Multi Flavoured Rainbow Cake

Allow the cake layers to cool completely.

Multi flavoured rainbow cake.

Reline and grease the pans and bake the final three layers. Pour half into separate bowl. Of course if vanilla is your thing then you can easily make this cake a vanilla rainbow cake too. Cover bottoms with parchment.

Prepare cake batter from 1 pkg. I wanted my layers to be full size 9 inch layer cakes and not thin. Then i added the eggs and self raising flour and split the mixture between three bowls. Cake mix as directed on package.

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. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack. Carefully remove the aluminum wrapped cardboard from the cake pan and flip the cake out onto a cake stand. Repeat with blue green yellow orange and red cake layers.

Trim rounded tops off cakes to level if needed. I rrrrreally like it with cream cheese frosting though. One cake mix makes only 2 full sized layers. Bake cake for 25 to 30 minutes until layers are fragrant and spring back when touched.

It s one of my go to cake flavors whenever i m making something for a crowd. So i doubled this recipe and filled my cake pans a little fuller and had enough left to make 12 regular sized cupcakes. 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. Spread with frosting to within 1 4 inch of edge.

Allow the cake to cool for up to 2 hours. On serving plate place purple cake layer. It s kind of a cross between a white cake and a hummingbird cake in flavor. Spread light coat of frosting on top and side of cake to seal in crumbs then frost with remaining frosting.

Grease and flour 2 9 inch round pans. It s simple tender delicious and pairs up with pretty much any frosting flavor under the sun.