Welcome to the delectable world of lemon orange rainbow cake, where vibrant colors meet zesty citrus flavors in perfect harmony. This extraordinary cake is a symphony of tastes and textures, sure to tantalize your taste buds and delight your senses. As you embark on this culinary journey, we'll guide you through the process of creating this masterpiece, from gathering the finest ingredients to assembling and decorating this eye-catching treat. With each step, you'll discover the secrets to achieving the perfect balance of tangy citrus and sweet vanilla, while creating layers of colorful batter that will transform into a visual spectacle. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your oven, and let's embark on the adventure of baking the most vibrant and flavorful lemon orange rainbow cake you've ever tasted.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
LEMON ANGEL CAKE
In Grande Prairie, Alberta, Debbie Segate relies on tangy lemon pie filling and a few other ingredients to quickly dress up a store-bought angel food cake. "If there's time, I use a boxed mix to bake the cake," she adds.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Place pie filling in a bowl; fold in whipped cream., Cut cake into two horizontal layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with 1 cup lemon mixture. Top with a second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining lemon mixture. Chill for 15 minutes or until serving. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 202mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
LEMON & ORANGE CAKE
This citrus centrepiece has a secret ingredient that gives the cake a lovely texture, yet makes it gluten- and wheat-free
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Treat
Time 1h15m
Yield Cuts into 10 slices
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, then gradually beat in the eggs, one by one. Fold in the flour, baking powder, mashed potato, zests and juices. Scrape into the tin and level the top. Bake for 45 mins until golden and a skewer poked in comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then move to a wire rack.
- Sift the icing sugar, then mix in enough of the lemon juice to make a stiff, but still runny icing. Spread over the cake so it dribbles down the sides a little. Add some chocolate eggs, if using. Leave until the icing has set, then slice and serve. Delicious with a dollop of natural yogurt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 497 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 71 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 45 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.68 milligram of sodium
RAINBOW CITRUS CAKE
Tri-colored cake with a lemon layer, lime layer and an orange layer. The filling is a lemon curd and the frosting is orange.
Provided by HILARY2000
Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes
Time 2h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing until each egg is incorporated; stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Divide batter into 3 bowls.
- In the first bowl, stir in lemon zest and yellow food coloring; pour into prepared pan. In the second bowl, stir in orange zest and orange food coloring; pour into second prepared pan. In the last bowl, stir in the lime zest and green food coloring; pour into third prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake layer comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- Assemble the cake: stack the layers together with the Lemon Filling in between the layers. Frost sides and top with Orange Cream Frosting. Refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433.6 calories, Carbohydrate 67.5 g, Cholesterol 64.4 mg, Fat 15.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 380.3 mg, Sugar 39.2 g
RAINBOW CAKE
This colorful layer cake from "Whisk Kid" blogger Kaitlin Flannery is ideal for a child's birthday party, or any time you want to make a big impression.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch-round six-layer cake
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush six 9-inch-round cake pans (or as many 9-inch cake pans as you have, reusing them as necessary) with shortening. Line bottom of each cake pan with parchment paper; brush again and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Slowly add egg whites and mix until well combined. Add vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Add flour mixture and milk in two alternating additions, beginning with the flour and ending with the milk. Mix until well combined.
- Divide batter evenly between six medium bowls. Add enough of each color of food coloring to each bowl, whisking, until desired shade is reached. Transfer each color to an individual cake pan. Transfer to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, about 15 minutes (working in batches if necessary).
- Remove cakes from oven and transfer to a wire rack; let cool for 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto a wire rack; re-invert and let cool completely.
- Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes to make level. Place four strips of parchment paper around perimeter of a serving plate or lazy Susan. Place the purple layer on the cake plate. Spread a scant 1 cup buttercream filling over the first layer with a small offset spatula so it extends just beyond edges. Repeat process with blue, green, yellow, and orange layers.
- Place the remaining red layer on top, bottom-side up. Gently sweep away any loose crumbs with a pastry brush. Using an offset spatula, cover the top and sides with a thin layer of frosting (also use any of the excess frosting visible between the layers). Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
- Using an offset spatula, cover cake again with remaining frosting.
