How to make a Rainbow Cake

This is a really simple surprise to rustle up for a birthday cake – I made this one for Dylan’s (one of my boys) birthday recently.   Having seen, and tasted, a great deal of things the boys are now quite difficult to amaze.  So, I made this cake in secret – think of me as you read the instructions – trying to hide cake mix, cooked cakes and decorate the blooming thing without anyone seeing!  And yes it was definitely worth it to see the look on his face x

Ingredients:

Cake

500g butter, softened

500g caster sugar

10 eggs, large

500g self raising flour

Gel colour pastes (Available from Lakeland and Amazon, these are heat stable and very intense so a little goes a long way, a set is definitely a good investment.)

Filling

70g butter, softened

200g cream cheese

400g icing sugar, sifted

White Cake

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Ingredients

• Parchment paper
• 1 cup milk 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 5 egg whites
• Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
• Garnish: fondant snowflakes

Cheesecake-Stuffed Luscious Lemon Cake

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  Ingredients

• 1 (18.25-oz.) package white cake mix
• 1 (3.4-oz.) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 3 large eggs 
• 1 1/4 cups milk 
• 1 cup canola oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (4-oz.) white chocolate bar, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind (about 2 large lemons)
• 3 (16-oz.) cans homestyle cream cheese frosting

Berry-lemon Cake

Berry-lemon Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups chilled whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• Basic butter cake
• 1/4 cup raspberry or blackberry jam
• 1 cup purchased lemon curd
• Fresh berries 
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Easy Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

• Unsweetened cocoa
• 1 (18.25-oz.) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 (3.4-oz.) package chocolate instant pudding mix
• 3 large eggs 
• 1 1/4 cups milk 
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chocolate extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Strawberry and Blueberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake

Ingredients

two 3.4 oz packages cheesecake flavored pudding

4 1/2 cups milk

two 15.25 oz boxes golden Oreos

1 lb package strawberries, washed and sliced

1 pint blueberries

12 oz Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream)

Snickers Peanut Butter Brownie Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients

1 box brownie mix, plus ingredients required on box

1/4 cup milk

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups peanut butter

8 oz Cool Whip, thawed (OR 1 recipe of homemade whipped cream)

1 20 oz bottle chocolate sundae syrup (Here's the one I used)

1 20 oz bottle caramel sundae syrup