Baking · serves 2
Rainbow Cake
Six thin coloured layers. Entirely unnecessary and children lose their minds.
Ingredients
- 500g plain flour
- 400g sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 480ml milk
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 200ml sunflower oil
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- Six food colourings
- Frosting: 300g butter, 600g icing sugar, 4 tbsp milk
Method
- Milk and vinegar, 5 minutes.
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, then add soured milk, oil and vanilla.
- Weigh the batter and divide it into six equal bowls. Weigh — eyeballing gives you uneven layers.
- One colour per bowl.
- Bake each in a greased 20cm tin, 180°C for 12-15 minutes. They are thin and cook fast.
- Cool completely and level each layer flat.
- Beat the frosting until very pale, then stack with a thin layer between each.
- Cover the outside, chill 30 minutes, then a second coat for a clean finish.