Description
A vibrant and colorful rainbow heart cake that’s perfect for celebrations. Layers of moist cake with rainbow colors shaped into a heart for a fun and festive dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple food coloring
- 1 cup whipped cream or frosting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a heart-shaped cake pan.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Stir in the vanilla extract. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
- Divide the batter evenly into six bowls. Add a different food coloring to each bowl and mix well.
- Layer the colored batters in the cake pan, starting with red and ending with purple.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool before frosting with whipped cream or your preferred frosting.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for brighter colors.
- Ensure the cake is completely cool before frosting.
- You can use a round cake pan and cut into a heart shape if a heart-shaped pan is unavailable.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: rainbow cake, heart cake, colorful dessert, party cake, homemade cake