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Say it with Cake – {Super Epic Rainbow Cake}

August 19, 2009 by Whisk Kid

Two cakes in one week.

I might have a bit of a problem. But… I dunno for sure.


Anyway, I made this cake for a good friend.

A friend that started as my worst enemy 12 years back, a friend that dreams of losing shoes and a friend that understands the great significance of screaming “EARTHQUAKE!” She’s moving to Ohio at the end of this week, and although I’ll miss her, I know she’s going to have an awesome time living there.

As soon as she told me she was having a going-away party, I thought of the perfect dessert to tote along. I don’t think anything else would have been more suitable than this monstrosity of a cake.


The six individually baked layers match her insanity (in a good way!!!), she loves rainbows, and it’s got lemon flavored icing because she likes… well… Lemon.

That wasn’t very eloquent, was it?

But the most important aspect of this cake, the thing that makes it so her is the fact that it’s frosted in white buttercream. Why? Because the smooth white exterior makes the cake look completely normal, but once you slice into it you realize… OH SNAP! THIS CAKE IS CRAZY!

And then it all makes sense.

PEACE OUT, G! Raise hell in Ohio for me, ok?!?!


Edit March 28, 2010

The following video was mailed to me by the Daly family (thanks again – you guys are awesome!!). It’s amazing and I want to share it with you guys!

Super Epic Rainbow Cake
I’m adding a disclaimer here: THERE IS A LOT OF FROSTING/BUTTER IN THIS CAKE. I used a lot because I wanted the cake to be very striking visually. It is intentional. Put in less if you want. Also, I’m not forcing you to eat this entire cake by yourself, so – seriously – quit freaking out about the butter.

Watch me make this cake with Ms. Stewart on The Martha Stewart Show!

Printable Recipe

White Cake (but not really)
I made things difficult on myself and altered a coconut cake recipe for this. I don’t know why I didn’t just make a white cake from a white cake recipe, but…. I didn’t. Here’s the source if you’re looking to make a coconut cake. It looks divine, but my friends don’t like coconut πŸ™
2 sticks (226 g) butter, room temp
2 1/3 c (426 g) sugar
5 egg whites, room temp
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 c (426 g) flour
4 tsp baking powder
Β½ tsp salt
1 1/2 c (355 ml) milk, warmed for 30 sec in microwave to bring to room temp
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple GEL food coloring. Liquid will not be vibrant enough!

Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Oil and line how ever many 9” cake pans you have (I have three and I just reused them).

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Cream the sugar and butter, then add the egg whites (I cracked them all into one bowl) and add them a little at a time. Add the vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Then, alternating between wet and dry, add the milk and flour mixture in two parts.

Divide the batter amongst 6 bowls (It’s about 1 c each, but I did it by weight. Weigh your mixing bowl before you begin adding ingredients and then subtract the weight of the bowl from the final measurement after the batter is completed. Divide that number by six and add that weight of batter to each bowl), and then whisk a fair amount of the appropriate food color into each bowl. Keep in mind that the color of the unbaked batter will be the color of the baked batter. Pour into the pans and bake for 15 minutes each.

When you remove them from the oven, let them rest on the cooling rack, in the pan, for ten minutes. Then flip, cover, and stash them in the fridge to cool quickly.

Lemony Swiss Meringue Buttercream
(Someday I will make a post, besides my pancakes or mint macarons, that doesn’t involve this recipe!)
I made this recipe twice today because I underestimated the amount of buttercream I would need/ I would recommend that you do the same because you would need a HUGE bowl to make this much buttercream at one time! Please click here for a step-by-step guide to making Swiss Meringue Buttercream and troubleshooting tips!

To fill and crumb coat:
9 egg whites
1 ΒΎ c (350 g) sugar
4 sticks (452 g) butter, room temp
2 tsp lemon extract

To frost:
5 egg whites
1 c (200 g) sugar
2 sticks (226 g) butter, room temp
1 tsp lemon extract

Cook the egg whites and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved (test by rubbing some between your fingers. If it’s completely smooth, it’s done). Pour into another bowl (a stand mixer is preferable) and whip on high speed until room temp. Then, on a medium-slow speed, add the butter, waiting until each piece is completely incorporated before adding the next. After all the butter has been added, turn the mixer back to high speed and whip until it has come together, about five minutes. Add the extract, beat briefly and then use.

If the buttercream seems soupy after all of the butter is added and does not come together after whipping, refrigerate for 5 to 7 minutes and continue whipping until it becomes fluffy and workable.

Assembly
Stack the layers in your preferred order and fill and frost as you would any other cake.

Once frosted, the cake can be left on the counter without any problems, but feel free to refrigerate it. Just be sure that the cake is at room temperature when serving or the frosting will be hard, not smooth.

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Comments

  1. m* says

    August 19, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    I've been itching to make a huge rainbow cake, but I have no one to give it to! Your cake looks fantastic by the way!

  2. ButterYum says

    August 20, 2009 at 12:00 am

    I love it. A nice twist on the colorful cupcakes I've been seeing lately.

  3. Stephcookie says

    August 20, 2009 at 12:16 am

    That is amazing! I'm so glad I found my way to your blog, your creations are stunning. I wish I could make layer cakes as perfect as yours!

  4. Chic Cookies says

    August 20, 2009 at 1:22 am

    Stunning! Your blog is gorgeous. I'll post a link on my edible craft column (likely on monday, at ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com) and I'm sure I'll be back again and again. Thanks!

  5. Virginie M. says

    August 20, 2009 at 1:40 am

    That's beautiful. Wow.

  6. Rina the Mama Bear says

    August 20, 2009 at 2:50 am

    Unbelievable. I think I've figured out my son's 2nd birthday cake!!! πŸ™‚

  7. Melissa says

    August 20, 2009 at 3:25 am

    So pretty! I would love it if someone made me a cake like this. =)

  8. Anonymous says

    August 20, 2009 at 3:56 am

    I just Stumbled to your blog… and I think I just found true love!

  9. Shannon says

    August 20, 2009 at 4:31 am

    OMG <br />this is amazing<br />I must make this cake, Its so kind of you to share this lovely recipe &lt;333<br />it has made my day

  10. Judy says

    August 20, 2009 at 5:22 am

    this is amazing and beautiful~!

  11. Anonymous says

    August 20, 2009 at 6:05 am

    I live in the castro area of sf….this cake would be the cats meow out here! Gay, straight, young or old…this cake is the bomb!

  12. thenomadGourmand says

    August 20, 2009 at 7:02 am

    Wow! tht is sooo cool!<br />Colours galore aside, i&#39;m sure it taste yummy!

  13. Jo. says

    August 20, 2009 at 10:18 am

    What a cake. What an effort. But your rainbow cake looks simply amazing.

  14. Marija says

    August 20, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Hey! I just read about this in your DA journal. LOVE LOVE LOVE the blog!<br /><br />ps – the cake is amazing!!!

  15. Liesl says

    August 20, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    This cake looks amazing! Great job!

  16. jasmine a-go-go says

    August 20, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    i actually posted this link on my facebook status, not only for the great pics, but because this is my favorite statement ive heard in FOREVER:<br /><br />&quot;OH SNAP! THIS CAKE IS CRAZY!&quot;

  17. Amy says

    August 20, 2009 at 7:05 pm

    That looks awesome. It looks like fun to make.

  18. Kelsey B. says

    August 20, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    Wow – you truly have a talent!

  19. All-Mighty blog says

    August 20, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    This is incredible!! I saw a cake like this at our local farmer&#39;s market, but your&#39;s is a million times better.

  20. fanny says

    August 20, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    this is absolutely magical. gorgeous. and I bet, delicious. xx fanny

  21. Anonymous says

    August 20, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    i want to eat it all;D<br />nice work;)

  22. Anonymous says

    August 20, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    How did you make the frosting so smooth? Did you use a turntable? It&#39;s perfect!

  23. Disneypal says

    August 20, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    Beautiful – the icing sounds heavenly.

  24. Anonymous says

    August 21, 2009 at 1:19 am

    How do you make the color so bright? Do you use a certain food coloring? Share your secrets, please! πŸ˜€

    • Anonymous says

      March 10, 2012 at 5:31 am

      She used gel food coloring as normal liquid is not light enough πŸ™‚

  25. Kaitlin says

    August 21, 2009 at 1:31 am

    Thank you so much everyone!<br /><br />To anyone who is planning on making this cake, I would like to warn you that it is not for those who don&#39;t like frosting! I ate around it, myself :P<br /><br />I did use a turntable to smooth the frosting, and I also used a bench scraper which helps a lot. <br /><br />I just used regualer Wilton-brand food coloring gel. You can buy it at Walmart,

  26. Anonymous says

    August 21, 2009 at 2:22 am

    So beautiful…can&#39;t wait to attempt it. Cheered my day. Thank you!

  27. apparentlyjessy says

    August 21, 2009 at 2:38 am

    Yep, that is one epic rainbow masterpiece cake! I am in awe. &quot;WE ARE NOT WORTHY! WE ARE NOT WORTHY&quot;

  28. bittersweety says

    August 21, 2009 at 6:32 am

    wow! what a cake! i tried to bake it but undoubtedly failed miserably! hahaha that&#39;s ok though because i had fun with a couple friends πŸ™‚ i think the hardest part is slicing into it! that takes some MAD SKILLS! kudos!

  29. Rachael says

    August 21, 2009 at 9:14 am

    Sadly I don&#39;t bake, but I can sure stare at this thing all day! To tell you the truth I am this close to licking the screen I tell ya! I love icing! (I once had a dream where I died and I had asked that my coffin be covered in purple fondant icing!) So I don&#39;t mind all that thick butter cream goodness enveloping this multi-colored treat!<br /><br />i featured this on my blog, btw πŸ™‚

  30. honey child says

    August 22, 2009 at 1:59 am

    All I can say is wow. And damn your foodie photography is awesome.

  31. chocolatesuze says

    August 22, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    geez woman that cake is freaking awesome! psychedelic baby!

  32. Kaitlin says

    August 22, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    Thanks so much, everyone!!<br /><br />@Chic Cookies: Thanks so much! That would be very, very cool!<br /><br />@Bittersweety: I&#39;m glad you had a good time :)<br /><br />@Rachael: Thanks for the feature! I really appreciate that!

  33. the twins says

    August 23, 2009 at 6:22 am

    wow, that&#39;s such an amazing cake!

  34. Daisy Rabbit says

    August 23, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    AMAZING!!!! I want this for my birthday too.. ahhh inspiration!

  35. Anonymous says

    August 23, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    Photographs are VERY nice…and the cake&#39;s not to bad either. Nice job.

  36. Anonymous says

    August 23, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    Best cake ever!

  37. Susan says

    August 23, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    I just found your blog and put you amongst my favorites immediately. Your cake is absolutely amazing! Can&#39;t wait to follow your blog

  38. Peabody says

    August 24, 2009 at 4:33 am

    OMG! How fun is this cake!

  39. ZarpandiT says

    August 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

    i love it πŸ™‚

  40. hj4lm4r says

    August 24, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    this is so awesome, I just wanna eat it!! but at the same time, I don&#39;t wanna ruin the cake

  41. RobotLovesMonkey says

    August 25, 2009 at 1:43 am

    wowzers. thats about all I can manage. WOWZERS. can&#39;t wait to make one πŸ˜€

  42. C(h)ristine says

    August 25, 2009 at 2:31 am

    o…m….G. this cake is the SHIZNIT! i want to eat it! i want to parade it all over town. most of all, i want to MAKE one (although i don&#39;t think i&#39;d do as good a job as you did on the assembly).

  43. learp17 says

    August 25, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    This cake is unbelievable. I am nowhere near skilled enough at frosting to be able to make one this beautiful, but it is inspiring – I would love to make this for one of my daughters&#39; birthdays next year!!!

  44. Dorothy says

    August 25, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    It&#39;s beautiful! I made one a couple of weeks ago, but my layers were too tall so I ended up with a skyscraper cake! You&#39;ll get a bunch of traffic today…lucky you, you made onto Neatorama! πŸ™‚

  45. Anonymous says

    August 25, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    PRIDE CAKE! i love it!!!

  46. junyl6 says

    August 26, 2009 at 12:14 am

    Gaaah, I just commented on your gorgeous caramel cake – but wait!!! – THIS is the most beautiful, picture-perfect cake I&#39;ve ever laid eyes on! (and mentally gobbled in a split second)! <br />WOW <br />xxx

  47. Evangeline says

    August 26, 2009 at 12:32 am

    This is amazing. I can&#39;t wait till the next family gathering to try this πŸ™‚

  48. minikin says

    August 26, 2009 at 2:13 am

    Oh, this is a beautiful cake! I&#39;m looking forward to making it!!

  49. Ms. Cherryspoon says

    August 26, 2009 at 2:54 am

    ZOMG! This cake is awesome!

  50. Penguin & Fish says

    August 26, 2009 at 4:45 am

    Love this cake! I just wanted to let you know that I featured it on my blog. You can check out the post at http://penguinandfish.blogspot.com/ (it will go live at 12:07am central time)<br /><br />best! alyssa

  51. Kristy says

    August 26, 2009 at 5:20 am

    This cake is seriously impressive! Love IT!<br /><br /><br />www.a-smart-cookie.com

  52. Anonymous says

    August 26, 2009 at 6:16 am

    it&#39;s …. like an ipod cake! as in, it is all white and pristine or comes in many bright primary colors.<br /><br />any pics of it looking all &quot;la la la don&#39;t mind me i&#39;m a normal cake&quot;?

  53. larcenette says

    August 26, 2009 at 7:49 am

    This is amazing!! How does it taste finally?

  54. La Grenadine says

    August 26, 2009 at 9:20 am

    Haha !! I love the way it looks like. And it really seems tasty. *-*

  55. SteveDenver says

    August 26, 2009 at 11:05 am

    This is totally fun. My easier take on this cake is to bake a white cake and use tinted frosting between the layers. If you desire a white exterior, pipe white icing around the edge of each layer before topping it with tinted icing. After the cake is assembled, apply a crumb coat of white icing and put it in the refrigerator for an hour. After an hour, frost with white.

