RAINBOW CAKE
INGREDIENTS
2 HOURS BEFORE MAKING SET OUT EGGS AND MILK
8 LARGE EGGS - ROOM TEMP
1 CUP WHOLE MILK - ROOM TEMP
1 POUND (4 STICKS) BUTTER PLACE ON PLATE TO SOFTEN
4 TEASPOONS OF VANILLA EXTRACT
3 CUPS OF SUGAR
3 1/2 CUPS OF CAKE FLOUR
4 TEASPOONS OF BAKING POWDER
2 TEASPOONS SALT
30 OUNCES OF WHITE FROSTING (ABOUT 5 CANS)
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1 - CAKE PAN AND OVEN PREP
VEGETABLE SHORTENING
FLOUR
PARCHMENT OR WAX PAPER
ADJUST OVEN RACK TO LOWER - MIDDLE POSITION
HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES
GENEROUSLY GREASE SIX 9 INCH CAKE PANS WITH VEG SHORTENING
COVER BOTTOMS WITH PARCHMENT OR WAX PAPER
GREASE PAPER AND DUST WITH FLOUR TAP OUT EXCESS
(IF DON'T HAVE 6 DO AS MANY AS YOU DO HAVE
AND THEN REPEAT AS OTHERS GET DONE)
STEP 2 - BATTER - IN A SMALL BOWL WHISK TOGETHER
EGGS - WHOLE MILK - EXTRACT AND SET ASIDE
IN A LARGE BOWL WHISK TOGETHER
SUGAR - FLOUR - BAKING POWDER - SALT
ADD BUTTER AND USE PASTRY BLENDER TO CUT THE BUTTER INTO SMALL,
PEA- SIZED PIECES WITH THE FLOUR
ADD 1 1/2 CUPS OF MILK MIXTURE AND MIX
AT LOWEST SPEED WITH A HAND MIXER 5 TO 10 SECONDS
INCREASE TO HIGH ADD REMAINING MIXTURE
BEAT TILL LIGHT AND FLUFFY ABOUT 1 MINUTE
STOP MIXER AND SCRAPE SIDES AND BOTTOMS OF BOWL
BEAT ON MEDIUM- HIGH
UNTIL THOROUGHLY COMBINED AND BATTER LOOKS SLIGHTLY CURDLED
ABOUT 15 SECONDS LONGER
STEP 3 - POUR ABOUT 1 CUP IN TO 6 SEPARATE BOWLS
USE CLEAN SPATULA TO MIX EACH SO AS NOT TO MIX COLORS
1ST BOWL - ADD 5 DROPS OF PURPLE GEL PASTE FOOD COLORING MIX WELL
2ND BOWL - ADD 8 DROPS OF BLUE GEL PASTE FOOD COLORING MIX WELL
3RD BOWL - ADD 6 DROPS OF GREEN GEL PASTE FOOD COLORING MIX WELL
4TH BOWL - 4 DROPS OF YELLOW GEL PASTE FOOD COLORING MIX WELL
5TH BOWL - 5 DROPS OF ORANGE GEL PASTE FOOD COLORING MIX WELL
6TH BOWL - 8 DROPS RED GEL PASTE FOOD COLORING MIX WELL
STEP 4 - BAKING
POUR EACH BOWL OF BATTER INTO PREPARED PANS
(NOTE - IF DON'T HAVE 6 CLEAN AND REDO EACH PAN FOR THE NEXT COLOR)
SPREAD BATTER TO EDGE OF PANS WITH SPATULA
BAKE UNTIL EDGES OF CAKE ARE GOLDEN
AND A TOOTHPICK INSERTED IN CENTER COMES UP CLEAN ABOUT 18 MINUTES
CAKES MAY RISE IN CENTER BUT WILL LEVEL WHEN COOLED
REMOVE FROM OVEN AND COOL ON RACK FOR 10 MINUTES
RUN A KNIFE AROUND EDGES OF THE PAN TO LOOSEN
INVERT CAKE ON TO LARGE PLATE PEEL OFF PARCHMENT
RE-INVERT ONTO SLIGHTLY GREASED RACK
COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE ICING
STEP 5 - ASSEMBLING
PLACE THE PURPLE LAYER ON A CLEAN CAKE PLATE
COVER GENEROUSLY WITH FROSTING
REPEAT WITH REMAINING LAYERS
BLUE - GREEN - YELLOW - ORANGE - RED
ADD COLOR SPRINKLES TO THE TOP TO TOP OFF