Pride Month 2024: Easy Rainbow Cake Recipe To Celebrate Love

By Garima Johar

June 21, 2024

Celebrate this Pride Month with a cake that has all colours of the rainbow. Don’t worry; making a rainbow cake isn’t as hard as it sounds. Here is an easy recipe that you can follow to make the centrepiece of your celebration.

Ingredients

Cake Layers: 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups sugar 2.5 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup egg whites, room temperature 1.5 cups buttermilk, room temperature 2 tablespoons oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Gel food colouring

Ingredients

Vanilla Buttercream: 1 cup butter 3 cups sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3-4 tablespoons milk

Step 1

Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Step 2

Whisk eggs, butter, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract. Gently add the dry ingredients and make a smooth batter.

Step 3

Divide the batter into five equal parts. Add a few drops of gel food colour to each portion.

Step 4

Pour each coloured batter into separate baking pans and bake for about 20-25 minutes. Let them cool.

Step 5

Whisk butter, powdered sugar, and salt. Stir in vanilla extract and milk to make the buttercream.

Step 6

Stack each cake layer on top of each other with buttercream in the middle. Cover the entire cake with the frosting.

Step 7

Refrigerate for at least half an hour. Decorate with rainbow sprinkles and serve.