  56. Kerry & Laura says

    August 26, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    I&#39;m going to try and make this for my twin daughters&#39; first birthday in January. Gotta start practicing!

  57. Jenny says

    August 26, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Beautiful, just so stunning! Have you seen mirror cakes? I think you could do a version topped with a vivid mirror too, although that would spoil the surprise of cutting into it. You have a lucky friend.

  58. Anonymous says

    August 26, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    This idea would be great for a St. Patrick&#39;s day party. Do just 3 layers – green, white, and orange.

  59. sarah says

    August 26, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    stunning!!

  60. enderblog says

    August 26, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    i would like to live in a house made of this cake

  61. Anonymous says

    August 26, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    This is amazing! And I bet it tastes wonderful. I&#39;d like to be able to reach right in and take a piece ;D

  62. Snowcatcher says

    August 26, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    Your photography throughout your site is incredible, and this has got to be the most beautiful cake I&#39;ve ever seen. If you ever figure out how to create a diabetic version, please share the recipe! In fact, I&#39;d pay for it!

  63. Helen says

    August 26, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    So I tried this tonight, and you know what? It was a massive FAIL. <br /><br />Did you photoshop the colours or have you got access to some amazing e-numbers that are illegal in the UK? <br /><br />My colours ranged from sludge brown to sludge grey. <br /><br />And now I have 6 bits of what look like sofa cushion and 14 unused eggs and 3 unused packs of butter in my fridge.

  64. Kaitlin says

    August 26, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    I&#39;m glad you guys like the cake so much!<br />Nope, I don&#39;t have any pictures of the cake looking &quot;normal.&quot; I didn&#39;t think it was interesting enough on its own, but now I&#39;m thinking it would have been cool to get both shots…. Darn! lol<br /><br /><br />@Penguin &amp; Fish: Thanks so much! That&#39;s very kind of you!<br /><br />@Kull: We do put liposuction goo in

  65. Paranoiac543 says

    August 26, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    WOW, that&#39;s adorable. isn&#39;t all that food colouring really unhealthy though? ..oh well! πŸ˜€

  66. Anonymous says

    August 27, 2009 at 2:14 am

    My daughter sent me your blog and I can&#39;t wait to try your rainbow cake! Racel

  67. Anonymous says

    August 27, 2009 at 3:27 am

    I love it! Can&#39;t wait to read more in the future!

  68. Caitlin Jeanann says

    August 27, 2009 at 6:14 am

    Wow. I think I just fell in love with your blog. (: So Sunday my sister and I were fighting about making a cake for our friend who&#39;s birthday was Tuesday. My sister makes this amazing frosting, and well, I just wish I was good in the kitchen. So, the next day my dad sends me the link to your cake. I immediately went out and bought cake mix and frosting (I&#39;m not skilled remember.)and I&#39

  69. gordana says

    August 27, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    omg… this looks tops! my hubby sent this to me and i want to make it for my sons 1st bday.. but i will practise first.. <br /><br />but.. i need to know how many grams is a stick of butter? im from australia and we use the metric system.. so im not sure how much a stick is.. here we buy a block of butter thats 250g.. <br /><br />can u pls shed some light? thanks…oh.. and where on earth do i

  70. Mollie says

    August 27, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    AMAZING BLOG!<br /><br />I&#39;m adding you to my favorites – http://eatrunread.blogspot.com/<br /><br />And to my list of Things That Blow My Mind

  71. ivonne maria says

    August 27, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    Esta precioso y riquisimo el cake, me parece que hay que invertir mucho tiempo en el, pero lo vale. Esta espectacular. Saludos desde Costa Rica<br /><br /><br />Ivonne

  72. jeroen says

    August 27, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Stunning cake.<br />Great blog.<br /><br />Now I&#39;ll go blowdry my laptop from all the saliva in my keyboard.

  73. Anonymous says

    August 28, 2009 at 6:43 am

    making right now!! (srsly, i am)

  74. Helen says

    August 28, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    @Kaitlin <br /><br />Sorry I didn&#39;t seriously mean that you had tinkered with the colours on Photoshop, I do think you&#39;re honest in your pictures!<br /><br />I think the problem is just that we don&#39;t have access to the right kind of food colouring here in the UK. I don&#39;t know if it&#39;s a legal thing, but the only food colourings seen to be &#39;natural&#39; colourings, which, as

  75. Donna Inglese Bou says

    August 29, 2009 at 12:57 am

    Great Job on that cake. I am going to make it for my kids next birthday

  76. Kaitlin says

    August 30, 2009 at 2:08 am

    @Caitlin: Thank you! I&#39;m so happy to hear that! Buying the cake mix was a good idea – It&#39;ll definitely simplify things πŸ™‚ Best of luck! <br /><br />@Gordana: Thanks! A stick of unsalted butter is 113 grams. This cake takes TONS of butter ;P A turntable is like a lazy-susan. You can buy them at some craft stores, but I don&#39;t think it&#39;s necessary to have one. I just used

  77. Jacqueline says

    August 30, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    Aaaah, this is a most beautiful cake. I&#39;ve been dreaming of it all day! Strong work!

  78. emily meyer says

    August 31, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    this is so cool! and like someone else who said it- i am posting this link to facebook because the oh snap quote is hilarious!

  79. Nikki says

    August 31, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    Wooow this looks great!!! I love it!!

  80. owlette β™₯ says

    September 1, 2009 at 4:28 am

    OH. MY. GOD!! I am in love with you!!<br />Please don&#39;t tell my husband :P<br /><br />Seriously though, your cake is amazing! I wish I was lucky enough to taste it! I guess I&#39;ll just have to suck it up and try your recipe. I&#39;m not the best baker…(my first cake had a huge air-bubble whole in the bottom)

  81. Natalie says

    September 2, 2009 at 1:35 am

    I am going to try and do this this weekend for a friend&#39;s going away party. I&#39;m going to use a little jello in the layers to help give it a color boost. Also I think I&#39;m just going to use a box mix… cheating i know, it has been years since I&#39;ve used a box mix but i won&#39;t have much time. Hopefully it turns out good, I will let you know! πŸ™‚

  82. Get Your Cute On says

    September 3, 2009 at 12:33 am

    I am going to try this! This weekend is a long one so I should be able to do it. It looks so amasing!

  83. Evangeline says

    September 4, 2009 at 12:58 am

    Just to clarify… this is an American stick of butter correct? Meaning half a cup. (just checking, I dont want to botch the recipe)

  84. Maryam says

    September 4, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Amazing! i&#39;ve gotta try it out (^.^)<br /><br />thanks so0o much<br /><br />~ mimi from Kuwait

  85. lauren says

    September 4, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    wow….man, ur cake makes something from stater bros. look like crap!! my sister wants me to make it for her, but i told her im gonna eat it before she gets to see me…..hahaha! take that lena! jkjk..i β™₯ u<br />p.s…. &quot;this cake is the bomb&quot; best i ever salwed!! haha

  86. gerbilarium says

    September 7, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    This is amazing! I love this cake and I love your blog. Now I&#39;m trying to think of excuses to bake!

  87. lizzle says

    September 8, 2009 at 7:42 am

    I followed a link from yes and yes to here, and wow! So glad I did. That cake looks amazing!

  88. me says

    September 8, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    I noticed that the original coconut cake recipe used cake flour and this modified white cake recipe uses regular AP flour. Is that correct? I can just use AP flour?<br /><br />BTW, I don&#39;t exactly remember how I came to get the link to this page, but boy am I glad I got it! i *ADORE* this cake. Very beautiful. Hope mine comes out just as nicely, but I&#39;m terrible at frosting cakes, so

  89. symphonious sweets says

    September 15, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    WOWEEE! I am in complete awe of this cake!!!

  90. Adam Foster-Fahy says

    September 15, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    I just sent my fiancee this recipe, I can&#39;t wait for her to make this for me! πŸ˜‰

  91. Brynn Metheney says

    September 15, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    I am so making this! Great idea!

  92. Anonymous says

    September 18, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    I am impressed. The cake is visually very striking, and it&#39;s obvious for all to see that you put a tremendous amount of effort into it.<br /><br />…and yes, I suppose that&#39;s a lot of buttercream frosting, but then again, this cake was not made for one person to down at an entire sitting, it was made to be shared by many at a social gathering, at which it was not the sole food available

  93. Anonymous says

    September 19, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    I just attempted to make this cake(without the icing). <br />Four hours of hard work, <a rel="nofollow">right here!</a> XD

  94. vasqal says

    September 20, 2009 at 9:41 am

    OMG! That&#39;s such an awesome cake. I will definitely try this soon. Thanks so much for putting up the recipe too! All the best πŸ™‚

  95. Path says

    September 23, 2009 at 5:07 am

    This is my ideal cake. I have always wanted to see it, and I thought that, outside art, perhaps, I never would. It is stunning. I must have one! πŸ™‚

  96. lexih says

    September 24, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    This is THE most amazing cake I have ever seen.<br />It&#39;s been put on my list of baking projects. πŸ˜€

  97. kc says

    September 24, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    this is visually fantastic! i love how it looks! i&#39;ll definitely have to make this. thank you for the amazing idea and recipe!!

  98. Ricks says

    September 25, 2009 at 3:16 am

    &quot;OH SNAP! THIS CAKE IS CRAZY!&quot; I love it! Haha, thanks for making me laugh, <i>and</i> providing me with quite possibly the best cake recipe ever. &lt;3

  99. Mazuin Mohsein says

    September 25, 2009 at 4:44 am

    Hi! GOSH. You&#39;re such an amazing baker! I&#39;m going to favourite you~ πŸ˜€ hehehe. Thanks for the recipe I&#39;m going to use it one day! πŸ˜€ Omygosh I still CAN&#39;T BELIEVE YOU MADE THIS.! ITS AMAZING! lots of xoxo&#39;s -maz

  100. katrina kay says

    September 25, 2009 at 6:07 am

    THIS IS AMAZING

  101. ekerplay says

    September 25, 2009 at 10:29 am

    Oh my goodness you are brilliant! I think I might use this for a party i&#39;m planning!<br />Bisous xx

  102. JΓΊ says

    September 25, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    iΒ΄m wordless… itΒ΄s brilliant! ItΒ΄s unbelievable…<br />Sorry the mistakes.<br />DIVINO!!!

  103. Anonymous says

    September 25, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Wow. Whats great for me about this is that I JUST moved from ohio to canada, and Im fucking crazy, your description of your friend is almost me to a TEE. I am obsessed with rainbows and LOVE lemons. <br /><br />I bet you miss your friend who&#39;s now replaced me in Ohio, I hope she has fun and meets some sweet people.

  104. Heather says

    September 27, 2009 at 1:12 am

    As sad as this is going to sound I&#39;ve been spending my Saturday night looking at rainbow cakes. A blog I followed just posted one that a friend of her&#39;s made for a get together they had. So I have been off to find out how to make one….I definitely am going to try your way. I love frosting and lemon so I&#39;m going to just follow away. I can&#39;t wait to try it out. I do wonder how

  105. Lovellie says

    September 27, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    YOU ARE AMAZING!

  106. LeeZeth says

    September 29, 2009 at 5:06 am

    Oh woooow!<br />a realy cool and pretty cake<br />:)

  107. Anonymous says

    September 29, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    So beautiful – is the sugar in the icing recipe icing sugar or regular granulated sugar?

  108. Seddah says

    October 1, 2009 at 2:02 am

    This is the best cake EVER. I thought when my friend made the &quot;awesome face&quot; (see URL) into a birthday cake for me (using fondant, because I love it) that that was the best cake ever. Then I saw a Domo cake and nearly died with excitement. But THEN, I saw THIS cake, and had to revise my definition of &#39;awesome&#39;, because THIS CAKE FREAKIN&#39; ROCKS!<br /><br />Good luck to

  109. Seddah says

    October 1, 2009 at 2:05 am

    Sorry for the double post, but I forgot something!<br /><br />… Did you ever know that you&#39;re my heeerooo?

  110. Thea says

    October 1, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    Very impressive! Now I&#39;m craving sugar…

  111. snowflakes4sam says

    October 1, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    must have been some divine alignment of cake baking stars to find your fantastic cake. can&#39;t wait to give it a try. Sam

  112. Alicia says

    October 5, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    OMgosh, that is amazing, but that&#39;s a whole lot of math and math is not my forte, which is why I&#39;m a blogger and not a mathematician…lol. But thanks for sharing, I think I might try that tomorrow for my sisters birthday.

  113. Rook No. 17 says

    October 8, 2009 at 1:49 am

    Well, that is just positively glorious! I found you through Penguin &amp; Fish and was drawn in by the picture of the rainbow cake. I seriously can think of nothing more happy to look at than that slice of cake. As a pastry chef and cake artist, I appreciate your attention to detail and style. I&#39;m looking forward to exploring your blog and checking out your recipes.<br />Best regards,

  114. SilverMoon Dragon says

    October 8, 2009 at 3:08 am

    If I had seen this post on the post date, ten days before my birthday, it might have changed my mind about not celebrating my birthday, something I haven&#39;t done for 10 years. But for an excuse to make this cake, I may have changed my mind.<br /><br />You are an awesome friend. I don&#39;t know anyone that would make me a crazy rainbow cake. I wish I did. I&#39;m going to feature this on my

  115. Anonymous says

    October 8, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    I don&#39;t quite know how I found this page, but ever since I saw this cake I&#39;ve been head-over-heels obsessed with it and have been determined to make it. So I just made it the other day for my husband&#39;s birthday. <br /><br />I cheated and used boxed cake mix to save some time. And I have neon food color – so the cakes were VERY vivid! The following night I had a friend come over to

  116. Tasha says

    October 10, 2009 at 4:38 am

    Woo! I am making the cake now for my sister&#39;s 5th birthday. The layers all look lovely laid out on my table and she will be so excited once it is all assembled. I don&#39;t think I will be using your frosting recipe as my sis is a little picky and likes her good ol&#39; fashioned buttercream, but hopefully I can recreate it for Valentine&#39;s day with your recipe!<br />Thank you so much

  117. Anonymous says

    October 10, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    I am in the process of making this amazing cake for my daughters fourth birthday. She is going to be so surprised when we cut it…the rainbow is perfect for her care bear theme. Thank you so much for this awesome cake!!! I love the pics!!!

