By Garima Johar
June 1, 2025
Celebrate this Pride Month with a cake that has all colours of the rainbow. Here is an easy recipe that you can follow to make the layered rainbow cake the centrepiece of your celebration of love.
Cake Layers: 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups sugar 2.5 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter 1 cup egg whites 1.5 cups buttermilk 2 tablespoons oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Gel food colouring Vanilla Buttercream: 1 cup butter 3 cups sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3-4 tablespoons milk
Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Whisk eggs, butter, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract. Add the dry ingredients and make a smooth batter.
Divide the batter into five equal parts. Add a few drops of gel food colour to each portion.
Pour each coloured batter into separate baking pans and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Whisk butter, powdered sugar, and salt. Stir in vanilla extract and milk to make the buttercream.
Stack each cake layer on top of each other with buttercream in the middle. Cover the entire cake with the frosting.
Refrigerate for at least half an hour. Decorate with rainbow sprinkles and serve.