Rainbow Angel Birthday Cake

Turn angel food cake into a brilliant birthday treat with food coloring, ready-to-spread frosting and candy fruit chews.

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20 minutes

3 hours

12 servings



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting)
  • 240
  • 5g
    (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 0mg
  • 370mg
  • 45g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 35g)
  • 3g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 6%
  • 0%
  • Exchanges
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    Follow High Altitude cake mix directions on box for angel food pan, adding lemon peel to batter.

  • Kitchen Tips

    Add a scoop of rainbow sherbet to each serving for more rainbow fun.

  • Serrated knives work best when cutting a foam-type cake like angel food.

Ingredients

  • 1  box white angel food cake mix
  • 1 1/4  cups cold water
  • 1  teaspoon grated lemon or orange peel
  • Red, yellow and green liquid food colors
  • 1  cup vanilla frosting (from 1-lb container)
  • 12  to 15 square candy fruit chews

Directions

  1. 1Move oven rack to lowest position (remove other racks). Heat oven to 350°F. In extra-large glass or metal bowl, beat cake mix, water and lemon peel with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minute.
  2. 2Divide batter evenly among 3 bowls. Gently stir 6 to 8 drops of one food color into each of the batters. Pour red batter into ungreased 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan. (Do not use fluted tube cake pan or 9-inch angel food pan or batter will overflow.) Spoon yellow batter over red batter. Spoon green batter over top.
  3. 3Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Do not underbake. Immediately turn pan upside down onto glass bottle until cake is completely cool, about 2 hours. Run knife around edges of cake; remove from pan to serving plate.
  4. 4Spoon 1/2 cup of the frosting into microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High about 15 seconds or until frosting can be stirred smooth and is thin enough to drizzle. (Or spoon frosting into 1-quart saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until thin enough to drizzle.) Drizzle over cake.
  5. 5Place remaining frosting in decorating bag with writing tip. Pipe a ribbon and bow on each candy square to look like a wrapped package. Arrange packages on top of cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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william4lll

It looks so good! I will definitely try this one

11/11/2010 9:41:56 AM
flowers40
flowers40 said:

It looks yummy and pretty.....

7/30/2010 10:04:20 AM
friends
friends said:

I am definitely going to bake this cake for my friend's birthday. It is so pretty. Marilee

5/31/2010 2:39:01 PM
friends
friends said:

I am definitely going to bake this cake for my friend/sbirthday. It is just so pretty.

5/31/2010 2:38:05 PM
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