  118. Billy says

    October 13, 2009 at 2:37 am

    Just in case it was not already stated, all you need is red, yellow and blue. You can make ANY color with just these three. My niece is making one for my Birthday!!!!(she is the best, ever!!)

  119. Lola G. says

    October 15, 2009 at 12:16 am

    this cake is rad. radder than cindy lauper even.

  120. Anonymous says

    October 16, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    i have this in th eoven right now. i cant WAIT to see my 8 year olds reactio hen she sees it tomorrow. wish my luck on frosting it…….. scary…

  121. ruth. says

    October 30, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    YOU ABSOLUTE GENIUS!<br />It&#39;s fantastic! I tried. I failed.<br />Check my attempt? <br /><br />http://struthruthh.blogspot.com/2009/10/let-me-eat-cake.html <br /><br />x!

  122. Anonymous says

    October 30, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    OMG. I wanna make this right NOW. I want this. I want it.

  123. Diana says

    November 5, 2009 at 3:06 am

    Ohio isn&#39;t so bad, I&#39;ve lived here for about 30 years now. Your cake looks like a lot of fun.

  124. Anonymous says

    November 5, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    its so nice!<br /><br />cute!<br /><br />just beautiful

  125. Anonymous says

    November 5, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    that looks so yummy and colourful. wouldn&#39;t mind having some now πŸ˜€

  126. Anonymous says

    November 7, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    Amei de paixΓ£o! Lindo, lindo, lindo! apenas lamento que nΓ£o sei transformar as medidas indicadas para aquelas aplicadas em meu paΓ­s. Vcoe pode me ajudar?????<br />Congratulations! You must be a special woman!<br />Regina

  127. Betty says

    November 12, 2009 at 4:06 am

    this is amazing!

  128. Mily says

    November 20, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    Love this cake! I&#39;ll post a link in my blog, if you don&#39;t mind…

  129. Kiyomo says

    November 21, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Oh, this is amazing!!! Do you think it would work with green and red for christmas? (please respond at Kiyomo on DA o~o)

  130. Miri says

    November 22, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    That is wildly cool!!

  131. cakeybake says

    November 22, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    You could try making the frosting inside the cake layers a bit thinner and only the outside nice and thick so it doesn&#39;t lose the pretty smoothness. Just a suggestion since you said you thought it had &quot;too much frosting&quot;. :)<br />It is a beautiful creation!

  132. jessicarrr says

    November 23, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    This is beautiful! (:

  133. Nina says

    November 25, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    wow, this cake looks amazing!

  134. Em says

    November 26, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    OMG!!! thank you for making this cake!! it so screams for that special someone and that beauty is in everything. it looks absolutely positively yummilicious!!

  135. Anonymous says

    November 30, 2009 at 7:22 am

    I made this cake for my brothers 21st birthday, i think i made it more for me than him. but it was absolutely perfect and tasted really good. i almost don&#39;t want to eat it its sooo prity. thank you very much for the recipe

  136. Hasina says

    November 30, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    wow, I&#39;m totally making this cake for my birthday party!!!!! Thanks for the recipe (I posted the picture on my blog)! I love your blog! The pictures are gorgeous!

  137. Anonymous says

    November 30, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    omg this cake looks delicious!lolzzz anyways ill have to email u so i can get this recipe…. my b-day is this week and i want that cake for my birthday cake.

  138. Anonymous says

    November 30, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    What a beautiful cake! It looks like a piece of artwork.

  139. Anonymous says

    December 1, 2009 at 1:34 am

    it looks like it would taste like win.

  140. Jill says

    December 3, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    This cake is beautiful!

  141. Martin Cron says

    December 4, 2009 at 7:52 am

    I&#39;m sure you already know this, but that&#39;s not just an epic cake, but the photographs are exquisite. Well done all round.

  142. CeeZet says

    December 4, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    Wow, this looks great!

  143. Angeline Yam says

    December 5, 2009 at 12:09 am

    This is one cake that definitely stopped me in my tracks (of surfing!) What a great picture !

  144. Marisa@make*happy says

    December 5, 2009 at 1:20 am

    This is absolutely amazing. I&#39;m terrified to try it, but I must! Linked on my blog today.

  145. rogue blogger says

    December 5, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    i love it – it&#39;s so gorgeous it would be hard to eat it…but i would, of course! gotta try and make one!

  146. anna and the ring says

    December 9, 2009 at 11:07 pm

    A-maz-ing! Hells yeah.

  147. LvR says

    December 10, 2009 at 12:05 am

    Wow! I won&#39;t try it cause I always mess up my cakes..but just the picture of it is amazing!

  148. Made You Look Today says

    December 20, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    You should definitely open a patisserie!!!!!

  149. Mailee β™₯ says

    December 23, 2009 at 8:56 pm

    Undoubtedly you&#39;re still getting wonderful comments for this AMAZING cake! I just wanted to let you know that I&#39;m using it as an &quot;I&#39;m sorry I can&#39;t afford to get you all presents but here&#39;s an EPIC CAKE&quot; gift to my boyfriend&#39;s family. πŸ™‚ I&#39;ll let you know how it goes! Thank you so much for the inspiration. &lt;3

  150. my little tees says

    January 3, 2010 at 4:55 am

    gosh.. the prettiest cake i&#39;ve ever seen! lovely!!

  151. Anonymous says

    January 4, 2010 at 1:00 am

    I just made this… can&#39;t wait until the birthday girl cuts into its magnificence!! thanks!

  152. Paula ****** says

    January 7, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    I reached your blog through a Brazilian blog about weddings (http://wp.clicrbs.com.br/noiva/2009/12/17/somewhere-over-the-rainbow/) and now I&#39;m addicted to it! You are a baking genious, an exquisite photographer and a great writer. I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll be very successful in no time.<br />Cheers!

  153. Anonymous says

    January 9, 2010 at 2:20 am

    Gah o.o this cake is amazing

  154. Anonymous says

    January 9, 2010 at 5:53 am

    Help!! I made this cake – 4 layers – neon colors. I pretty handy in the kitchen – have always made the kids homemade cakes for birthdays – assembled the layers – everything looks great – then went todo the top and edges and the entire cake cracked and fell apart. Like an earthquake! What did I do wrong? It looked soooo great when assembled with the layers –my daughter&#39;s b-day is tomorrow!

  155. Catpad says

    January 10, 2010 at 1:48 am

    OMG<br />it is AMAZING!

  156. Little Monster says

    January 14, 2010 at 8:38 am

    YES I MADE THIS AND IT WORKED!!!<br /><br />I was so worried it wouldn&#39;t but it did, my icing wasn&#39;t great though and I had WAY TOO MUCH, I made one batch of the 9 egg whites and there was sooo much. CRAZY! (any ideas/tips?) Also I didn&#39;t have big tins so my cake was kinda very tall, driving to the party was a bit of a mission… but it was all worth it when she cut in to the cake and

  157. Anonymous says

    January 26, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    Awesome cake! I desperately want to make this for my little girls birthday party in a couple of weeks. I think they will all go wild over it. Unfortunately I&#39;m going to have to make a gluten-free version – have you had much experience with gluten-free baking? Also – what did you do with all those left over yolks!!??

  158. Randa @ The Bewitchin' Kitchen says

    January 31, 2010 at 3:16 am

    This cake is amazing! I am book marking this page!

  159. FEDERICA says

    February 1, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    How goregous is this cake?!? I&#39;m speechless!<br />Federica from Italy.<br />xoxo

  160. Taart bestellen says

    February 4, 2010 at 5:49 pm

    Lovely cake!

  161. Anonymous says

    February 6, 2010 at 5:39 pm

    I tried to make the icing, but it just completely failed… its just a thin watery mess!! what went wrong?? It&#39;s not white like in the picture either.

  162. Anonymous says

    February 7, 2010 at 1:05 am

    I made this cake but it wasn&#39;t as nice as yours.. Also, when i tried to make the icing, it was SO runny! I have no idea what I did wrong..

  163. Libelul says

    February 10, 2010 at 9:32 am

    A french translation of your divine cake : http://libelul.com/?p=4021<br /><br />Thank you for the inspiration but too scared to even try ;)<br /><br />Jane

  164. Amy says

    February 25, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    wow, thanks so much for sharing these amazing images! i just did a rainbow cake post and linked to this..hope that&#39;s ok!

  165. Anonymous says

    February 26, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Hi <br />Love the cake. Would love to give it a go, but not sure how much a stick of butter is? I&#39;m from australia. Is it 125grams? <br />Tkanks

  166. Anonymous says

    February 27, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    First time I see a rainbow cake. I Love it!! After icing can I leave out or have to be in the frige

  167. Bishojo Mandy says

    March 3, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    I made your cake and posted about it! It was really awesome. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful photos and recipes! <br />~Mandy<br />http://bishojomandy.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-made-cake.html

  168. Joyce says

    March 7, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    Oh my- that is one awesome cake…..and may have to be copied for my almost 7 year olds birthday!

  169. wkropka says

    March 12, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    awesome !!!!

  170. capabilitymom says

    March 13, 2010 at 3:16 am

    Love love love this! Many thanks for such a gorgeous cake – am planning on making it for a special birthday.

  171. Barb, Diabetic Snacker says

    March 15, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    This is hands down the most beautiful fantastic cake I&#39;ve ever seen! I could never eait it 6sticks of butter OMG! But, I&#39;ve made it my desktop picture so I can see it all the time. Great job baking such a fine beauty! http://diabeticsnacker.blogspot.com/

  172. Anonymous says

    March 18, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    This cake looks great! I going to attempt it this weekend.

  173. Anonymous says

    March 20, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven&#39;t seen anything this wonderful in a very long time. I know, I don&#39;t get out much. My daughter says it looks like a rainbow had a baby………LOL!

  174. Shauna says

    March 24, 2010 at 12:07 am

    This cake is fantastic! I just posted it on my blog and linked it back to you. Love your blog.

  175. Anonymous says

    March 24, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    perfect !!! love it πŸ™‚

  176. Anonymous says

    March 29, 2010 at 11:11 am

    Hi Kaitlin,<br /><br />the cake looks so good, so yummy and bellyachey- but it&#39;d be worth it. I&#39;d like to try it too, but since I am in Europe I was wondering if you could tell me the measurements in metric (I know I could look it up on the internet), especially for the &quot;sticks of butter&quot;. Thanks so much<br /><br />Annamaria

  177. momloveselectro says

    April 2, 2010 at 4:42 am

    wow. I can&#39;t wait to attempt this for my daughters &quot;rainbow theme&quot; 1st birthday. I have done quite a few in the past for family birthdays and also my older daughters (all four years). but this will definitely be a challenge and I will be sure to report back with a photo if I actually do it. I just hope to get those colors that vibrant and those layers exact. I will probably end up

  178. Future Envy of the PTA says

    April 16, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    I gotta be honest… I&#39;m tooootally in love with your blog!! I tried your recipe for P&#39;s Peanut Butter and chocolate cake and it was the most delicious cake I&#39;ve EVER made! Yum!! It wasn&#39;t overly sweet, it was nice and moist, and outrageously good! I&#39;ve never made ganache before and I can&#39;t believe how easy it was! My cake was in no way as pretty as yours, but I will

  179. *julia says

    April 20, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    um WOW! I&#39;m watching you make this on Martha right now. So proud so see a fellow Spartan rocking out. ESPECIALLY if it involves cake and frosting πŸ™‚

  180. Anonymous says

    April 20, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    I just saw you on Martha Stewart. Congrats!

  181. Anonymous says

    April 20, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    Saw you on Martha today — I will be making this cake — awesome!

  182. Jeanne says

    April 20, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    I also saw you on Martha today and you, and this cake, are so stinking cute! My little girl freaked out when she saw the cake BEFORE it was sliced into. So I guess we are making rainbow cake this weekend. Thanks for sharing and I LOVE your blog!!<br /><br />Jeanne In Cowtown, Texas

  183. Dawn says

    April 20, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    Saw you on Martha! you did so great! I couldn&#39;t help but wonder…when you&#39;re cooking at home, do you pretend you&#39;re on a cooking show &amp; narrate in your head the steps to what you&#39;re doing? I used to do that. Actually, I probably still do that…depends on what I&#39;m making… your blog is cool! Now that I&#39;ve found it, I&#39;ll be following it…I might just hafta

  184. Anonymous says

    April 20, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    Congrats on the Martha Stewart spot! I will definately try the cake!

  185. Shay S. says

    April 20, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    I saw a blog that made a cake like this before, but when I saw you on Martha… my daughter said we had to make one. So, I guess I&#39;m going to have to make one – maybe will save it for her birthday party. Congrats on your spot on Martha!

  186. Sandi C says

    April 20, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    This cake brings out the &quot;kid&quot; in all of us. Who doesn&#39;t love looking at a rainbow?!! Actually I think Martha Stewart should offer you a job working in her organization! She must have a spot for such an articulate whiz kid like yourself!!!

  187. Grace Valverde says

    April 21, 2010 at 12:45 am

    Hi, I am writing from Costa Rica <br />I saw you today on Martha Stewart, congrats you were great. I have visited your blog, I enjoyed a lot.<br />Best wishes from Costa Rica.

