My little niece turned 1 recently and to mark this occasion, my cousin went in search for a colorful and fun cake for her little one’s birthday bash.
And it appears that Rainbow cakes are all the rage now here in Singapore. So I decided to jump on the bandwagon and try to bake up my very own Rainbow cake.
The process may sound all too challenging but after this first attempt, I think that time and effort is needed in order to bake and assemble the cake. I took the easy way out too, opting to use ready-made cake mix instead of making the cake batter from scratch. The Betty Crocker Super Moist cake mix worked just fine.
You probably need 2 cake mixes depending on the size of your baking tin. The white cake mix looked like a relatively new item to me, so I bought it to try thinking that the colour would be alot easier to absorbed since the batter is white. Between the white and the yellow cake mix, I think I now prefer the white one for it doesn’t use any yolks and the texture of the cake was also much softer than the traditional yellow cake.
The process is time-consuming as each different coloured layer has to be baked separately.
It also became a family affair when everyone chipped in to help out with the making of the cake. It took us all of 3.5 to 4 hours to complete baking and assembling the cake.
The final result? A happy slice of cake that brought a smile to my face as I cut up the cake and enjoyed the rewards of our labour. I used this recipe on instructions on how to assemble the Rainbow Cake and for the butter-cream frosting. Mid-way while baking the cake, I realised that I didn’t have any vanilla essence at home. Since I was too lazy to go out and buy it, we improvised and swapped the vanilla essence with fresh lemon juice instead. The lemon butter-cream frosting worked out fine as well. 
So if I can sing and ‘bake’ a Rainbow (Cake), I’m sure you can too.. Try your hand at baking one and let me know how you feel.
beautiful….wonderful effort
Sounds fun that it was done as a family project. I can’t cook but cooking in a big family is fun. I do the simplest parts 
Every little bit counts plus you are right.. it’s fun for the entire family coming in to cook together.
It looks gorgeous! and i love that you can bake a rainbow cake with shortcuts using premix. haha! good for novice baker like me too!
Yeah.. you could go bake one too..
I’m a novice baker too!
The rainbow cake reminds me of Rainbow Brite. Love!
(Btw, you’re chanelling Nigella Lawson in that photo
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Love the rainbow cake, reminds me of Rainbow Brite!
(Btw, you’re chanelling Nigella in that photo
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You’re right.. it’s like a cake for Ms Rainbow Brite… Not sure about channeling Nigella, it was so warm in the kitchen. Hehe
Hi where do i buy that Betty Crocker Cake Mix ?
You could get the Betty Crocker Cake Miz at your nearest supermarket. If you are living in Singapore, you could get it in Cold Storage, NTUC Fairprice, etc. It costs about 4-5 odd a box if I’m not wrong.
how is the taste ? delicious ? Im gonna try out buying this cake mix
It’s a simple sponge butter cake taste. I thought it was yummy.. the Man and my cousin thought so too. It wasn’t too sweet but the mom-in-law thought it was too sweet for her tastebuds.
Thanks for the tips and btw where did you get those colourings?
I got the colouring from Phoon Huat.. Get the Whilton Brand colouring.. a little ex but worth every penny. Colours you need to get – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet (Purple). If you are using the Betty Crocker yellow cake mix, you can omit the yellow colouring.
i went phoont huat yday..but din get the whilton colouring
i’ll get the betty crocker in White
It’s ok.. whichever colouring that works! Hope you bake a pretty Rainbow Cake and I’d love to see how yours turn out
Just one word – AWESOME!!
It’s always fun cooking with the family!
Yeah it is.. it’s fun and it’s a team effort
I totally have to try that.
Yeah u should.. It’ll be a fun cake for the kids to eat as well. But be warned… it’s a little time-consuming to assemble the cake.
Wow! Nice layers….
Looks yummy too
Thanks! It was a little too sweet but still pretty because of the bright colours!
couldn’t find the white cake mix at any ntuc outlet );
Hmm.. how about Cold Storage? I saw some available there. Else there is a small shop along Purvis Street that sells baking supplies. They have it there too..
hi saw it at cold storage n shop n saves…
Is so gorgeous! May I know if you could share how u did the assembling part; where could I get the frosting layer and the outer layer cream?
Is so gorgeous! May I know if you could share how u did the assembling part; where could I get the frosting layer and the outer layer cream?
Hi there.. sorry for the late reply. I had to bake the cake layer by layer… let it cool and then assemble it layer by layer. I made my own buttercream icing but you prob could get frosting over the shelf. Good luck!