EASY SIX-LAYER RAINBOW CAKE

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If you want to make a homemade rainbow cake from scratch, this is your recipe! Bake every color of the rainbow into this delightful cake, with one color for every cake layer. This cake recipe makes a six-layer, 9-inch round cake and comes with a light mascarpone cream frosting.

Provided by Magda

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Birthday Cake Recipes

Time 3h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 ⅓ cups milk
1 cup white sugar
5 large egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
food coloring in 6 rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet)
2 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
2 (8 ounce) containers mascarpone cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease six 9-inch round cake pans and dust with flour.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Beat 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, milk, sugar, egg whites, and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in flour mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Divide cake batter evenly between 6 bowls. Mix in different food coloring to each bowl, creating 6 different colored batters. Start with just 1 to 2 drops of food coloring in each bowl, then mix; you can always add more.
  • Bake each cake in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Stir together confectioners' sugar and mascarpone cheese in a separate bowl, then fold gently into the whipped cream until smooth.
  • Spread frosting on each layer of cooled cake, placing one on top of the other. Cover the top and sides with the remaining frosting. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 662.8 calories, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 152.4 mg, Fat 50 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 9.4 g, SaturatedFat 29.6 g, Sodium 315.4 mg, Sugar 21.5 g

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