  188. DreamgirlLisa says

    April 21, 2010 at 1:56 am

    Beautiful cake and photography…I made this cake for my daughter&#39;s 18th birthday back in Sept…we tweaked the colors a bit to make it more &quot;girly&quot;…changed the red to hot pink, the green to lime, and the blue to turquoise. I am so impressed with you blog, great job!<br />It&#39;s a crummy picture, but you get the idea :)<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/19484074@N08/3897406094/

  189. Anonymous says

    April 21, 2010 at 3:23 am

    What a great cake!! I saw you on Martha Stewart today, and had to look it up. Your blog is now going on my Favorite&#39;s List. Thanks! Kim in SC

  190. pΓ©nΓ©lope says

    April 21, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Hello,<br /><br />I&#39;m french and i have test this rainbow cake !<br />I like this different colors and the butter cream contrast really !<br /><br />Sorry for my english lol<br /><br />And if you have the time to see my cupcake rainbow see you soon in my blog : <br /><br />http://do-you-want-some.over-blog.com/article-cupcake-rainbow-concours-alice-in-wonderland-48460391.html<br /><br />bye

    • Canvas Bags says

      May 26, 2012 at 9:09 am

      Awesome blog! I love this cake! How fun and decorative! everybody likes it that cake.

    • angie says

      November 3, 2012 at 8:32 pm

      Hello,<br />First of all Many thanks for sharing thats fabulous recipe<br />PΓ©nΓ©lope as i&#39;m not so good In english as Well, and as i plan this for my 3 Years daughter birthday Could Please Please contact me at this adress : angeliquedhiver@yahoo.fr and also about your cup cake recipe

  191. Angela H says

    April 22, 2010 at 3:25 am

    I love this! Can&#39;t wait to try it for my mom-in-law&#39;s 50th! You did great on Marth btw!

  192. Anonymous says

    April 22, 2010 at 4:56 pm

    Between your photos, way of writing and love of cooking Martha Stewart better watch out. You were excellent on TV and might become the next generation Martha. Good luck with the future; now I need to decide when to make this cake since I LOVE Rainbows. Thank you for your great blog.

  193. Nicole says

    April 22, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    Kaitlin, I &lt;3 this cake all the way in New Zealand! How much colouring do you use for each layer?

  194. Allison Crowe says

    April 23, 2010 at 5:54 am

    heyyy!! i made this for my birthday back in november! it was SO MUCH FUN! i didn&#39;t have enough vanilla so my buttercream ended up being a cross between vanilla and almond – it was SUPER yummy! congrats on martha stewart!! that&#39;s amazing πŸ™‚

  195. Anonymous says

    April 26, 2010 at 11:05 pm

    Where can I find the GEL food coloring? I was in Michaels the other day but could only find icing colors… I&#39;m dying to make this cake for my daughters 4th birthday in 3 weeks!! It looks amazing!

  196. agirlandaboy says

    April 27, 2010 at 4:05 am

    Genius! Congrats on the recognition; well deserved.

  197. Joy says

    April 27, 2010 at 4:09 am

    Hi Kaitlin,<br />I found your blog a while back while I was trying to find a recipe for rainbow bits cake (to make from scratch rather than a mix). A friend of mine loves things like that so when I found your rainbow cake I had to show it to him. I thought you might appreciate his response:<br /><br />&quot;Holy crap, my mind just exploded all over the desk, bits of my head are everywhere.<br />.

  198. amisue says

    April 27, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    I&#39;m doing this for my wedding cake for sure! Thanks for the recipe! Great job on Martha!

  199. Anonymous says

    April 28, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Oh my goodness, I don&#39;t normally watch the Martha Stewart show but as I was flipping channels I saw the preview for your rainbow cake and recorded because it was beautiful!!! I ran out and bought the coloring and then a boxed cake…sorry but it just seemed easier. I happened to dirty every dish in the kitchen at least twice but it turned out great!! My whole family was so surprised to cut

  200. Christina AKA SuperMom says

    April 29, 2010 at 3:06 pm

    My daughter and I watch Martha at lunch everyday and she nearly dropped her food on the floor and said, &quot;Mommy you make that cake for my birthday?&quot; She&#39;ll be 3 yrs old on May 22nd, so I&#39;ll be making it for her. Of course I&#39;m due that same week with baby girl #3 so I&#39;ve thought about making the layers ahead of time and freezing them just incase, then stack and ice later.

  201. Bridget says

    April 30, 2010 at 5:22 am

    I Love this cake!! <br />I made one for Australia Day for this year. <br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3222689&amp;id=746239418<br /><br />Made my own frosting though. Really love your page!!

  202. Jen says

    May 11, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    Would it be okay if I make it the day before and serve it the next day? Or is it best the day of?

  203. Anonymous says

    May 13, 2010 at 6:11 am

    I&#39;ll be having this for my son&#39;s 3rd birthday…thanks to you! Such a wonderful idea and so cheerful looking too! Kids will have a fun surprise!

  204. Mummy Nana says

    May 17, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    HI.. hello… OMG this is super cool and delicious… must try.. love ur food…

  205. Kathleen says

    May 18, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    this cake is amazing. it totally made me day! thank you!

  206. Deborah says

    May 19, 2010 at 1:49 am

    Such a cheerful cake. I must post and link! May I use a few of the photos and link to your blog?<br />Thanks!

  207. Suburban Sweetheart says

    May 22, 2010 at 2:50 am

    This is phenomenal. Like, really crazyamazing.<br /><br />And as an Ohioan now displaced in DC, I wish your friend all the best. It&#39;s not a bad place to be! Hope she loves it. &lt;3

  208. sandrine from Paris says

    May 23, 2010 at 11:16 pm

    Hi, Congrats for your marvelous cakes<br />I&#39;m french, lives in Paris and spent my free time to bake ! i&#39;m going to try to bake the rainbow cake, it&#39;s seems to me that during the MS show the cakes have been cut to take off the upper crust ? I guess that the oven may &quot;brown&quot; them a bit ? please tell me <br />Regards <br />Sandrine

  209. Anonymous says

    May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am

    I just have a quick question: How much would a cake like this cost if I had it made for a wedding? Probably 100-130 guests, 4 tier, square. Just an estimate, because this cake is amazing!

  210. Christina AKA SuperMom says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Thanks so much, Jocelyns 3rd birthday was a hit with this cake!!!!!http://treehugginmomma.blogspot.com/2010/05/jocelyns-super-epic-birthday-cake.html

  211. Meeks says

    May 24, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    I just want to stare at the cake all day it looks so delicious!

  212. Jamie says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:56 pm

    Found you from Twig &amp; Thistle. I am blown away by your talent … your eye is amazing! You are my new favorite.

  213. {Ms. P} says

    May 26, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I&#39;m crazy about CRAZY CAKE…*bangs fork*…Share!

  214. Irina says

    May 29, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    You are so cute! :)<br /><br />I am so happy that I know a girl my age, who shares the same cooking and baking love like I do. <br /><br />I will make your cake for my boyfriend&#39;s brother birthday, although I may change the filling and icing, cause they don&#39;t like buttercream. I think that mascarpone, cream, sweetened condensed milk and shredded coconut will be a good combination.<br /><

  215. Jayde says

    May 31, 2010 at 12:28 am

    My mom made this cake for my 16th birthday and it was great! Best birthday cake I&#39;ve ever had, by far! :D<br />It was really filling, but that&#39;s not necessarily a bad thing.

  216. Monique says

    June 11, 2010 at 10:48 pm

    You need to change your frosting recipe to read powdered sugar. Some of us, like me, make it as we read it….and it reads wrong.<br /><br />Off to the store to buy more eggs and butter.

  217. whisk-kid says

    June 12, 2010 at 3:19 am

    Monique, <br /><br />The frosting recipe is correct as provided. I don&#39;t think it will work with powdered sugar.

  218. Anonymous says

    June 14, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    love rainbows can you make this cake and send it too me????? haha

  219. Anonymous says

    June 14, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    hey saw you on TV could you read my blog i am ten my blog is called TheFirelillyReader.blogspot.com

  220. Anonymous says

    June 15, 2010 at 4:22 am

    I made this a few weeks ago. Every one LOVED it and it was SO much fun to make! I used plane white cake and flavored it with extra vanilla and used canned vanilla icing. I made it upside down oops! lol<br />http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=209093&amp;id=100000360734023&amp;fbid=123184757703548#!/photo.php?pid=209213&amp;id=100000360734023&amp;fbid=123257137696310

  221. Cheri says

    June 15, 2010 at 5:04 am

    Saw it on Martha today actually. Making tonight! Can&#39;t wait. It&#39;s beautiful!! Can&#39;t wait to share with friends.

  222. Anonymous says

    June 17, 2010 at 4:56 pm

    I am in the process of making this, my colours are not vibrant as I&#39;m in the UK and only have silly colours but I don&#39;t really mind. Also my icing is yellow not white as the butter turned it yellow and is very runny but I&#39;m chilling it now until I can use it πŸ™‚

  223. Anonymous says

    June 18, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Hi hi, i need ur advise!! If i need to bake it in a rectangle or square pan what size do u recommend? It is actually sponge cake right? Need to do for my niece for her 1st birthday so need ur help!! Sorry to trouble u!! Hope to hear from u soon! God bless!<br /><br />Samantha

  224. Seizing My Day says

    June 21, 2010 at 7:23 am

    I made this fabulous rainbow cake for my son&#39;s birthday this weekend… and then I thought … I wonder where the rainbow cake came from… curious minds need to know these things… did you create this baby in your head or were you inspired by someone ?? The recipe version I found on the rainbow cake called for fruit puree&#39;s to flavor each layer… crazy but fun and very fruity! A

  225. Maddie says

    June 22, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    Two of my really close friends have made it their personal goal to make this cake over the summer. I am so excited to see how it turns out!

  226. MN_Mom says

    June 24, 2010 at 5:05 am

    Nice cake. I did a rainbow cake for my daughter&#39;s 6th birthday and my oldest daughter photographed and made a video. See it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al1RpA2pLkE.

  227. Anonymous says

    June 25, 2010 at 3:29 am

    Ok so Im about to head home to make this cake. Ive been working all day and Im not sure if i can stay up long enough. lol Well shall see. Im excited

  228. Just says

    June 30, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    That is incredible. I&#39;m going to make one for my boyfriend. He&#39;ll love it! Thank you so much for that post whisk kid!

  229. Sophie and Jack says

    June 30, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    I instantly fell in love with this cake and so then and there, decided on a rainbow party for my soon to be 5 year old.<br />And here is the result, just fabulous!<br />http://www.facebook.com/sophieandjack?v=photos#!/photo.php?pid=4962086&amp;id=198304507610

  230. Anonymous says

    July 9, 2010 at 2:41 am

    Hi! I chance upon your entry of the rainbow cake recently and tried baking it. But it seems to have a strong weird taste that i cant describe after eating. Wondering by any chance you know what the problems is? Thanks! (:

  231. Anonymous says

    July 9, 2010 at 4:31 am

    Dear Whisk-Kid, I was searching marthastewart.com for a recipe for something else and saw your cake. It is so beautiful. I became obsessed with it and had to find a reason to make it which I did for my niece&#39;s 9th birthday over the Fourth of July. Once I cut into it all the kids were amazed. All the adults thought it tasted fantastic. I used your cake recipe but since I was at the coast

  232. Anonymous says

    July 12, 2010 at 6:44 pm

    hi

  233. Patrice says

    July 14, 2010 at 4:47 am

    I have followed the directions to a T, twice and both times after adding the butter it incorporates beautifully but never whips up again, ends up like a creamy soup. Any tips would be appreciated.

  234. beth says

    July 15, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    I made this for my four year olds birthday and I will never forget the look on her face when she saw her slice.<br /><br />Thanks for a fantastic recipe!

  235. ~Lisa~ says

    July 21, 2010 at 5:16 pm

    AMAZING! You are one awesome baker lady! Thanks for stopping by my site and for the kudos on my Pie!

  236. leticiamaguire says

    July 23, 2010 at 9:46 pm

    love the rainbow cake! I attempted one at my daughters birthday, she just LOVED it.<br />http://leticiamaguire.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/27-06-10-075.jpg

  237. TwirlinAmie says

    July 26, 2010 at 11:21 am

    Wow,<br />I made a cake like this for my friends brithday, as inspire by your original obviously… <br /><br />http://amieeverythingnice.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Its not a nice looking as your, but i don&#39;t think i did too bad :)<br /><br />And my friend thought it was &#39;wowsa&#39; so, i think it went down well.<br />Thanks

  238. Yolanda says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:53 am

    Thank you so much for your inspiration. This cake was the center piece of my daughter’s birthday party and I never would have pulled it off without your amazing example.

  239. karebearr says

    July 27, 2010 at 4:45 am

    I saw this on someone&#39;s tumblr (picture) and then i googled like crazy to find a recipe and i ended up on your blog. I also found the martha stewart episode, and just a question, what if i don&#39;t have a scale? :O

  240. Hanna says

    August 3, 2010 at 9:30 am

    I love this cake, but what the hell am I supposed to do with 19(!!) eggwhites??? x.x

  241. Caley says

    August 7, 2010 at 3:37 am

    For the frosting–you make which section of the recipe twice? The one with 9 eggs, the one with 5 eggs, or both?<br /><br />I&#39;m making this next Thursday…I&#39;m excited! Thanks for the recipe!

  242. Gemma Hughes says

    August 9, 2010 at 10:13 am

    Hey Kaitlin, <br /><br />Egg whites from a carton worked perfectly! I think something went wrong with the sponge – they didn&#39;t rise very much? The cake batter looked strange – I think it might have been the food processor I used. I might invest in a better one! I freaked out when making the buttercream as it looked like it was about to curdle – then I remembered your words in the Martha

  243. Anonymous says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:04 am

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=47357013&amp;l=a821c2b0b7&amp;id=61405449

  244. Anonymous says

    August 19, 2010 at 8:40 am

    the cake looks fabulous, i am going to make it for my daughters 1st birthday. Do you think it would be okay to make the cakes the week before and then freeze them ?

  245. Vivienne says

    August 25, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Oh my god that is possibly the most amazing cake I have ever seen………….

