I made this Rainbow Birthday Cake for my son's 5th birthday party. He loves art and colors, so it was a huge hit! There are various recipes for this cake out there on the internet, but I took the easy way out. I got 2 vanilla cake mix boxes from the grocery store, and six round cake pans. You'll want to make sure they are quality pans though- I tried it with cheap ones from the dollar store and ended up redoing everything because the cake layers would not come out of the pans despite greasing and flouring because they are so thin! I found that the layers came out much more easily from the pans that were thicker and higher quality. So, you make the cake mix and then divide the batter between the six pans evenly. Add several drops of GEL food coloring, turning each pan one color. It can't be regular food coloring if you want the vibrant colors, you need to get gel ones. These can be found at most grocery stores, or otherwise online at Amazon.com. Then bake (but keep a close eye on them since the layers are so thin!), cool, and layer with white frosting between each layer. Enjoy! It is so impressive when you cut into it!
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