Rainbow Birthday Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole milk
• Assorted food coloring
• 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles
• 1/2 cup rainbow nonpareils

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with butter. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract.
4. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat until just combined.
5. Divide the batter into 6 separate bowls. Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl and mix until desired color is achieved.
6. Pour each color of batter into the prepared pan, spreading it out evenly. Sprinkle the top of the cake with rainbow sprinkles and rainbow nonpareils.
7. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
8. Allow the cake to cool completely before serving.

Interesting Facts

• Rainbow cakes have been around since the 1920s.
• The original recipe called for seven different colors, but now you can use as many as you’d like!
• Rainbow cakes are a great way to add a pop of color to any celebration.