How to Make a Rainbow Cake
Photograph from a.meadowlark on Flickr
Aleta Meadowlark of The Omnomicon teaches you how to make a psychedelic rainbow cake. "The cool thing is that if you're making something so distractingly colourful, people will think it's delicious no matter what," says Aleta. I agree; those vibrant, artificial colors have reeled me in.
Related: Photo of the Day: Rainbow Jell-O
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18 Comments:
I have never heard of putting soda in cake... interesting. I think this cake is really cool to look at and would make the ultimate kids birthday party cake! Frosting it with plain white is a good idea as it already has so many layering colors. It would also add an element of surprise to cut into what looks like a rather plain cake to find the rainbow. One small downside to this recipe is that it dirties a fair amount of dishes, so make sure you have the time- good rainy day project!
NewEnglandFoodie at 3:29PM on 01/28/09
I think I'm going to make this for a friend's birthday with a marshmallow fluff icing. ::drools::
Amazing pictures! And I love the writing voice.
prestocaro at 3:49PM on 01/28/09
ok, i guess if you like artificial everything this might be the cake for you...box cake mix, diet soda, artificial colors, instant pudding mix, and frozed whipped
"topping". i don't care how cool the cake looks, it's just gross!
annaliesenc at 3:51PM on 01/28/09
What a visual! I'm going to make this sometime. Part of the fun was reading the comments on the Omnomicon site from horrified granolas who must not be used to anything that doesn't come in fungus/hemp colors.
chanterelle at 3:56PM on 01/28/09
I would not advise anyone to check their stool after eating this.
Asado at 4:22PM on 01/28/09
It's so purty, but it has Sandra Lee written all over it.
PerkyMac at 4:43PM on 01/28/09
i agree with annaliesenc this just looks gross
Edwardkimuk at 5:55PM on 01/28/09
Oh, how fun! I bet it turns your mouth awesome colors, too. I would be thrilled to get this as a birthday cake. Also, if I'm not feeling like a diet soda box cake (because honestly, sometimes I am), I could always make it with homemade cake batter, I bet. Love it!
omglawdork at 6:05PM on 01/28/09
that makes me want to puke!
GingerSnap at 7:14PM on 01/28/09
I did this with cupcakes and it was AWESOME. (However, I tried to make mine actual real food and used the Cupcake Blog's aaaawesome vanilla cupcake recipe.)
veraciousjess at 8:44PM on 01/28/09
For some reason it won't let me post a picture, even though it appears in the preview. See my photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessandcolin/2874966626/.
veraciousjess at 8:45PM on 01/28/09
this cake is a freakin miracle!
loulou at 9:43PM on 01/28/09
I mentioned this kind of cake in the red velvet cake thread. http://www.seriouseats.com/talk/2009/01/all-that-red-in-my-red-velvet-cakes-is-upsetting-me.html
I also quote from the blogger who baked one, "Instead I used a good old white cake recipe.
Split up the batter,Added obscene amounts of food coloring to each little bowl."
It has no appeal to me at all. I am sorry but trix is for kids.
JerzeeTomato at 11:27PM on 01/28/09
http://www.dailyiowan.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&istory_id=3306906
brianstewart at 2:20AM on 01/29/09
@brianstewart: Thanks for the link! Those cakes are...very..popular. Damn.
roboppy at 9:17AM on 01/29/09
Yeah MattBites posted a zebra cake on his blog like this that was just chocolate and vanilla. I'm totally doing this next time I make a yellow or white cake....
DM at 9:19AM on 01/29/09
What's with rising popularity of rainbow cakes in blogs these days? The sight of rainbow cakes repulses me.
That said, if a slice were presented to me I might not turn it down. I fear that I'd like it.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 7:17PM on 01/29/09
I don't understand why some folks feel the need to look down at anything even remotely fun when it comes to food.
I think I'll make one of these this weekend. I want to try to make a Spira-Graph-style cake. I think I can put the cake pan off center on a Lazy Susan and spin it while I add the batter.
PhotoKirk at 9:17AM on 02/13/09