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Rainbow Layer Cake
You’ll be proud to make and serve a cake that’s as much fun as this one. And you don't have to be a pastry chef to pull it off! Rainbow Layer Cake is surprisingly easy to create, thanks to a little help from Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Vanilla Cake Mix and Betty Crocker™ Classic Gel Food Colors.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h 5m⏳ Prep: 1h 5m👤 Angie McGowan📖 bettycrocker
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray the bottoms and sides of 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray.
2
In a large bowl, beat 1 box cake mix, water, oil, and eggs called for on box, with an electric mixer on medium speed for ⏱️ 2 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among 3 small bowls. Using food colors, tint batter in 1 bowl blue, 1 bowl red, and 1 bowl green to desired shades.
Water, vegetable oil, and eggs called for on cake mix boxes(2 lb) powdered sugar1 bag
3
Bake 17 to ⏱️ 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool ⏱️ 10 minutes; remove from the pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about ⏱️ 30 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, repeat with the second box of cake mix, water, oil, and eggs to make 3 more layers. Divide batter evenly among 3 small bowls. Using food colors, tint batter in 1 bowl yellow, 1 bowl orange (using red and yellow), and 1 bowl purple (using blue and red). Repeat baking and cooling.
Water, vegetable oil, and eggs called for on cake mix boxes(2 lb) powdered sugar1 bag
5
In a large bowl, beat shortening and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. On low speed, gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla. Add milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until the frosting is smooth. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy.
shortening1 cup(2 lb) powdered sugar1 bagbutter, softened1 cupboxes Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Vanilla Cake Mix2vanilla2 teaspoons
6
Trim off rounded tops of cake layers to level, if necessary. On a serving plate, place purple cake layer. Frost with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat with blue, green, yellow, orange, and red cake layers.
7
Frost top and side of cake with a thin layer of frosting to form a crumb coat. Refrigerate ⏱️ 30 minutes. Spread the remaining frosting on top and side of cake. Cut into slices to serve. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts
calories
990
fat Content
9
serving Size
1 Serving
fiber Content
0 g
sugar Content
102 g
sodium Content
520 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
135 mg
carbohydrate Content
131 g
saturated Fat Content
17 g
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