Purple Ombre Layer Cake

Name: Purple Ombre Layer Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 3 egg whites, room temperature; 8 servings Betty Crocker® purple neon gel food color; 0 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 158 milliliters water; 2 boxes Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix

Purple Ombre Layer Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 633 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have salt, cake mix, vanilla, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray four 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour.

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Baking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Make cake batter as directed on boxes. Divide batter equally among 4 bowls.

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Bowl

Add food color to make 4 different shades of the same color.

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Food Color

Pour batter into pans.

Bake and cool as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds.

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Oven

In 2-quart saucepan, heat sugar and water to boiling. Cook to 245°F on candy thermometer.

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Candy

Sugar

Water

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Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat eggs whites, cream of tartar and salt with electric mixer on high speed until peaks form.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Reduce speed to low; slowly pour sugar syrup into egg whites. Increase speed to high; beat about 7 minutes or until sides of bowl are cool to the touch. Beat in vanilla.

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Simple Syrup