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Psychedelic Rainbow Cake

Dial up the fun at any celebration with a far-out cake that's rainbowed from top to bottom.

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Psychedelic Rainbow Cake

This psychedelic cake has a double dose of colorful layers to make it a true technicolor treat for the eyes. Follow these steps to make your own.

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What You'll Need

Food:

 ● 1 recipe white cake batter (choose any recipe you like)
 ● Vanilla buttercream frosting (use the large batch recipe included or 3 store-bought cans)
  ○ 6 cups (12 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  ○ 2 pounds (1 bag) confectioners' sugar
  ○ 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  ○ 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  ○ 1/2 teaspoon table salt
 ● Food coloring: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue

Tools:

 ● Offset spatula
 ● Plastic piping bags (and rubber bands to close them)
 ● Star decorating tips

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Prepare Cake Batter

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line five 6-inch cake pans with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. Prepare your choice of white cake batter as directed and divide the batter between five bowls. Use food coloring to color each bowl of batter a different color of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, and blue).

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Bake the Cakes

Add each color of batter to a pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes. Allow the cakes to completely cool before you begin decorating.

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