Rainbow Layer Cake

Name: Rainbow Layer Cake
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 4 large eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups milk; Red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gel food coloring; 7 disposable baking pans

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups milk
Red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gel food coloring
7 disposable baking pans

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray disposable baking pans with nonstick spray.
2

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
3

Combine sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract in another bowl. Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed until ingredients are just combined.
4

Add half of flour mixture and half of milk to sugar mixture. Mix well. Repeat with second half of flour mixture and milk.
5

Divide batter evenly into 7 bowls. When adding food coloring to each bowl, start out with about 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. Add more as necessary. Pour cake batter into prepared pans. Bake in batches of two or three for 10-12 minutes, or until center has set and edges of cake slightly pull away from the pan. Let cake layers cool completely before frosting.