Rainbow Birthday Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting

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  • Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour4 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature2 1/3 cups sugar5 large egg whites, room temperature2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature1 ½ packages (12-oz) cream cheese, at room temperature4 cups icing sugar, sifted1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 °C.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Slowly add egg whites and mix until well combined. Add vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Add flour mixture and milk in two alternating additions, beginning with the flour and ending with the milk. Mix until well combined.

Divide batter evenly between six medium bowls. Add enough of each color of food coloring to each bowl, whisking, until desired shade is reached. Transfer each color to an individual cake pan. Transfer to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, about 15 minutes (working in batches if necessary).

Serving Size: 24 servings

Servings Per Recipe: 24
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 387.8
  • Total Fat: 20.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 58.7 mg
  • Sodium: 158.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g

Member Reviews
  • ROSSYFLOSSY
    Tasty treat. - 4/6/21
  • RAZZOOZLE
    Such a fun dessert and tasty also. - 1/2/18
  • DMEYER4
    made this for my granddaughter and she loved it - 6/25/17
  • MUSICNUT
    So tasty! - 6/25/17