Photo: David Holifield
Rainbow cake
11 ingredients
Cuts into 18 slices
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A stunning celebration cake of six or seven colourful layers and a buttercream icing - an impressive showstopper.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
977
Calories
24g
Protein
41g
Fat
126g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Mascarpone | 2 tbsp (28g) | 120 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 125g butter , softened, plus a little extra for greasing
- 225g plain flour
- 150g golden caster sugar
- 3 medium eggs (very important to use the correct size)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- edible food colouring - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, plus optional pink (see below)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 x 250g tubs cream cheese or mascarpone
- 350g icing sugar
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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