  246. lagreenlion says

    September 2, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    Thank You Thank you Thank you so much for putting this up and making such a wonderful cake. A friend of mine is in love with rainbows. <br /><br />She is moving away from here and we are having a party. I found this a little while before i found out about the party. And Now all the layers are cooling and I&#39;m going to ice it when it&#39;s done. Thank you so much for all of this. <br /><br />

  247. Mom-Friday says

    September 6, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    Awesome! perfect cake for my girl who loves rainbows! πŸ™‚ <br />great photos by the way!

  248. Morgans Mommie says

    September 10, 2010 at 5:54 pm

    I saw this on Martha Stewart &amp; fell in love! i&#39;ve been waiting to make it for my daughters second birthday next month in oct. and im extremly excited that its just around the corner! i hope mine comes out as beautifully as yours!!

  249. Anonymous says

    September 10, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    Tomorrow is the 1st birthday of our 3rd daughter; my wife made 2 of these cakes today. Given the amount of butter and the great taste, we all die of instant heart attacks, but at least we die with a smile. Absolutely brilliant!<br /><br />Regards, Marc and Jolijn, Julianadorp, the Netherlands.

  250. Anonymous says

    September 13, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    cool

  251. Chris says

    September 30, 2010 at 3:44 am

    I love this cake!!<br /><br />My wife ade it for me for my birthday, it&#39;s amazing.<br /><br />Thanks for the recipe.

  252. Caressa Marie says

    October 1, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    I saw you on Martha Stewart! And I just had to look you up. I&#39;m making this cake on my birthday! (Which is very soon.) Thank you so much for posting this πŸ˜€

  253. Janis says

    October 14, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    I made this cake! My son loved it and I blogged it today:<br /> <br />http://janiscooks.blogspot.com/2010/10/rainbow-cake.html<br /><br />Thanks so much for the great idea!!!!

  254. tara says

    October 25, 2010 at 3:06 am

    I did it! Make this for my daughter this weekend. The frosting is amazing. Yum!<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/82624091@N00/5113223788/<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/82624091@N00/5112619013/in/photostream/

  255. Anonymous says

    November 3, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    this cake looks great! I&#39;ve been reading your blog for the past 3 weeks studying the recipe to make sure that i make it right for my sons birthday.<br /><br />does it matter if its unsalted butter? or does it have to be regular butter?<br /><br />please respond soon and i hope everything will be worth it.

  256. Jordyn says

    November 9, 2010 at 1:12 am

    i wish i could make a cake like you!!<br />ive been trying to make this rainbow cake and im not seeming to get it right!<br />i watched the Martha Stewart show and i was making the cake while you were on air!<br />its not turning out right! <br />can you please email me some extra tips for me?<br />thanks a bunch!<br />hersheys and kisses!!<br />-Jordyn

  257. Jordyn says

    November 9, 2010 at 1:15 am

    my email is puppieelover101@aim.com<br />btw!!<br />hersheys and kisses!!<br />-Jordyn

  258. JC says

    November 14, 2010 at 5:18 am

    We made this cake for my mother in laws birthday and it was a huge hit. My father in law, an avid southern chef who grew up with homemade everything, said it was one of the best cakes he had ever tasted. FYI instead of weighing the batter out we used a 1 cup measuring cup and this recipe evenly contains 6 cups. The layers came out perfectly. Thanks for the amazing recipe.

  259. Erin O. says

    November 14, 2010 at 7:29 pm

    I made this cake and it was a hit with everyone who saw it! Next time I make it, I think it would be cool to do some sort of neon icing piping design on the outside. But it&#39;s still SO sleek with the white, and when you cut it open, no one even knows what&#39;s coming!

  260. Anonymous says

    November 24, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    Hi from Argentina! Lovely idea! I made it today (not the frost, I covered it with dulce de leche). At first, I was a little concerned about the colors, but it was really not a problem; the colors were bright and beautiful. Thanks! Viviana from Buenos Aires

  261. My Love is..... says

    December 17, 2010 at 2:22 am

    Oh!! wow I made this cake last weekend for my guys 2nd birthday and it was a huge hit!! well done!

  262. Anonymous says

    December 18, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    Ms. night before: can i do this cake the night before and keep it in the fridge.. wont it get hard? i will be bringing it tomorrow afternoon but wont have time to do it in the morning..please help!

  263. Virginie says

    January 11, 2011 at 11:01 am

    Thanks a lot for sharing. This will make the perfect birthday cake for my daughter !<br />I have just featured it on my blog here http://thatcutelittlecake.blogspot.com/

  264. Anonymous says

    January 15, 2011 at 4:42 am

    My daughter turned five this week and wanted a rainbow party for her birthday! I LOVE your cake! I just got finished putting my layers together…wish mine looked a little bit more like yours! My layers are looking more like big floppy pancakes on top of each other. Oh well, she is only 5…she won&#39;t care. Hopefully it at least tastes good! Thanks for the great idea! πŸ™‚

  265. Anonymous says

    January 16, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    i&#39;m a newbie to your blog, and love it already. First one to try out is this ultra yummy looking cake.<br />One question, to use the coconut cake recipe you refer to, would those measurements be enough for the 6 layers or does it need adjusting?? Can anyone help??

  266. Kristine says

    January 17, 2011 at 8:07 am

    Made it!! πŸ˜€ I only did half the recipe, though, cuz I&#39;ve never made a cake unless it out was out of box =P You have inspired me :D<br /><br />My frosting utterly failed, but I made lemon whipped cream instead, so it worked out all right πŸ™‚ My favorite part of presenting the mini heart-shaped cake to my friend (didn&#39;t have enough round pans to make one big one, so I made three little ones

  267. ines tijssens says

    January 23, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    i made your cake yesterday with the exact same recipe,and i ordered the wilton gel food coloring and i used about 2 toothpicks(diped it in the little jar) and the colors were not as bright as yours,did you use more?<br /><br />btw your blog has reached Belgium!!

  268. Laura says

    January 26, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    The rainbow cake looks fantastic, I want to make it for my daughters 6th birthday in march. Can I use 8´´ baking pans too? I dont have 9´´.<br />Best regards, Laura from Germany

  269. whisk-kid says

    January 26, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Glad you guys like the recipe. Thanks for all of your kind comments!<br /><br />This cake can be kept, frosted, on the counter overnight. It can be refrigerated if preferred, but be sure to bring it to room temp before serving or the frosting will be hard.<br /><br />If you were to make the coconut cake instead of this one, you would just need to evenly divide the batter between the pans. <br

  270. the peanut says

    January 29, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Just wanted to let you know that your recipe is insanely perfect. I made this cake (using 12&quot; rounds and more eggs than I care to think about) for my brother&#39;s birthday. I cut it in half and decorated each half like a rainbow, and his eyes when he cut into it and saw the layers. Made it all worth it. Thank you so so so so so much for this recipe. It totally made his birthday!

  271. Vera says

    February 8, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    That is amazing! Me and my bf also made it and it was such a lot of work! But the reactions were totally worth it. I think we pulled it off pretty well since the our icing was pretty thick and the final result looked pretty sleek. :)<br />http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c280/speedyrulez/TAART.jpg

  272. kabamaiga says

    February 16, 2011 at 11:57 am

    I used your idea and made a birthday cake for my 5-year-old daughter last weekend. She was so pleased. I coloured the cream as well and used a recipe for a sponge cake.

  273. Tania says

    February 16, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    So beautiful!

  274. Dylan says

    March 3, 2011 at 3:39 am

    I made this for a friend&#39;s 50th birthday. There is nothing, NOTHING like the response you get from this cake. From the first piece out, people are shocked, awed and giddy as children.

  275. Anonymous says

    March 4, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    this cake is stunning im going to make it for my husbands birthday one worry though my daugther is dairy intolarant can i make the frosting with olive oil marg instead of butter ?

  276. Sue says

    March 16, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    made this last week! Made a couple variations- so yummy! Thanks for the great idea!!!<br />http://suppersatsunset.blogspot.com/2011/03/rainbow-cake-lightly-lemon.html

  277. atiq. says

    March 19, 2011 at 10:00 am

    Just discovered this! So brilliant!<br /><br />What if I use an eggless cake mix??? How much should the quantities of the mix and butter be? i want the same output as yours. HELP!! πŸ™

  278. blazingredlily says

    March 20, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    I made the cake for my mum&#39;s birthday today and it was a total success! The whole room went &quot;awwww&quot; after she cut it (I haven&#39;t told her what&#39;s inside).<br /><br />Here&#39;s my blogpost about it: http://tinyurl.com/4lmx3ag

  279. Anonymous says

    March 21, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150130758629121&amp;set=a.10150112780164121.278047.653104120<br /><br />made for my hubby and he loved it many thanks xx

  280. suzanne says

    April 2, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    Wowee zowee! Love this cake! I think I am gonna try and make it in June. Thanks for the video too. Awesome!!

  281. Eng says

    April 6, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    Hi,<br /><br />Your cake is simply gorgeous.<br /><br />Is it possible to cover this cake with fondant?<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Fiona

  282. Kaitlin says

    April 7, 2011 at 2:48 am

    Glad you like it! You can cover it with fondant with you want. I don&#39;t see why it wouldn&#39;t work.

  283. Eng says

    April 7, 2011 at 4:59 am

    Hi,<br /><br />Is this cake strong enough to be covered by fondant? <br /><br />Thank you,<br />mumito

  284. Lauren says

    April 8, 2011 at 4:54 am

    I have been on the search for a delicious white cake. Even though it didn&#39;t start as a white cake, you did a fabulous job switching it over, and it is now my go to white cake. YUM. and I didn&#39;t even have to trim any off to make it level, it was perfect. Thank you for sharing!!!

  285. The Domestic Diva says

    April 12, 2011 at 1:43 am

    Amazing! Thank you for your inspiration!<br />I linked you in my blog:<br />www.makeityourdamnself.blogspot.com

  286. Anonymous says

    April 13, 2011 at 3:13 am

    Wow great job this is amazing! Im in Jr. High and I love to bake and come up with new and exiting recipes! You and your blog are a idol to me! Please keep up the good work! Dont ever let anyone say you cant cook!

  287. CousezParfait says

    April 15, 2011 at 2:14 am

    Wow, I am definitely going to try this cake for easter.

  288. Anonymous says

    April 15, 2011 at 7:27 pm

    hello!<br />your cake looks fantastic! I want to make it for my bday party. I only hope that it will be a success!:)<br /><br />And I wanted to ask: do you really need 532 gram butter for the Lemony Swiss Meringue Buttercream???

  289. Bree says

    April 21, 2011 at 3:30 am

    It&#39;s my 30th birthday next Sunday and since I&#39;m vegan, I can&#39;t just go into my local bakery/patisserie and order a cake (sometimes they just end up sneaking eggs/milk into the cake to cut costs and save time… * sigh * that&#39;s another story!). So, I&#39;m treating myself (and any birthday well-wishers that drop in) to your amazing cake.<br /><br />Veganising is pretty easy once

  290. Kathy H says

    April 25, 2011 at 3:10 am

    oh wow. you&#39;re my culinary hero now!

  291. Oh Gorgeous Baby says

    April 27, 2011 at 4:13 am

    I love how you describe your friend to be just like this cake! Your friends sound exactly like mine!! I hope your good friend enjoys Ihio too. <br />The cake looks amazing and I&#39;m considering making it….well with the help of my husband.

  292. Ela says

    April 28, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    definately love it! i made rainbow cake on my own way yesterday. delicious πŸ™‚

  293. Pundelina says

    May 1, 2011 at 11:24 am

    I just made it! And it was super-awesome!!! Thanks Kaitlin :D<br /><br />http://pundelina.blogspot.com/2011/05/awesome-rainbow-cake.html

  294. Maggie says

    May 3, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    I&#39;ve seen this cake in lots of places and shared it myself and only today have I found you! <br /><br />Thank you for the cake made of happy! πŸ™‚

  295. Hanna says

    May 18, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Hi :D<br />What kind of colour did you use for the green? :D<br />I&#39;m going to make his for a friend very soon so I would like to know πŸ˜€

  296. Anonymous says

    May 19, 2011 at 5:42 am

    I made your rainbow cake for a birthday party for my granddaughter…she was learning the colours of the rainbow and said there are 7 layers, the acronym being ROY G. BIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet). She asked me to make it for her, I said &quot;no problem&quot;! So, consequently, my rainbow cake had 7 layers, all being done in 9&quot; pans. I had to double up the

  297. kristen says

    May 27, 2011 at 7:29 am

    I&#39;m attempting to make this cake tomorrow, but I can&#39;t find gel food colouring anywhere. Will liquid still work? I&#39;m OK with the colours being softer…

  298. craftymamablog says

    May 29, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    I made this cake for my daughter&#39;s 2nd birthday, I&#39;d love if you came and checked it out! I put my own little spin on it. :)<br />http://thecraftymamablog.blogspot.com/2011/05/ruffle-top-rainbow-cake.html

  299. Melissa says

    June 4, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    Wow that is amazing. Just watched the Martha Stewart video. My mom is a huge fan of the Wizard of Oz so I&#39;m going to try and tackle this cake for her birthday in October. I&#39;m a baker, but of cookies, so I&#39;m hoping I will succeed! How many people would you say the cake feeds? Because I may need to make more than one cake! Love love love it. Thanks for sharing.<br />Melissa from<br /

  300. Mrs Diva says

    June 5, 2011 at 4:25 am

    I love it…. i am so going to try this cake. <br />I am new to cake decorating and baking… This is just amazing.

  301. Julia says

    June 8, 2011 at 7:17 pm

    I&#39;ve made it! http://postreadiccion.blogspot.com/2011/06/tarta-arcoiris-rainbow-cake.html<br /><br />(I linked it to your blog).<br /><br />I loved it, it&#39;s great, beautifull and delicious.<br /><br />Best wishes from Spain,

  302. Fiona says

    June 10, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Cake of awesomeness!