RAINBOW LAYER CAKE
Fruity gelatin helps create the rainbow effect for this pretty cake. Lemon frosting is a nice and springy finishing touch. -Dawn Shackelford, Fort Worth, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of three greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions, substituting three whole eggs for egg whites. Divide evenly among three bowls. Stir one flavor of gelatin into each bowl until blended. Pour each into a prepared pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean., Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. , Freeze option: Wrap cooled cake layers in plastic wrap, then cover securely in foil; freeze. To use, thaw cakes before unwrapping. Assemble as directed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 444 calories, Fat 16g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 377mg sodium, Carbohydrate 72g carbohydrate (53g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
RAINBOW ANGEL CAKE
Simple food colors and candies create the wow for an easy-to-make cake.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Move oven rack to lowest position (remove other racks). Heat oven to 350°F. In extra-large glass or metal bowl, beat cake mix, water and lemon peel with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minute.
- Divide batter evenly among 3 bowls. Gently stir 6 to 8 drops of one food color into each of the batters. Pour red batter into ungreased 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan. (Do not use fluted tube cake pan or 9-inch angel food pan or batter will overflow.) Spoon yellow batter over red batter. Spoon green batter over top.
- Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Do not underbake. Immediately turn pan upside down onto glass bottle until cake is completely cool, about 2 hours. Run knife around edges of cake; remove from pan to serving plate.
- Spoon 1/2 cup of the frosting into microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High about 15 seconds or until frosting can be stirred smooth and is thin enough to drizzle. (Or spoon frosting into 1-quart saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until thin enough to drizzle.) Drizzle over cake.
- Place remaining frosting in decorating bag with writing tip. Pipe a ribbon and bow on each candy square to look like a wrapped package. Arrange packages on top of cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting), Sodium 370 mg, Sugar 35 g, TransFat 0 g
LEMON ORANGE RAINBOW CAKE
This is my brother-in-law's favorite cake. It is a very moist, light, and refreshing cake with a tropical punch flavor. Especially good on a hot day.
Provided by More Sunshine
Categories Dessert
Time 4h25m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, oil and water; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until it is very frothy.
- Add the cake mix and beat on low speed until just combined and then on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Pour into a greased 13x9 inch cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until wooden tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile dissolve Jell-O in boiling water in a small bowl. Add cold water.
- Gently prick cake with a fork by putting the fork in cake about three quarters of the way down and carefully pulling the cake back. While fork is still in cake, spoon about a tablespoon of the Jell-O in the prick mark. (You may find it easier to use a liquid measuring cup or a baster instead of spooning the Jell-O in.) Do this at 1/2 inch intervals over the whole cake.
- Pour remaining Jell-O over the cake.
- Chill, covered, at least 2 hours.
- Frost with Cool Whip.
- Chill, covered, another 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 520.6, Fat 26.3, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 64.5, Sodium 456.3, Carbohydrate 66.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 47.8, Protein 6.1
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start baking, make sure you have all the ingredients and tools you need. This will help you stay organized and ensure that you don't miss anything important.
- Follow the Recipe Carefully: Rainbow cakes can be a bit tricky to make, so it's important to follow the recipe carefully. Don't skip any steps or substitute ingredients, as this could affect the final outcome of your cake.
- Use Fresh Ingredients: The fresher your ingredients are, the better your cake will taste. If possible, use organic or locally-sourced ingredients for the best flavor.
- Don't Overmix the Batter: Overmixing the batter can make your cake tough and dense. Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined, then stop.
- Bake the Cake Evenly: To ensure that your cake bakes evenly, rotate the pan halfway through the baking time.
- Let the Cake Cool Completely: Before you frost the cake, let it cool completely. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
- Use a Sharp Knife to Cut the Cake: When you're ready to serve the cake, use a sharp knife to cut it into slices. This will help to prevent the cake from crumbling.
Conclusion:
Rainbow cakes are a beautiful and delicious treat that are perfect for any occasion. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make a rainbow cake at home. Just be sure to follow the recipe carefully, use fresh ingredients, and don't overmix the batter. With a little practice, you'll be able to make perfect rainbow cakes every time.
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