On a really boring Friday in June I came home to find that my sister had made a titan mess in the kitchen. Considering the fact that she routinely asks me to help her boil water so she can make Ramen, this was kind of a surprise. But the oddest part was that on the counter sat one monstrosity of a cake. Decorated with the most gruesome-colored frosting I'd ever seen in my life, (a mixture of storm cloud gray and asphalt), it sat on the plate like a lopsided little rock. I made a face at her as I poked at it, eyeing the cloud and lightning bolt doodle done in yellow on top.
And then she cut into it.
According to most colored cake connoisseurs, this is called a rainbow cake. According to my sister, you are supposed to bake it on rainy days, decorate it with a goopy layer of black frosting that turns every white surrounding surface an icky sort of gray (including your teeth), and have your mood be emphatically lifted as you cut in to reveal a rainbow of colors. (Or you can just frost it white.) You are totally welcome to your own creative liberties. The basic recipe is this:
1 box of white cake mix (and necessary supporting ingredients)
food coloring
Divide the cake batter into 6 bowls. Mix into each, respectively, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Just a forewarning- if you want really rich colors, you'll need a ton of food coloring. Layer in two 8x9 round cake pans, and follow cake instructions. It really can't get any easier.
This is probably the loudest cake you've ever made. Ignore the fact that you're ingesting more colors than exist in an Inkjet printer cartridge and enjoy.
(This is the first in what will hopefully be a weekly series of DIY projects. We're open for suggestions, so if there's something you'd love to share, or especially love to learn how to do, please let us know. Unless it's illegal.)
2 comments:
Ooh! I might have to make one of these.
I made this for my mom's birthday a few weeks ago and she LOVED it. Thanks for suggestion!
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