Naturally colorful layered rainbow cake made with plant-based colors.
Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
1 cups butter
4 eggs
4 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 ½ tsp baking powder
1 cup milk
2 Yellow Color Kitchen Color packets
1 Orange Color Kitchen Color packet
2 Pink Color Kitchen Color packets
2 Green Color Kitchen Color packets
2 Blue Color Kitchen Color packets
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour five 6 inch cake pans (¾" thick). Each pan holds a generous ½ cups batter. Wilton offers a complete set of 5. Thin layers are needed for a shorter bake time to reduce color fading
Cream together the sugar and butter in a medium sized bowl. Next, beat in the eggs, and then stir in the vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Add to the creamed mixture and blend thoroughly. Next add milk and stir until smooth.
For yellow, in a small bowl, mix 2 yellow packets with just a couple drops of water. Stir until dissolved. Add color to a generous ½ cups of batter and blend. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
For orange, in a small bowl, mix 1 orange packet with just a couple drops of water. Stir until dissolved. Add color to a generous ½ cups of batter and blend. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
For pink, in a small bowl, mix 2 pink packets with just a couple drops of water. Stir until dissolved. Add color to a generous ½ cups of batter and blend. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
For green, in a small bowl, mix 2 green packets with just a couple drops of water. Stir until dissolved. Add color to a generous ½ cups of batter and blend. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
For blue, in a small bowl, mix 2 blue packets with just a couple drops of water. Stir until dissolved. Add color to a generous ½ cups of batter and blend. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes. Use a toothpick to see if batter is baked in the middle.
When cakes are done, let cool completely before frosting.