  303. Mike says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:52 am

    Someone on my Facebook news feed recently posted this link. Since Pride was this weekend in Pittsburgh, I chose to make it for a pre-party, with my own icing recipe. Big hit, even just from people seeing the photo of the finished product on Facebook. Friends requesting the recipe have been linked here! Thanks for an awesomely apropos cake!

  304. Anonymous says

    June 15, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    Love,Love, Love it……can I ask is the flour plain flour??? I thought it ust be as the self raising would rise too much but if you could comfirm this……<br /><br />Beautiful..

  305. Anonymous says

    June 17, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Hi, just want to let you know that I made this for my bother and his new bride a couple of weeks ago. When they got married a heap of family just couldn&#39;t travel that far, so after their honeymoon, they come &#39;home&#39; so he could introduce his lovely bride to the rest of the family. I kept what I was making a secret, and when they cut the cake their jaws hit the floor. This cake was so

  306. Torrie says

    June 19, 2011 at 5:16 am

    I found this recipe via Pinterest and I could not be more pleased! I just finished baking all the layers, which came out perfectly, and will be icing it tomorrow (it&#39;s a bit late right now, 11 at night). I&#39;m making it for my sister-in-law&#39;s birthday and I know she&#39;ll love it! <br /><br />I&#39;m also going to use the batter once its divided and coloured to make some cupcakes for

  307. SuperGRix says

    June 26, 2011 at 12:52 am

    I don&#39;t just LOVE your cake, but Awesome song choice for the video! Love Me first and the gimmie gimmies!

  308. Esther Bravo Dobles says

    July 1, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    Cute! πŸ˜€ <br /><br />Tete<br />http://lateteradete.blogspot.com/

  309. katieskitchen says

    July 2, 2011 at 1:46 am

    Thanks for sharing the recipe. People are still talking about this cake a week after I made it! I had no trouble with liquid colour.<br /><br />I noticed some of the metric conversions aren&#39;t correct in your recipe, not sure if that&#39;s been pointed out already.<br /><br />Thanks again!

  310. doofab says

    July 3, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    please please please can you help? i would love to make this cake for my son&#39;s nursery teacher who is leaving in a few weeks, i have printed off the white cake receipe but i am a little unsure about the ingredients i am from the uk and as far as i know we don&#39;t have cake flour here we have plain or self raising and also what type of sugar is needed? again we have granulated, caster and

  311. Tiffany says

    July 4, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Your cake is just stunning. I made it last week for my son&#39;s 3rd Birthday Party – he adored it! The food colours were hard to hunt down here in Australia but I found them – yeah! Thank you so much for the inspiration.<br />PS You have insanely awesome frosting skills … so smooth!

  312. Chloe says

    July 5, 2011 at 2:44 pm

    First thing is first, I absolutely ADORE your blog. You have beautiful recipes and gorgeous photos. <br /><br />The thing is, I tried to make this cake. I altered the coloring for a Fourth of July cake, instead of rainbow, although I was expertly tempted to. πŸ™‚ And I spent a good deal of the afternoon on it. I was so excited to cut into it. <br /><br />My first issue/question was (and I probably

  313. Chelx @boojeebeads.com says

    July 7, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    Yummy! I wanna take a bite of that rainbow! My kid will definitely love it! So colorful cake.

  314. buy wow ccount says

    July 8, 2011 at 8:39 am

    Cool! what a great idea.. =)

  315. Anonymous says

    July 8, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    THIS CAKE IS AMAZING! your so creative (:

  316. Michelle says

    July 11, 2011 at 1:15 am

    Kaitlin, I wanted to say thank you for sharing this. I made the cake as a surprise for my daughter&#39;s 8th birthday, and I am now (unoffically) &quot;THE BEST MOM IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE&quot;. I posted some pics on my blog, and while my cake didn&#39;t approach the perfect symmetry of yours, I was still gosh-darned pleased with the results. Thank you, thank you, thank you.<br /><br />http://

  317. knithacker says

    July 11, 2011 at 3:23 pm

    I made this cake on the weekend for my son&#39;s birthday and first let me say your recipe and instructions are fantastic. <br /><br />One thing I found, for people who don&#39;t want to weigh the batter, I found it divides out to about six cups, give or take a tablespoon or two per cup.<br /><br />Here is my result: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilydustbin/sets/72157627045156497/

  318. Kaitlin says

    July 12, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    So happy you guys are liking the recipe :)<br /><br />Katieskitchen: THank you for pointing that out!!!<br /><br />Doofab, you can use plain flour, granulated sugar and unsalted butter. Good luck!<br /><br />Chloe, I am sorry to hear that you had trouble and that the cake seemed off to you, but I am glad it worked out in the end! Thanks so much! <br /><br />Michelle, it&#39;s FABULOUS! That&#

  319. Jeni Cantrell says

    July 15, 2011 at 7:32 am

    Just found this blog, and I&#39;m so glad I did! I&#39;m now attempting to make this as a surprise for my friends Sarah and Leah, who are having their engagement party in two days. Thank you for the wonderfully detailed instructions, and wish me luck!!!

  320. Daisie says

    July 17, 2011 at 11:50 am

    I just done it ^^<br /><br />There is some pictures of it on my blog if you want to see it. <br /><br />http://lesamoursdedaisie.blogspot.com/

  321. rebekah says

    July 19, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Looks great! I&#39;d love you to come take a look at my finished cake! I finished it with M&amp;M&#39;s and Kit Kats around the outside! πŸ™‚ <br />http://justfordaisy.blogspot.com/2011/07/rainbow-layer-cake-my-way.html

  322. julesann says

    July 24, 2011 at 1:19 am

    Wondering-Should I frost/assemble this cake tonight for tommorow&#39;s party OR wait till tomorrow morning?

  323. Asian girl says

    July 25, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    I saw the video and I must say you&#39;ve got a wonderful laugh! πŸ˜€ I am going to try out this cake with my sister very soon and I almost can&#39;t wait to start. I am watching you on deviant art, so I&#39;ll be looking forward to see more goodness from you. πŸ™‚

  324. Elizabeth says

    July 27, 2011 at 4:41 am

    This is such a great idea! I cannot wait to bake my own rainbow cake soon!

  325. Dennis Harrington says

    July 28, 2011 at 2:43 am

    I made The Cake this week. It turned out beautifully but the layers seemed a little tough. Maybe because they were so thin?? Any tips for baking? Thanks!!!

  326. Kaitlin says

    July 28, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Thanks guy! ALl the variations look awesome, and Julesann, I hope you got my email last week! <br /><br />Dennis, it might have been from over-mixing, which is easy to do while adding the food coloring. I hope you liked it anyway!

  327. charlotte says

    July 31, 2011 at 11:27 am

    I made this for a five year old&#39;s birthday this weekend. A big hit!! Your directions were perfect. It all came together just as you&#39;d said. Thanks so much for this recipe and tutorial. I will be posting on my blog soon with a link to you.

  328. this night wounds time says

    August 1, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    I made this for my brother&#39;s birthday today and it worked out brilliantly! As I&#39;m in the UK I had trouble getting hold of suitable food colouring, but I ended up buying Sugarflair paste colourings online (Christmas Red, Egg Yellow, Party Green, Ice Blue, Grape Violet, and Tangerine/Apricot). It was pretty easy to adapt to a lactose-free diet, as well. I didn&#39;t use the frosting recipe,

  329. JosΓ©e says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:02 am

    Bonjour du QuΓ©bec!<br /><br />Wow!!! I made your cake for my daugter&#39;s 7th birthday and it was I big big big big hit. Thank you very much for sharing.<br /><br />I have put a link to your rainbow cake recipe on my (french) blog. You can see it here : . If it is a problem for you, you can communicate with me.

  330. Anonymous says

    August 2, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    Hi Kaitlin,<br /><br />I have a quick question, if 1 stick of butter is 113g, how come your recipe list states &quot;2 sticks (236 g) butter, room temp&quot;?<br /><br />I am a little confused. Shouldn&#39;t it be 226g or is 236g more ideal. Thanks for clarifying!<br /><br />By the way, I made the cake from your recipe and it turned out awesome! Thanks a lot!<br /><br />You can see the pictures

  331. Anonymous says

    August 3, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    This cake is great! Words fail me to describe its pure awesomeness πŸ˜€ Here&#39;s a question: would it be possible to make the filling with a bit of alcohol? If yes, how would you recommend going about it? Thanks!

  332. Kaitlin says

    August 3, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    @This Night Wounds: Looks great! I like that it&#39;s tall :D<br /><br />@Josee, the link didn&#39;t show up, but I found your page, anyway. It looks wonderful!<br /><br />@Jacqui: I&#39;m going to blame bad math. Thanks for pointing that out! Oops! The cake looks fab. I like the close-up of the crumb and the bunting is too cute!<br /><br />@Anonymous: a bit of alcohol for flavor or a bit

  333. Anything...Anyday says

    August 5, 2011 at 7:54 am

    Hey There, I just baked your Cake yesterday . The buttercream is wonderful. at sigrid-d.blogspot.com you can see it. There will be a picture of the sliced cake on sunday, thats when the new owner has its party.<br />thanks so much for this wonderful recipe, i am a absolute beginner at baking and i really was able to handle it.<br />Greatings from Cologne Germany =) SIgi

  334. Anonymous says

    August 15, 2011 at 7:49 pm

    I am going to make this for my daughter&#39;s 6th birthday in a few days! I can&#39;t wait to do this!

  335. BaDkarMa says

    August 15, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Ok, I made this cake today to cheer up a neighbor who was having a bad week. While it took insanely long, the reaction was worth it! Jaws dropped when it was cut into. I think however, I&#39;m going to go with canned frosting next time. While this was majorly delicious.. it was also very time consuming. But thanks.. LOVED IT!

  336. salma says

    August 17, 2011 at 6:32 am

    What&#39;s a beautiful,delicious cake!!! saw you on Martha today …I made this beautiful cake fr my younger sister today 16th birthday back in step… its color combination&#39;s are very very amazing……<br /><a href="http://www.send-gifts-to-pakistan.com&quot; rel="nofollow"> send gifts to pakistan </a>

  337. Kaitlin says

    August 19, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    SO happy to read all of your comments πŸ™‚

  338. Elizabeth says

    August 20, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    Can you substitute the lemon extract for vanilla???

  339. Mary says

    August 29, 2011 at 12:14 pm

    I made this cake today!! Turned out amazingly well. You can see it here : http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqorsoZLQS1qj13k2o1_500.jpg

  340. spartica says

    August 29, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    Thank you for such a beautiful cake! It was perfect for an article I was writing yesterday entitled, &quot;The Importance of Being Peter Pan,&quot; for my blog &quot;A Tzimmes.&quot; I hope you don&#39;t mind, but I copied a photo and the recipe for that article. You can find it at http://atzimmes.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/the-importance-of-being-peter-pan/<br /><br />BTW, I was so impressed by

  341. Cypriotchick says

    August 29, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    Hey Kaitlin so i thought i&#39;d link you the photo of my 18th birthday rainbow cake πŸ™‚ the description and modifications are in the description box http://www.flickr.com/photos/cypriotchick/6092385337/ Thank you soo much for the recipe πŸ™‚

  342. Kaitlin says

    September 1, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    The cakes look great, guys! And yes, you can substitute vanilla.

  343. kdrausin says

    September 9, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    http://kdrausin.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/epic-fail-fall-cake/<br /><br />I tried making this cake and well… it didn&#39;t turn out quite like yours. I&#39;ll keep trying. Congrats on the success of your blog. It&#39;s as lovely as your recipes. ~Krista

  344. Anonymous says

    September 13, 2011 at 11:04 am

    Hi, found your cake by accident and fell in love with it, so I just had to try my hand at making it for my daughters birthday. I was a bit worried I wouldn&#39;t be able to get the colours as vivid as you as I couldn&#39;t find gel colours, so just stuck with liquid colours. But I couldn&#39;t be happier, here is a pic<br />http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0094009/photos/66608639@N05/6143123607/

  345. Anonymous says

    September 16, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Beautiful cake! I&#39;m going to make this for my niece&#39;s 6th birthday.<br />But your metric measurements are not always correct. <br />For example:<br />2 sticks butter 226g – 4 sticks butter 532g<br />1 cup sugar 200g – 1 3/4 cup 350g – 2 1/3 cups 463g<br />3 cups flour 426g – acc. to different websites 1cup is between 110-120g<br /><br />My luck that I own some US measuring cups.

  346. Cass says

    September 22, 2011 at 12:30 pm

    I saw this cake &amp; fell in LOVE and since my oldest son&#39;s birthday is Sunday I decided Im going to give it a try I mean go big or go home right? Well were going big I saw the clip of the 28 layers &amp; that inspired me even more so since hes going to be 10 Ill be ATTEMPTING this as a 10 layer cake……Well see how that turns out if anything everyone will have a deliciously beautimus,

  347. Anonymous says

    September 23, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    just made this cake, it actually ended up being really easy, and the frosting was to die for!

  348. jblackbehr says

    October 3, 2011 at 5:03 pm

    I made your cake this weekend for my daughter&#39;s birthday party with a marshmallow fondant over it, It turned out delicious and awesome! Your directions were crystal clean. Thank you so much!

  349. Michelle says

    October 16, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    I LOVE your blog and have been planning FOR MONTHS to make this cake for my daughter on her 2nd birthday! Tomorrow is the day! I&#39;m making this tomorrow, finally! Wish me luck!<br /><br />but seriously. love your blog. I steal ideas from you all the time. <br /><br />Thank you.

  350. prikprik says

    October 24, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    That looks fantastic! -do you think you could put in some chokolate between the layers without ruining the white look?<br /><br />//Maja<br /><br />//www.prikprik.wordpress.com

  351. Mighty Morgan says

    October 26, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this cake…it is so striking and stunning! Awesome Job!

