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Four Flavor Rainbow Layer Cake

This Rainbow Layer Cake is packed with a different flavor in every layer!

My husband made this Rainbow Layer Cake for Easter. I would suggest you may want to enjoy this cake at least once. It’s perfect for any celebration when you want to Wow the crowd. It’s huge so be sure to invite friends and family to enjoy it with you.

This Rainbow Layer Cake is rather majestic with four layers! Slice those layers thin and you should be able to get about 20 slices so it will feed a crowd. One slice covers a full size dinner plate.

How to make a Four Flavor Cake with four layers. Each layer is a different flavor and color. Tricks with cake mix are what makes this cake fun and tasty. #cake #trickwithcakemix
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How to make a Four Flavor Cake with four layers. Each layer is a different flavor and color. Tricks with cake mix are what makes this cake fun and tasty. #cake #trickwithcakemix

INSPIRATION

This cake was inspired by the Rainbow Layer Cake found in a magazine put out by Kraft a few years ago. They used a whipped cream frosting which doesn’t appeal to anyone in our family so we went with a Buttercream frosting. You can find our Buttercream frosting recipe as you scroll down.

THE SECRET

The secret to the flavors is using dry gelatin mix. We used; Raspberry, Orange, Lime and Berry Blue gelatin. It’s a pretty cool trick which we have used again. You could easily make a cake in team colors using the gelatin trick.

  • 2 boxes of white cake mix, divided (I used Pillsbury)
  • ½ of 3-oz. pkg. each flavor of gelatin; Raspberry, Orange, Lime and Berry Blue (Jello)
  • Oil according to pkg directions (1/2 cup oil)
  • Water according to pkg. directions (1 cup water)
  • Egg whites according to pkg. directions (4 egg whites)

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  • One bowl will get half of a 3 oz. box of raspberry gelatin
  • One bowl will get half of a 3 oz. box of orange gelatin
  • One bowl will get half of a 3 oz. box of lime gelatin
  • One bowl will get half of a 3 oz. box of berry blue gelatin

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How to make a Four Flavor Cake with four layers. Each layer is a different flavor and color. Tricks with cake mix are what makes this cake fun and tasty. #cake #trickwithcakemix
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Rainbow Layer Cake

A four layer, four flavor cake. Make this cake using tricks with cake me.
Course Desserts
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Servings 20
Author Shirley Wood

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º
  • Grease and flour four 8" cake pans
  • Prepare cake batter from 1 pkg. cake mix as directed on package.
  • Divide batter equally between two separate bowls.
  • Add dry raspberry gelatin mix to batter in one bowl; mix well.
  • Stir dry orange gelatin mix into remaining batter.
  • Pour into prepared pans.
  • Repeat cake preparation steps with the second box of cake mix and divide equally between two bowls.
  • Stir in the remaining two flavors of gelatin until well blended
  • Pour batter into cake pans
  • Bake at 350º 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  • Cool completely before icing.
  • ICE THE CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Notes

Berry Blue Jello is available on Amazon here.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 Cup Softened Butter
  • 2 pkgs. (16 oz. ea.) Confectioners’ Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Clear Vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp. Milk

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31 Comments

  1. What a fun idea Shirley. I’m thinking a layer of blue, yellow, green who knows. The kids will love it. Thanks for sharing. I’ll be featuring your post on my Rainbow Roundup post.

  2. How gorgeous! A perfect cake for any celebration. Thank you for sharing with us at #OvertheMoon and look forward to you linking up next week.

  3. This is so beautiful! I think it would be gorgeous for a girls birthday party. Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party! I’ve pinned this to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest board!

    1. Thanks for the Pin, Tammy. I’ve seen a lot of people who say they would use this cake for a birthday! Lots of potential with this one! It was delicious too.

  4. Wow, I love everything about this cake, including the extra highness and the colors! Well done! I’m going to pin this so hopefully I’ll remember it for the next special occasion!

  5. I sure want a bite from this lovely looking goodie you have there Shirley! Your hubby did a great job!

    Better than me; I made a cake which turned out to be a disaster. Well, the decorative side of it!

  6. This is a colorful cake! I love it. I have been taking cake decorating classes, so all of these different cakes are intriguing! 🙂
    Pinning. Thanks for linking up at the Bloggers Brags Weekly Pinterest Party

  7. Wow that is some cake! It’s so beautiful. That would be perfect for this weekend. my daughter after several mind changes has decided on a colorful birthday party.

  8. What a stunningly, beautiful cake! Your husband knocked it out of the park on this one! Did you save me a piece? It’s gorgeous and the perfect dessert for Easter!

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