Gluten Free Rainbow Cake. Hello friends. Do you fancy making this Gluten Free Rainbow Cake? This cake is also (Dairy + Gluten Free). Guest post from Delicious Alchemy.
What better way to celebrate than with a rainbow? Grab yourselves a couple of bags of our Vanilla Sponge mix, and bake yourself a gluten-free Rainbow Cake – so perfect for any occasion!
How To Make A Gluten Free Rainbow Cake:
Serves: 24 slices
Prep Time: 20 mins plus 30 mins for decorating
Cooking Time: 1 hour
What You Need:
2 x bags of Delicious Alchemy Vanilla Sponge mix
2 x 7 inch cake tins
6 large eggs
810g butter (or dairy free alternative)
40ml water
1kg icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp Wilton icing colours (we recommend red, pink, golden yellow, leaf green, royal blue & violet).
Top Tip:
For a smaller cake, use half of the ingredients stated above with 6-inch tins instead!
What You Do:
Step 1:
Firstly, pre-heat your oven to 180°C (160 °C Fan assisted)/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line the bases of your 7-inch cake tins.
Place both cake mixes into a mixing bowl along with 360g of soft butter (or dairy-free alternative), 6 eggs and 40ml of water.
Using an electric mixer, mix the ingredients for 15 seconds. Then stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula and mix again for another 10 seconds.
Step 2:
Divide the mix equally into 6 bowls, adding ½ a teaspoon of Wilton colouring into each bowl – you should have six different coloured bowls altogether.
Step 3:
Pour two of the bowls into two of your cake tins, and bake for 18-20 minutes.
Before you take the layers out of the oven, check that the cake is golden brown, or insert a skewer into the centre of the cake and check it comes out clean.
Once out of the oven, leave the cakes to cool for 5 minutes before you take them out of the tins. Repeat this step with the rest of your bowls until all 6 layers are baked.
Step 4:
Mix the remaining 450g of butter (or dairy free alternative) with the icing sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until thoroughly mixed.
Place the violet layer of the cake onto the base of a cake board or large plate, then spread some of the icing over the top with buttercream.
Place the blue cake layer on top of this, and repeat the process following the order: violet, blue, green, yellow, pink and red. Or alternatively, you could mix it up!
Once all the cakes have been layered with buttercream, cover the rest of your cake with the remaining buttercream.
Gluten Free Rainbow Cake. *Recipe and recipe photography by Delicious Alchemy* *No Payment was received*
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I love these rainbow cakes, I've never tried making one though. I'm not sure how to get the bright colour in the cake mix like this. We used to made green cakes for halloween when the kids were small but they were pale (we used to call them mouldy cakes!) I'm wondering if this Wilton colouring is the way to getting the bright colour, or maybe I just never added enough!
Thank Julia, I know what you mean, I remember making some Halloween cakes and they turned out pink. I think I did not use enough in mine. This is a guest post and I 've not used the Wilton colouring yet, I will have to look out for them and let you know 🙂
So pretty!!
Thanks for the comment Tamar 🙂
That cake looks so impressive, what a show stopper, you need to be on Bake off. I'm impressed that it's gluten free and diary free too
Thanks Mellissa, it is an amazing cake 🙂 I did not make it though 🙁 it is a guest post.. Would love to go on Bake Off though 😉
I love rainbow cake and would love to make one for my daughter, however it looks a bit too complicated for a newbie baker like me. Might just give this a go!
Thanks Dean 🙂
This is the prettiest cake!
Thanks for stopping by Heather 🙂
I love rainbow cakes they always look stunning. I've never made one myself but not much of a baker anyway.
Thanks for the comment Joanna :):)
Wow! That looks amazing and you make it sound really easy!
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
This looks so good. Would be great for the Macmillan coffee morning we are holding x
Thanks Cathy, whoo sound like a fun event 🙂
That looks very delicious and so pretty! I am so going to try this out.
Thanks Vai 🙂
We love rainbow cake! My husband makes a mean one. This looks delicious 🙂 x
Whoo sounds lovely Jayne :):)
Wow so gorgeous! My boyfriend's sister is gluten free and I'm sure she'd love this 😀
Thanks for the comment Laura 🙂
This just looks so impressive and the colours inside are so bright x
Thanks for stopping by Rachel 🙂
OMG that looks amazing, I have always wanted a rainbow cake
Thanks for the comment Kara 🙂
What a delight! I am definitely making this for my sisters husband who eats gluten free. I've also pinned your sugar photo onto my food photography Pinterest board – hope you don't mind :)Alina's Pinterest board | FPP #Food #Photography
Thank you Alina, aww thank you.. No I don't mind :):)
I skipped my birthday cake this year – now I am seriously rethinking that decision!This looks amazing – thanks for sharing it with us at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy – I am definitely featuring this recipe this week! 🙂
Thanks for hosting, stopping by and the feature lovely 🙂
Claire, Now that is one festive and yummy looking cake!!Thanks so much for all your visits and sweet comments!!Hugs,Debbie
Thanks for stopping by Debbie 🙂
What a gorgeous cake! I love it! How fun.
Michelle
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Thanks for stopping by Michelle 🙂
Your cake is gorgeous and I can’t believe how well the sparklers photographed! Looks so festive!
Thanks for the comment 🙂 It is a guest post.
This cake is insane! Very impressive!
It’s lovely, isn’t it 🙂
What a pretty and colorful cake!! Thanks so much for linking up with me at my #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 11, open April 1 to 26. All entries shared on social media if share buttons installed. I’d like to invite you to check out my other current link parties too!
Thanks for hopping over Dee 🙂
So pretty. And I’m sure this cake is very tasty and delicious. Most important: it’s perfect for me (I cannot eat gluten). Pinned! Thanks a lot for sharing, my best wishes.
Thanks for stopping y and the pin 🙂
That is one beautiful cake! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – Hope you’re having a great week.
Thanks for hopping by Helen 🙂