Rainbow Angel Birthday Cake

Name: Rainbow Angel Birthday Cake
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker® white angel food cake mix; 12 servings Red, yellow and green liquid food colors; 12 squares candy fruit chews; 1 teaspoon grated lemon or orange peel; 237 milliliters Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 1-lb container); 296 milliliters cold water

Rainbow Angel Birthday Cake is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly dessert. One serving contains 218 calories, 2g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of angel food cake mix, rich & creamy vanilla frosting, orange peel, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Birthday. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours.

Instructions

Move oven rack to lowest position (remove other racks).

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Oven

Heat oven to 350°F. In extra-large glass or metal bowl, beat cake mix, water and lemon peel with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minute.

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Lemon Peel

Cake Mix

Water

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Oven

Divide batter evenly among 3 bowls. Gently stir 6 to 8 drops of one food color into each of the batters.

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Food Color

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Bowl

Pour red batter into ungreased 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan. (Do not use fluted tube cake pan or 9-inch angel food pan or batter will overflow.) Spoon yellow batter over red batter. Spoon green batter over top.

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Cake Form

Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Do not underbake. Immediately turn pan upside down onto glass bottle until cake is completely cool, about 2 hours. Run knife around edges of cake; remove from pan to serving plate.

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Knife

Frying Pan

Spoon 1/2 cup of the frosting into microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High about 15 seconds or until frosting can be stirred smooth and is thin enough to drizzle. (Or spoon frosting into 1-quart saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until thin enough to drizzle.)

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Frosting

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Microwave

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Drizzle over cake.

Place remaining frosting in decorating bag with writing tip. Pipe a ribbon and bow on each candy square to look like a wrapped package. Arrange packages on top of cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

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Frosting

Candy