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Rainbow Sheet Cake

Jennifer Tirrell
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • Baking spray with flour
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups enriched bleached cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
  • Gel food coloring: red or pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple

Frosting

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • teaspoon kosher salt
  • Gel food coloring: red or pink, orange, and green

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
  • Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with baking spray and line with parchment paper; spray the parchment with baking spray.
  • Beat the softened butter in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy, about 30 seconds.
  • Gradually add the white sugar and beat until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating just until incorporated after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat until combined.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, beating on low speed just until combined after each addition.
  • Divide the batter equally between 6 small bowls.
  • Add one to two drops of food coloring to each bowl, tinting one bowl red or pink, one orange, one yellow, one green
Keyword Rainbow Sheet Cake