https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/rainbow-checkerboard-cake • Posted by SaburKitty
I have wanted to do this for awhile. It turned out great! for the first time I have ever made this. It's a homemade cake (not a box mix), I have found that helps with the food colorings cook time - being as homemade cake is dryer. I think the colors should be mixed up more, because it's hard to tell indigo from violet. I did Roygbiv, but for the 1st and 9th color I made Chocolate. The squares could be more square, but thats a batter amount per color thing...I think? It was my 1st attempt. lol The cake itself I made vanilla, but should have flavored it more because after food coloring it had no real vanilla taste of its own. So I made butter rum butter cream frosting :) It smelled and tasted great! :) Thanks for looking :)
I have wanted to do this for awhile. It turned out great! for the first time I have ever made this. It's a homemade cake (not a box mix), I have found that helps with the food colorings cook time - being as homemade cake is dryer. I think the colors should be mixed up more, because it's hard to tell indigo from violet. I did Roygbiv, but for the 1st and 9th color I made Chocolate. The squares could be more square, but thats a batter amount per color thing...I think? It was my 1st attempt. lol The cake itself I made vanilla, but should have flavored it more because after food coloring it had no real vanilla taste of its own. So I made butter rum butter cream frosting :) It smelled and tasted great! :) Thanks for looking :)
Checkerboard cake recipe is a Wiltons' scratch cake. This is also where you can get a cake form (see link for cooking instructions): http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Checkerboard-Cake-1 "Ingredients: 2 sticks butter or margarine softened 2 2/3 cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 4 ounces( 4 squares) semi-sweet chocolate melted" ~Wilton If not I was thinking maybe the form can be made by cookie cutters (size 2 1/2 inch for centre and 5 3/4 inch for middle ring) , by this process: DIY Cookie Cutters, Threadbanger Contest Entry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bap4Favn4kU
you will need 9 colours of dye. I used 6 and for the 1st and 9th I made cocoa powder (taste &) colour. Use gel or pigment and touch up any colours with liquid dyes.
Touch up dyes
Don't bother washing your measuring cups yet. 1)Leave ALL the batter un-coloured, Until you portion it out. [Approximately] Centre ring = 3 TBPs Middle ring = 3/4 cup Outer rint = 1 1/3 cup ...of the batter 2)"Portion" - Then Dye to tint wanted, Always remember batter cooks to a darker shade.
1)Spray oil the pan and all sides of the form Very Very well. 2)Dab off any running oil 3) Fill ONE (1) pan at a time, Outside ring 1st. 4) You will need to wash and dry the form for each pan - total 3.
Then fill Centre ring next. [Sorry the photos aren't in colour order :'( ]
Then fill the middle ring Last. Then Remove the ring form (and wash it). NOTE: To lift out form -- Turn the ring form like the steering wheel of a car -- left to right and back slightly while shaking like you have a cold and lifting straight upward...it sounds funny but the batter will stay in colour place better. I ..ahhh ...forgot to picture it before putting it in the oven but you get the idea from this shot.
Moments later Cake 1
Cake 2 (and a left overs cake)
Cake 3 and Cake 1 again - cooling 8)
1) Make your favorite white frosting, flavor with any clear coloured extract. 2)Be-careful of crumbs, while spreading a thin layer of frosting between each cake layer. (layer 1,2,3 Cake) 3)Frost the whole cake and decorate if you like. Thats it! :) hope my directions are good enough lol Thank you for reading :)