Lisa Lisa made this Rainbow Explosion Cake for my granddaughter Addie’s 10th birthday.Birthday cakes come in all sizes, colors and shapes. My granddaughter wanted this Rainbow Explosion Cake after seeing the signature confection made by The Flour Shop in New York.
So Lisa, her mother, decided to make one herself from an online recipe. She modified it slightly, using her favorite cake recipe and butter cream icing rather than the called for cream cheese icing. Addie requested that the sides be left un-iced. Good idea! It leaves the colors visible even before the cake is cut.
The cake layers look like a Pantone color chart.
Lisa made the 6 cake layers ahead and froze them for transport to the farm for Addie’s party.
Butter is Tom and Lisa’s 17-year old pug and kitchen “watch dog,” that is, she “watches” for any crumbs that might fall her way.
Just two more layers to go . . .
Success!
Coco adds sprinkles to her sister’s birthday cake.
Ta-dah!! A Rainbow Explosion Cake perfect for a kids’ party.
Lisa arranges wildflowers for the birthday table.
Addie joins in the singing of Happy Birthday. Well, why not.
When cut, the cake “explodes” with candy sprinkles. Actually, it more like a gentle tumble from the hollow center of the cake.
During these fat-fearing, sugar-scary times, it’s best not to eat such a confection too often. But you’re only ten once. 🙂
