Rainbow Cake With Clouds Recipes

RAINBOW CAKE WITH CLOUDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Transfer 1-1/3 cups batter to prepared pan; spread evenly. Remove an additional 2 tablespoons batter to a small bowl; reserve., Divide remaining batter into six separate bowls, tinting each with food coloring to make the following: 2 tablespoons purple batter, 1/4 cup blue batter, 1/3 cup green batter, 1/2 cup yellow batter, 2/3 cup orange batter, and the remaining batter red., Fill six small food-safe plastic bags with a different color batter. Cut a small hole in a corner of the red batter bag; pipe a wide ring onto white batter to within 1/2 in. of pan edges. Pipe a ring of orange in the middle of the red ring, leaving some red visible on each side. Repeat by piping remaining colors in the middle of the previous layer, in rainbow color order. (Each ring will be narrower than the previous layer.) Fill a bag with reserved white batter; pipe over purple ring only. , Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., Remove cake from pan; place on a serving plate. In a bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Serve cake with whipped cream clouds.

RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a standard Bundt pan with baking spray.
• Beat cake mix, water, eggs and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 33 to 36 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely.
• Place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat on high speed until pale, smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add in the confectioners' sugar, beating on low speed until incorporated then follow with cream, salt and vanilla and mix for one minute.
• Cut cake in half through the center to form two half circles. Place one half circle on flat surface with flat side up and frost top with buttercream. Place second cake layer on top so that the flat sides are together. Frost the arch with buttercream.
• Spread some buttercream on serving board or platter. Gently turn cake onto buttercream on board to make an arch. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting.
• Place marshmallows around the bottom of the cake to look like clouds, cutting them in different sizes if desired. Place red, orange, yellow, green and blue candies all over the cake to make a rainbow. Slice and serve!