where. Cake mix as directed on package. Repeat with blue green yellow orange and red cake layers. Pour half into separate bowl.

Cover bottoms with parchment. It took a small box of each flavor of gelatin in the double recipe so no measuring needed. Spread with frosting to within 1 4 inch of edge. On serving plate place purple cake layer.

A rainbow cake has long been one of my favourites for a special occasion it looks so impressive yet it s a relatively simple process. It s kind of a cross between a white cake and a hummingbird cake in flavor.