The rainbow cake: Halloween style
Everyone's seen the rainbow cake, right? I just adore it. The colors are so vibrant and appealling...it's just so fun! (Can a cake be fun?)
Anyway, when I first came across it, I knew it would be perfect for the individual cakes my boys will have at their upcoming birthday party. Being the control freak/type A personality that I am, I knew I needed a trial run. So I did, only tweaking it for Halloween.
Go down the baking aisle with a 2 year old who cannot help but be drawn to every last sprinkle, marshmallow, and box with a picture of cookies, and something's bound to go awry. Attention anyone else who makes this mistake...1 entire tube will color half a box of cake mix just fine. Next time, though, I will read more closely. Or go shopping alone. Something.
Then I started glopping (technical term) a scoop of orange and a scoop of black batter into two pans, alternating until I was out.
I baked 'em, frosted 'em and then had to arm wrestle my 2 year old to eat some. Poor, carb-deprived me enjoyed every last crumb!
Black and orange are not nearly as pretty as the original, but it was still oh-so-good!
Anyway, when I first came across it, I knew it would be perfect for the individual cakes my boys will have at their upcoming birthday party. Being the control freak/type A personality that I am, I knew I needed a trial run. So I did, only tweaking it for Halloween.
I made 1 box of white cake mix, using my favorite shortcut recipe. I then halved the batter, tinting one half orange and one half black. Now I know I had the gel food coloring in my hand at the store, but somehow I ended up coming home with this:
Go down the baking aisle with a 2 year old who cannot help but be drawn to every last sprinkle, marshmallow, and box with a picture of cookies, and something's bound to go awry. Attention anyone else who makes this mistake...1 entire tube will color half a box of cake mix just fine. Next time, though, I will read more closely. Or go shopping alone. Something.
Then I started glopping (technical term) a scoop of orange and a scoop of black batter into two pans, alternating until I was out.

looks yummy to me!
ReplyDeleteAh Type A...a girl after my own heart. I made rainbow cupcakes for Jamison's party and they turned out really well. I love this look for Halloween...fun!
ReplyDeleteThat is on my list for this season - I'm thinking of just using chocolate cake for the black part. Yours looks fun!
ReplyDeleteooo- hmmm...not so sure about the colors but I would eat it just the same! :oD
ReplyDeleteThanks for turning me on to the rainbow cake- that's spectacular!
I cannot wait to bake with the girls this weekend. So much fun:)
ReplyDeleteI think that is super cute
ReplyDeleteMMmmmmm it looks good! Cake is good no matter what color it is! Happy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks awesome! I want to go find a rainbown cake now!
ReplyDeleteYours looks great! I did one of my own, same idea - but came out alittle different. Check it out: http://allrecipes.com/PersonalRecipe/62483071/Halloween-Rainbow-Cake/Detail.aspx
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