Set of 3 Cattleya Orchid Stainless Steel Cutters - CO220

Rainbow Cake

Ingredients:

Recipe for sponge each colour:

150g butter or margarine at room temperature
150g caster sugar
150g self raising flour
3 medium eggs
1-2 tsp food colour

Vanilla Buttercream:

500g butter at room temperature
800g icing sugar, sifted
1-2 tsp vanilla flavour

Method:

Step 1

Preheat oven to 160ºC / 180ºC fan/Gas Mark 3. Place butter and sugar into a bowl and beat until light, fluffy and pale in colour.

Step 2

Add eggs and flour and combine all the ingredients together. Slowly add the food colour and mix to achieve the desired shade.

Step 3

Pour cake mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 30-35 minutes until well risen and firm to touch.

Step 4

Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack. Leave to cool.

Step 5

Repeat the process for the remaining colours.

Step 6

Beat the the butter, sifted icing sugar and vanilla flavour together until smooth to make the buttercream.

Step 7

Trim and level your cakes. Layer each colour using buttercream.

Step 8

Coat the cake with the remaining buttercream.

Step 9

Decorate and enjoy! Tag @pmecake so we can see your amazing cakes!

Tip 1

To avoid a wonky cake, make sure your layers are neatly trimmed. For a straight top use a cake leveller and for the sides place a cake board slightly smaller than the cake and trim off the cake crust using a serrated knife!

Tip 2

Test bake your colours with a cupcake to help you decide on a shade of colour!

Rainbow Cheese Cake

Cheesecake Base:

200g Digestives
150g Butter, Melted

Cheesecake Mix:

600g Cream Cheese
150g Icing Sugar
500g Double Cream
400g White Chocolate

Step 1

Crush biscuits and mix in melted butter, Pour into 8” loosebottom/springform tin and press firmly into an even layer.

Step 2

Melt white chocolate and leave to cool slightly.

Combine Melted Chocolate & Cream Cheese Mixture

Step 3

Mix together cream cheese and icing sugar until combined. Add in the melted chocolate to the cream cheese mixture.

Add Double Cream & Mix Till Thick & Creamy

Step 4

Slowly pour in double cream whilst mixing so it gets whisked in until thick and creamy.

Stpe 5

Divide mixture into seven bowls and colour using the rainbow kit.

Pour Coloured Mixtures On Top Of Each Other Freezing Between Adding Layers