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Pastel rainbow cake

This cake has made me so proud! It has put a smile on my face every time I passed it by and people have commented so kindly on it that all the effort and backache that went into it were worth it. Not least of all it was declared by Maya, the birthday girl (7), her new favourite cake, because she loved the taste of it too. This cake is both incredibly pretty and delicious. Rainbow cake slice Now, for details. I made the white cake recipe called Parfect Party Cake by Dorie Greenspan in Baking : From My Home to Yours . Because I do not like to waste, I used the leftover egg yolks to make a half recipe of yellow cake from The Joy of Cooking for the yellow and orange layers. Pastel rainbow cake, unadorned White and yellow cake concepts are American. White cake using only egg whites and yellow cake, well, you've guessed by now. I added a hint of vanilla to everything, the icing is similar to Billy's vanilla buttercream , which I have used successfully before on cupc...