  352. Anonymous says

    November 10, 2011 at 4:42 am

    I know this post in old, but just wanted to say thanks for sharing this recipe. I made this cake for my daughter&#39;s birthday and although it didn&#39;t turn out the same, it still had the wow factor. I had never made swiss meringue buttercream and was very reluctant, but your tutorial explained the process very well. I have shared this link with my friends now. Thank you!

  353. kunstlehrerin says

    November 11, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    the most beautiful cake i have ever seen!

  354. eidiliat says

    November 11, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    I made this same cake as a going-away dessert for friends of mine moving to San Francisco. I colored the outside icing gray and made a darker gray rainbow with little white clouds at the ends to represent our sadness on top. When the cake was cut and the brilliant rainbow colors were revealed, they were thrilled and touched (the rainbow was very appropriate). It&#39;s the prettiest cake I&#39;ve

  355. whisk-kid.com says

    December 18, 2011 at 4:01 am

    Glad you guys like the cake πŸ™‚ Eidiliat, that&#39;s such a creative and heartfelt idea!

  356. Kdrausin says

    December 20, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    As promised I tried again. Okay, I cheated a little but my husband ate two huge slices Success! http://kdrausin.com/blog/2011/12/18/epic-success-cake/

  357. Anonymous says

    December 21, 2011 at 3:35 am

    Wow…….my son saw this cake and his mouth dropped open. We will try and make this cake.

  358. Anonymous says

    December 30, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    I&#39;m baking this cake right now ^__^ I did a few things wrong with the batter the cakes are really thin I think I used the wrong flower. But its still a very nice cake to celebrate my 23th birthday on 1 january all the colors match the fireworks =D

  359. Anonymous says

    January 6, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    making this for my 6 year olds birthday party that&#39;s tomorrow. Decided to make the frosting a day early to make it easier – and OH…..MY….GOSH! This frosting is like a little piece of buttery heaven! Took the add the butter slow VERY seriously and didn&#39;t have to refridgerate it at all. Will be refridgerating it though tonight to make the cake tomorrow. THAKS!!! Love it!

  360. whisk-kid.com says

    January 8, 2012 at 4:32 am

    Woohoo!<br /><br />I&#39;m so glad that you liked the frosting – I hope the cake goes over super well!

  361. Anonymous says

    January 12, 2012 at 2:45 am

    Your awesome. I just watched you on the Martha S. show. Thank you for sharing this.

  362. Anonymous says

    January 14, 2012 at 12:08 am

    Great cake! I&#39;m planning on making it soon, but wanted to ask how long you think the layers could be frozen for. Properly wrapped, you think they&#39;d be okay if they were in the freezer for 3 weeks or so?

  363. whisk-kid.com says

    January 14, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    The cakes should be fine frozen. Just make sure to double wrap and make sure you don&#39;t snap them in half in the freezer – they&#39;re pretty thin!

  364. Pia says

    January 27, 2012 at 8:02 am

    AWESOME! the cake looks yummy!

  365. Anonymous says

    February 3, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Awesome cake!!!! I&#39;m def going to attempt this! :o)

  366. Anonymous says

    February 6, 2012 at 2:57 am

    Can you tell me what brand of butter you use to ge such a white

  367. whisk-kid.com says

    February 7, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    Anonymous, I responded to your email πŸ™‚

  368. eye_spy says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    this is amazing, my friend just tried it and it looked great!<br />i&#39;m so inspired to try it.<br />now following your wonderful blog :)<br />xx<br /><br />- eyespyy.blogspot.com

  369. Maya says

    February 15, 2012 at 11:53 pm

    Hi, I am planning to attempt this for my son&#39;s 6th bday party in March. I need a larger cake than your recipe so I am planning to use a 13.4inch(34cm)x 9.4inch(24cm)x0.8inch(2cm) rectangle pan. Unfortunately I only have one pan and plan to bake at least 4 layers the same day and cool them and start filling and frosting the next day. The cake recipe you gave, will it work for my cake pan and 4

  370. jaybee says

    February 17, 2012 at 10:36 am

    so cool<br />i see that cake and fall in love<br />today i wanna make it (cause i dont get it on my birthday) for a birthday of a friend. with a special^^with a cover of smarties and sparkling powder so that tickles and tingling on the tongue. hope it works^^ <br />you are so great

  371. Anonymous says

    February 17, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    Hey there, a TON of comments on this, not sure if you read them all, I am VERY curious about something. Do you think you could add a packet of jello for each color instead of food coloring? it would give the cake a crazy fruitloop kind of taste with all the dif flavors and would also provide color, please email me your response, would love your input, the cake is AWESOME! – Jason &lt;3

  372. skiingmama says

    February 18, 2012 at 4:21 am

    I found your cake photo and link to your blog on http://thebeanandthebear.tumblr.com. <br /><br />I love this cake idea. The story behind it is wonderful! I love to make cakes and enjoy decorating them. I am going to have to try this one. THe amount of frosting and butter is not an issue for me!! It looks fabulously delicious!!!!<br /><br />Jenny

  373. Jamie says

    February 20, 2012 at 4:11 am

    This is the prettiest cake I&#39;ve ever seen! The colors are so rich and bright.. love it! I hope it&#39;s okay, I&#39;ve featured your beautiful cake in a creative and colorful foods for St. Patrick&#39;s Day hub. You can see it here:<br /><br />http://jamiebrock.hubpages.com/hub/Colorful-and-Creative-Food-Ideas-for-St-Patricks-Day<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing!

  374. Anonymous says

    February 20, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Hi I just made it. looks great. I change it a bit. I put marzipan between the 2nd and 4th layer and also on the top. taste pretty sweet:)<br />thx for the recipie.<br />(sorry for my english)

  375. Anonymous says

    February 24, 2012 at 1:45 am

    This cake is beautiful. Will it turn out okay in high altitude or do I need to add or subtract anything?

  376. Princess Cake says

    March 4, 2012 at 5:16 am

    This cake looks wonderful! So vibrant with colors. What a lucky enemy!…lol

  377. Anonymous says

    March 12, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    I want to make this cake for st. Pattys, can you please tell me the names of the color gels you used, i went to buy them today and there are so many shades! I love how yours came out and want to copy it. Also it says the &quot;christmas red&quot; and &quot;red-red&quot; may alter the taste if large amounts are used, did you use the &quot;no taste red&quot;? My email is Damiensmom@aol.com.<br />

  378. Jesseka says

    March 18, 2012 at 1:34 am

    I&#39;ve been having a hard time deciding on a cake for my son&#39;s first birthday, and this will be perfect! Thanks for the amazing idea. I can&#39;t wait to taste!

  379. Jenny says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    I made this cake for my daughter&#39;s 6th Birthday party with our family. Most amazing cake I have ever made. The icing was absolutely delicious. Thank you so much!!!! Everyone loved it πŸ™‚

  380. The Mulvihills says

    April 3, 2012 at 2:28 am

    Such a fun cake! I made it this weekend for my daughter&#39;s rainbow-themed first birthday party! It was a huge hit! So delicious and unique!<br /><br />Feel free to take a look at the pictures! Thank you for sharing your recipe!<br />http://themulvihillfamily.blogspot.com/2012/04/one-year-old.html

  381. Nicky J says

    April 9, 2012 at 11:49 am

    Just a quick message to say thanks for your excellent instructions. I ended up making the coconut cake you recommended for a party this weekend.<br /><br />It was a gorgeous occasion… my friends and I were having a &#39;cheer up&#39; rainbow party for a friend having a double mastectomy this week. The cake was so perfect, and everyone was awestruck by how amazing it was.

  382. jean says

    April 12, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Not a cake for the shy and retiring! But for the right person it would be great. Thanks for the cake and the recipes and everything else – great site.

  383. Comestivel says

    April 16, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    Thank you for the inspiration! Tried it out and love the colors!

  384. Ceci Reyes Blanco says

    April 16, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    I made this for my daughter&#39;s Art Fiesta yesterday. It was a HUGE hit. VERY laborious but worth all the oohs and aahs and mainly, my daughter&#39;s smile. Thank you!

  385. blueberrylunch says

    April 18, 2012 at 12:06 am

    This cake was a huge hit with my family and turned out perfectly! Thanks for the recipe, specifically the frosting which is now my new favorite for everything :)<br /><br />http://blueberrylunch.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/easter-food-resurrection-rolls-and-rainbow-cake/

  386. Mary Magdalene says

    April 29, 2012 at 11:50 pm

    Runny frosting…. i did it twice now not coming out and its seperating???

  387. Anonymous says

    May 1, 2012 at 10:07 am

    Hi!<br /><br />I saw your recipe a few weeks ago. And yesterday I finally found the courage to make it. (I&#39;m not the baking type) <br />It was for a friend&#39;s birthday, and a huge success !! <br /><br />Thanks a lot !!

  388. Tracy says

    May 3, 2012 at 9:40 am

    Hi fabulous cake, would paste colours work as well as the gel colours. all mine are paste<br />thank<br />Tracy

  389. Anonymous says

    May 7, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    i have loved the look of this cake ever since i first laid eyes on it and now i finally have a reason to make it… i work in a child care centre and we doing a mothers day celebration this year so im gunna give it ago

  390. om mig says

    May 10, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    can you do the frost without the lemon extract?? πŸ™‚

  391. Sugarpink Icing says

    May 11, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    Just found out your blog, you&#39;re amazing, at the age of 20 u bake so many sweet tooth! well done girl!!

  392. Anonymous says

    May 15, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    This cake looks awsome!!<br /><br />I have one question: Can I make it with pasturized egg whites (want to use Organic Valley)??<br />Does that work for the frosting?<br /><br />Thanks!!<br />Julia

  393. Anonymous says

    May 18, 2012 at 12:49 am

    Hi, wondering if you have any advice for baking this in 8&quot; pans? Will it change things much? Should I adjust the time or anything? Can&#39;t wait to try it!

  394. Anonymous says

    May 21, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    Such a beautiful cake! I&#39;m soooooo gonna make this for my b-day!

  395. Anonymous says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:56 am

    Nice Cake it soo cool

  396. Anonymous says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:57 am

    awesome cake

  397. Eileen and Brad's World says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    This is such a beautiful cake! I am making it for my twin boys&#39; 2nd birthday next week. Do you think I could use seven minute frosting in place of the SMB? I am in South Africa and our butter is a lot yellower than the US butter, and I don&#39;t have access to the wilton white icing coloring recommended below. I was thinking 7 minute frosting could be a good white substitute, but I am not

  398. Julia says

    May 28, 2012 at 11:40 am

    I absolutely need to make this cake! One question, though: Has anybody tried using food coloring POWDER? Or any general thoughts on that instead of gel?

  399. soh says

    May 28, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    thankyou for the awesome recipe. i do have one question.. is it necessary to use almond extract? cause going through other recipes, some of em require almond extract..thanks!:)

  400. Sophie says

    May 30, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    I just have to say I fell in love with this cake, because besides being so beautiful it is absolutely delicious! <br />I made the cake a couple of weeks ago (with nutella frosting miam!)but the colors weren&#39;t vibrating enough (I had liquid food coloring only). So here I am ready to test it once again (with powder coloring) and hoping it will turn out just as gorgeous as yours πŸ™‚ Although I

  401. Hazel says

    May 31, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Made this cake for my sister&#39;s 12th birthday. Everyone loved it. Yes. EVERYONE!! I just love your white cake recipe. It&#39;s my go-to recipe ever since. Thank you!! x

  402. Ash n Tim says

    June 4, 2012 at 4:53 am

    I simply couldn&#39;t wait to make this cake! Here is my stab at it for my son&#39;s 1st birthday: <br />http://hatchingsmiles.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/rainbow-cake.html<br />I hope you don&#39;t mind I credited you and linked to here on there as well. Thank you for the inspiration!

  403. LeighG says

    June 11, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    It may be several years later, but thank you so much for this recipe and the awesome how-to on the buttercream! I&#39;ve never made a layer cake or buttercream but they both turned out amazing for my daughter&#39;s 3rd birthday party this last weekend πŸ™‚

  404. Jenni says

    June 19, 2012 at 7:33 am

    hi Kaitlin,<br /><br />I baked this rainbow cake the other day n it&#39;s so yummy! thanks for sharing this great recipe. <br /><br />My question is that when we make the swiss meringue buttercream, Can we beat the butter first n then gradually add to the egg white? because I found my frosting isn&#39;t as white as white yours after I add the butter.

  405. live sports says

    June 29, 2012 at 9:16 am

    nice pics

  406. Holly_Jane says

    July 9, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    it doesnt say how many eggs?

  407. Hypo Chef says

    July 11, 2012 at 11:25 pm

    This recipe is Great i have just made it!!! :0

  408. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2012 at 12:14 am

    Just made this cake for my daughter&#39;s 3rd birthday. It definitely took brain power, but looked amazing!! Thanks!

  409. Annebelles says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:35 am

    Hi Whisk-Kid,<br />I am planning on making this for my daughters 2nd birthday and was wondering if I could make it with a white chocolate mud cake or if it would be too heavy?<br />Really cool idea for a cake! <br />Thank you!<br />Anne

  410. Fitness Food And Style says

    July 17, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    This turned out amazing for my 2 year olds rainbow party!!! Thanks a bunch for your creativity. You&#39;re the best Kaitlin xxDani

  411. Agnieszka "Angela" Hugle says

    July 27, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    I&#39;m pretty sure this is a preference but I found the cake and cream way too sweet. Half amount of the sugar would have been enough for my taste. How would you recommend adjusting this recipe when using only 1/2 of the sugar?

  412. Awesome Amy says

    July 28, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    I just made a blue gradient cake – not as fancy looking as that one.. But it&#39;s still cute! :)<br />Check it out on my blog:<br /><a href="http://awesomeamy-ablogaboutnothing.blogspot.com/2012/07/fantastic-weekend.html&quot; rel="nofollow">A Blog About Nothing</a>

  413. Arum Prasasti says

    August 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    I&#39;ve baked rainbow cake yesterday and the whole family loooveeeee it ! thank you for the recipe ;)))

  414. soya says

    August 10, 2012 at 10:53 am

    Oh wow. This is really not a surprise this picture is kind of famous on pinterest!

