Rainbow Swirl Cake

This cake is easy to make and fun to eat- perfect for birthdays or any colorful celebration. Frosted simply with white butterceram and decorated with rainbow non pereils your guests will have no idea what is in store for them when they cut into this cake.

Ingredients:
• yellow or white cake batter, divided
• gel food dye (I use Americolor)
• buttercream frosting

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Step 1: Rainbow Swirl Cake Step 1

Prepare your cake batter as you normally would and divide into however many sections that you would like. I used a boxed yellow cake mix for this particular cake.

susanchen2011 says: Sep 25, 2012. 11:22 PM

It looks very nice.

monsoon0203 says: Jul 16, 2012. 9:02 AM

This turned out wonderfully for my friend's birthday :)

MCUman says: Jun 25, 2012. 7:59 PM

A friend did this for her son's birthday over this last weekend. It was the HIT of the party. Eveyone was amazed at the colors. She did use the Americolor gels. So from her, BIG endorsement! And an equally big, THANK YOU!!!

shootr says: Jun 9, 2012. 8:36 PM

This was so cool! Me and my daughter made cupcakes today for my stepdaughter. Came out great and was a lot of fun! Thanks!

HollyMann says: May 28, 2012. 2:29 AM

I love the colors! Beautiful~

inkatrinaskitchen (author) says: May 28, 2012. 5:59 PM

Thank you!!

saramwrap says: May 27, 2012. 11:24 PM

Lovely! That would be quite a surprise!

Depending on what colors you use, and how much of each... the surprise may also continue a couple of days later. ;)

inkatrinaskitchen (author) says: May 28, 2012. 5:59 PM

You are hilarious :)

Beergnome says: May 27, 2012. 2:39 PM

Many years ago, when I was the cook at a summer camp, I would pull this trick when ever one of the kids was having a birthday.
a real special treat and the kids loved it!

inkatrinaskitchen (author) says: May 27, 2012. 8:21 PM

What an awesome treat!

LOLRECONLOL says: May 26, 2012. 7:09 PM

I followed my first instructable on here, and here it is! Didn't have the gel color, so just used traditional food coloring. Thanks for the great recipe!