Rainbow cake is yummy and colorful. This is one of the go to recipes where you can enjoy making it with your kids. It’s perfect for kid’s birthday party.
You will need:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups cake flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- liquid food coloring (six different colors)
Instructions:
- Bring cold ingredients to room temperature. Butter should be soft enough to hold a thumbprint but still keep its shape.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on high until light and fluffy, about 6 minutes.
- Beat in 4 eggs plus 2 yolks, one at a time, until combined.
- Beat in vanilla extract. In another large bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low, add 1/3 the flour mixture to butter mixture, beating to combine.
- Beat in 3/4 cup buttermilk, another 1/3 the flour mixture, another 3/4 cup buttermilk, and remaining flour mixture until just combined.
- Separate six bowls with cake mix.
- Get a few different colors of gel coloring and mix well,
- Use a separate spoon for each bowl.
- Pour the colors in one after the other
- bake at 350 ° F for 45 minutes. and you’re bound to get that delicious multicolored cake!