  415. Muhammad Atif says

    August 11, 2012 at 8:44 am

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  416. biglietti juventus says

    August 11, 2012 at 8:54 am

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  417. biglietti juventus says

    August 11, 2012 at 9:06 am

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    August 11, 2012 at 9:08 am

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  419. Tash says

    August 16, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    This cake look beautiful – with definitley bake it for my daughters birthday and review it on my blog πŸ˜€ x

  420. Fiorella Alessandra Saco Arizola says

    August 23, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    hello!<br />First of all congrats on the cake because it&#39;s really beautiful! <br />The thing is i wanna make this cake for my boyfriend&#39;s birthday but he doesn&#39;t like much sweet desserts and he prefers moist cakes. On the other hand, he loves cheese, so I was wondering if it would build well with a cream cheese frosting. I know that swiss meringue buttercream is less sweeter than

  421. Fiorella says

    August 23, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    Hello!<br />First of all congrats on the cake because it&#39;s really beautiful! <br />The thing is i wanna make this cake for my boyfriend&#39;s birthday but he doesn&#39;t like much sweet desserts and he prefers moist cakes. On the other hand, he loves cheese, so I was wondering if it would build well with a cream cheese frosting. I know that swiss meringue buttercream is less sweeter than

  422. Anonymous says

    August 26, 2012 at 7:42 am

    Hi Whisk Kid,<br /><br />This cake is great! I only baked it yesterday for my brother&#39;s birthday and although only today we are going to cut it, it already tastes great (tasting during baking is essential). I am curious if it will look like yours. Though it is not as smooth and I needed even more buttercream than you suggested! <br />I have to say the recipe was easy to follow and I think it

  423. Jessica Rietveld says

    September 2, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Hi! <br /><br />I made this cake for my Dad&#39;s 65th birthday this weekend and everyone loved it!<br />Such a great recipe. Thanks! It&#39;s even appreciated in the Netherlands πŸ˜€

  424. moving help in tri-cities wa says

    September 14, 2012 at 12:12 pm

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  425. Autumn says

    September 18, 2012 at 2:13 am

    I just made this beautiful cake for my daughter&#39;s 10th birthday..can we say HUGE hit?! πŸ™‚ Thank you for such a lovely idea!!!!!

  426. Amanda says

    October 1, 2012 at 1:44 am

    Hi, just stopping by to say that I followed the recipe to a T and it turned out perfectly for my son&#39;s rainbow and balloon themed first birthday party. It was actually fairly easy as well; the most annoying part was washing and reusing 2 cake pans.

  427. Pinkys Cake says

    October 11, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    Hello!!! I made a cake like this!!!! And it was a successssss!!! The flavor perfect, yummi!!!!<br />It was my first time, I only changed the proportion of the ingredients, every one x 1.5 times.<br />You can see it in my page!!!!<br />http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=477217458978837&amp;set=a.406842379349679.98030.372467019453882&amp;type=1&amp;theater

  428. Anna van Leewen says

    October 12, 2012 at 11:08 am

    Hello,<br /><br />A message from the Netherlands, where I made this beautiful cake! I really loved it, so I decided to make it for my grandma&#39;s 85th birthday. But since the whole family would be there it had to be big enough and I also needed something that represented the grandchildren. I went a bit overboard I think, but since I&#39;m very proud of it, I just wanted to show the pictures:<br

  429. Anna van Leewen says

    October 12, 2012 at 11:18 am

    Hello,<br /><br />Sorry if this is the second time I post this message, the computer is not working with me…<br /><br />I was surfing on the web, to find a nice cake to make for my grandma&#39;s 85th birthday. And somehow I find this rainbow cake and it was love at first sight. So I decided to make this cake for the family gathering for my grandma&#39;s birthday. But since my family is very big

  430. Jenny Gordon says

    October 14, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Hi Caitlin, <br /> I just want to thank you for how clear your instructions were. I spent some quality time with your recipe and martha stewart video yesterday making this cake for my boyfriend&#39;s birthday. The cake layers were a total success and were so beautiful when layered together! The buttercream came out with a perfect frosting consistency, however I am confused about its taste. I&#

  431. Jenny Gordon says

    October 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    I would like to know if the buttercream normally has an extra-buttery flavor or if I may have made it incorrectly. The cake came out beautiful but I am left wondering why the frosting was more like flavored butter than frosting.

  432. Miisa says

    November 7, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    I searched for a cake to make to for my daughters birthday. When she saw this pic she said that she want&#39;s this! Sp I&#39;ll be doing a rainbow cake for my 5-yea-old πŸ™‚ Well I love how it looks too!

  433. Rosalinda says

    November 26, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    Hi, your blog is awesome and the rainbow cake amazing. <br />I started making it last night (will finish tonight)but for some reason the batter baked uneven and, sort of, bubbled in some areas…(??) is it because I used a cake mix or because is only 1 cup of batter?? I was dissapointed since my cake won&#39;t be leveled πŸ™ And, I can&#39;t even level it by slicing since the layers are so thin…

  434. Lee says

    November 27, 2012 at 12:26 am

    Hello! I noticed these posts are quite old, so hoping you are still around to read this. I plan on giving this cake a whirl in a few days for a birthday. I also read the tutorial on the buttercream icing and the instructions here. I saw that the first set of icing instructions are for a crumb and fill. Then the second batch for the true icing. So I will be correct in making both batches, right?<

  435. oliepants says

    January 3, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    I made this for my birthday, and it was a showstopper for sure. And the taste is magnificent too.<br /><br />http://oliepants.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/turning-30-turned-up-rainbows-cake/

  436. Anonymous says

    January 4, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    Hi, I have a question about the swiss meringue buttercream: how long can you keep it before use? I&#39;d like to make it on wednesday and use it on saturday, is it possible?<br />Thanks

  437. Anonymous says

    January 16, 2013 at 7:13 am

    This cake is fabulous!! I can&#39;t wait to try the recipe, series&#39;s meringue buttercream is the best and that cake looks so moist! Thanks for

  438. Anonymous says

    January 31, 2013 at 2:24 am

    Maybe in a parallel universe…. in my next lifetime… πŸ™ Just had a fail. Nothing to do with the recipe, etc. etc just that the layers turned out to be horrible. i baked 3 and stopped. Twas not meant to be. Thank god I didn&#39;t get as far as the miringe…

  439. SZ says

    February 11, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    Hi Kaitlin <br />I read your recipe for the Rainbow Cake and I am not sure I understood the frosting part clearly…<br /><br />At the Buttercream section you have 2 sets of ingredients (one &quot;to fill and crumb coat&quot; and one &quot;to frost&quot;), but one recipe to follow.<br /><br />What you mean is that you make each frosting seperately but use the same recipe for both?<br />And when

  440. Tracey says

    March 11, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    Hi!Can i use cake flour instead?If yes how much should i use?Thanks!

  441. julian rademacher says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:32 am

    I made this one for my wifes 30th. <br />Since i only had one baking form it took me some time but it was well worth it.<br />Great recipe, easy to follow. And the swiss meringue buttercream is just awesome.<br />Thanks.

  442. Laura says

    March 18, 2013 at 9:11 pm

    Hi Kaitlin,<br /><br />I made the rainbow cake! Your buttercream tutorial was invaluable, although mine came out a bit different to yours!! <br /><br />Weighing everything (mixture and filling) seemed to be the secret!<br /><br />Thanks so much for the recipe.<br /><br />I wrote about it here and took lots of pictures:<br /><br /><a href="http://meanmuncher.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/

  443. Laura says

    March 19, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    Hi Kaitlin!<br /><br />I made this cake for my birthday (a bit selfish!) and it turned out great! The Swiss Meringue Buttercream tutorial you did was sooo helpful, although my icing came out a little bit yellow – still looked good though!<br /><br />Thanks so much for inventing this! The BBC&#39;s magazine called Good Food here in the UK has a version of this cake on its front cover this month.

  444. Laura says

    March 19, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Hi Kaitlin!<br /><br />I made this cake for my birthday (a bit selfish!) and it turned out great! The Swiss Meringue Buttercream tutorial you did was sooo helpful, although my icing came out a little bit yellow – still looked good though!<br /><br />Thanks so much for inventing this! The BBC&#39;s magazine called Good Food here in the UK has a version of this cake on its front cover this month.

  445. Squishy H says

    June 4, 2013 at 11:19 pm

    Hi Whisk Kid,<br />I made this cake for my daughter&#39;s birthday 2 years ago and considering she doesn&#39;t normally eat cake, it went down very quickly. It was an enormous success! She has asked for it again this year and am baking it for her again tomorrow. I only wish that my icing was as white as yours. Maybe Australian butter is more yellow? Anyway, please don&#39;t ever stop blogging or

  446. The Sleepy Owl says

    June 21, 2013 at 9:20 am

    Hello, Can I ask how did you get the buttercream so white, without using shortening? <br /><br />Thanks so much

  447. Dalif says

    June 23, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    This is an old post, but I recently stumbled across it, and were so fascinated with the concept, I had to try it out myself. Thanks for the inspiration, it was a hoot to make! <br /><br />Details can be found here: <br />http://totallywhatevs.blogspot.dk/2013/06/the-epic-rainbow-cake-extravaganza.html

  448. The Sleepy Owl says

    July 9, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Can I ask how you got such a white SMBC? Mine usually ends up yellow tinged?<br /><br />Thanks so much

  449. Josie says

    August 16, 2013 at 5:08 am

    I just made this cake, and it turned out as promised! The colors were beautiful and vibrant (I used &quot;Wilton&#39;s Icing Colors&quot; which is a food color gel). <br /><br />I made the frosting the first day. I didn&#39;t want a ton of frosting so I used the entire 9 egg white recipe above and halved the 5 egg white recipe. I made them together so I wouldn&#39;t have to go through the

  450. sarahelizabethgeorge says

    August 31, 2013 at 12:29 am

    Best recipe I&#39;ve ever used !!! I made this, took a picture of it, posted in on facebook, and in less than 2 hours, people had booked a slice of the cake for themselves that I barely had any to give to my family anymore πŸ™‚

  451. tartinemaple says

    October 12, 2013 at 6:35 am

    I made it last week-end for my daughter, it was amazing!!! I just wrote a blog post about it today, I was so inspired to share it! Thank you for a great cake! Will do it again for sure! http://tartinemaple.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/rainbow-cake/

  452. eian says

    November 11, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    hello, I have my friends birthday coming this saturday, I had question. when you said 2 stick butter (226g) that means 226g x 2? or is it 226g only? Because in europe we only had butter is already pack with 226g

  453. eian says

    November 11, 2013 at 7:10 pm

    Hello, i wanted to make this cake for my friend birthday party, when you say 2 stick (226g), is that means 226g x 2? because in europa we not say stick but all the butter already pack to 226g.

  454. eian says

    November 12, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    Hello, i wanted to make this cake for my friend birthday party, when you say 2 stick (226g), is that means 226g x 2? because in europa we not say stick but all the butter already pack to 226g.

  455. HD says

    December 12, 2013 at 12:25 am

    Hi, I love your cake. its so beautiful. Definitely taste good too. I made two layered cake similar process and it tasted great. It took me 5 hrs. I m going to make this for my daughters 9th birthday party on this Saturday. Pls wish me luck. <br />Can you pls tell me the sugar you used is it granulated sugar or icing sugar or caster sugar?<br /><br />Thanks a lot.

  456. Himalee Dimantha says

    December 12, 2013 at 12:29 am

    Hi, I love your cake. its so beautiful. Definitely taste good too. I made two layered cake similar process and it tasted great. It took me 5 hrs. I m going to make this for my daughters 9th birthday party on this Saturday. Pls wish me luck. <br />Can you pls tell me the sugar you used is it granulated sugar or icing sugar or caster sugar?<br /><br />Thanks a lot.

  457. Himalee Dimantha says

    December 12, 2013 at 12:31 am

    Hi, I love your cake. its so beautiful. Definitely taste good too. I made two layered cake similar process and it tasted great. It took me 5 hrs. I m going to make this for my daughters 9th birthday party on this Saturday. Pls wish me luck. <br />Can you pls tell me the sugar you used is it granulated sugar or icing sugar or caster sugar?<br /><br />Thanks a lot.

  458. S. Fuster says

    March 23, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    Hey,<br /><br /> a friend gave me a rainbow cake recipe similar to yours. If you want to have a look, please go to this link:<br /><br /> http://tierradenadiedesierta.blogspot.com.es

  459. shelly says

    April 6, 2014 at 3:43 am

    I am cooking the 6 colorful layers as I type this. My son is coming home for his birthday (30th), and jokingly requested a rainbow cake! Lol! Won&#39;t he be surprised!!

  460. Meow Opre says

    August 10, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    Friends are like brothers and sister found outside our home πŸ˜€ so these heartfelt message and birthday wishes for friend like this will surely make them happy. I myself can&#39;t let their big day pass without my warm greetings. Thanks for sharing your sweetness. :)<br />God bless always! <br />Regards,<br />Meow<br /><a href="http://meowchie.snydle.com/birthday-wishes-for-friend.html&quot; rel="

  461. Meow Opre says

    August 10, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    Friends are like brothers and sister found outside our home πŸ˜€ so these heartfelt message and birthday wishes for friend like this will surely make them happy. I myself can&#39;t let their big day pass without my warm greetings. Thanks for sharing your sweetness. :)<br />God bless always! <br />Regards,<br />Meow<br /><a href="http://meowchie.snydle.com/birthday-wishes-for-friend.html&quot; rel="

  462. thehootingpost says

    September 30, 2014 at 7:38 am

    WOW, this looks really nice and you make it look so easy. I&#39;ve to try my hands on a rainbow cake soon! Looking to bake a cake for my husband&#39;s birthday next week… this is going into my list! :P<br /><br />-Dee

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