Rainbow Cake

@sishy7 (27167)
Australia
November 17, 2017 12:55pm CST
# 95 Isn’t that a great looking cake or what? There are 5 layers of bright-colored sponge cake making up this Rainbow Cake. The colors are purple, blue, green, orange, and red. The delicate icing decorating the cake also has the same colors as the cake but in a more pastel or softer shades. The design is quite simple yet pretty. The cream in between each layer of the soft sponge cake is a mixture of custard and mascarpone cream. It has also a slight taste of lemon juice. The cake has just the right amount of sweetness. Even the icing is soft and not too sweet on its own. The whole cake is soft and creamy with each bite – it has a delicious combination of sweet, only slightly sour, and creamcheese-like taste (not cheesy). The only chocolate in the cake is the Happy Birthday tag on it… Even that is white chocolate which, being lacking in cocoa powder, some people do not consider it as chocolate. But a thought came to mind as I looked back to this cake… Obviously the cake was bought not for the same reason but wouldn’t this be a perfect cake to celebrate the ‘Yes’ result of Australians vote for the same-sex marriage?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
17 Nov 17
The cake is very aptly named the Rainbow cake.Though I have heard about it,never got the chance to taste it. Very very attractive cake.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Yes, I think most of the efforts to make it was on the multiple-colored layers...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
19 Nov 17
@JudyEv Oh yes, I know marble cake... The mixture of the different colored dough gives it the marble look...
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Nov 17
We used to make a rainbow cake but it was a bit different. We'd make a basic cake dough, divide it into three, colour one red and one green then put spoonsful of the different colour in the baking tin. Actually I've just remembered it was called a 'marble' cake rather than a 'rainbow' cake.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Nov 17
I'd wolf down a chunk o'that too!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
17 Nov 17
Between you and Shadi the cake will be gone in one go...
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Nov 17
@sishy7 Connoisseurs, obviously
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
17 Nov 17
It look really tasty. I would eat half of it in one go
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
17 Nov 17
The cake did go rather quickly when we had it... I think because it was so soft and light... Even with the 5 layers, it was really easy to finish up a big slice of the cake...
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
17 Nov 17
@sishy7 and because it melts in your mouth too. I suppose I would have the whole thing then
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
17 Nov 17
@Madshadi pgn took the other half already... Not even 15 minutes after I posted this, it's all gone...
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Nov 17
That looks SOOO good and a great description that makes it even more tempting. And you're right - the ideal cake for the current situation in Australia.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Ah, I'm glad the description could add more to what's shown in the picture... I'm just not good with words and being descriptive...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
21 Nov 17
@DaddyEvil Oh, you're terrible... Good thing no one said that to me (it's something that I think, myself) so I won't need to tell them all that... Anyway, I've been told that I need to shorten my description before - something like telling me 'simple is better' which I don't mind and perhaps even agree... But I just can't help it that sometimes I just go round and round and round with my words or sentences...
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@DaddyEvil (137461)
• United States
21 Nov 17
@sishy7 Dearheart, I have two comments to make here... I deleted over half of my original comment here. I was mad/upset that someone might say something like that to you, but didn't want you to think I was directing those emotions at you. (You would have laughed, I think, but am not sure, so deleted it. I also offered to do the rolling, turning and shoving, if that person needed help with it. ) The other comment is actually a question and my own opinion about this... Have you ever noticed me cutting anything I am talking about short in an attempt to improve what I've said? (Other than where I just admitted to deleting part of a comment to avoid offending you.) I seriously doubt that you have. The more detail/description given normally increases the readers comprehension of what we are trying to help them see.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Nov 17
I will accept a slice of that cake.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
There's one already cut for you there... Help yourself...
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
My friend made a cake very similar to this for her daughters birthday party. It looked very cool.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
I think it's so cool to be able to make a rainbow cake!
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
17 Nov 17
I love it! Looks so good
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• Germany
20 Nov 17
@sishy7 Yes and the icing looks so tasty to me
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Pretty cake, right?
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@rebelann (112959)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Nov 17
That cake sounds good and really does look pretty.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
The bright colors of the layers made a different... Probably would look just plain if I didn't cut the cake to show that in the picture...
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@rebelann (112959)
• El Paso, Texas
18 Nov 17
I'd love to try that cake someday @sishy7 it isn't too sweet is it?
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
@rebelann The cakes from the bakery where I got it from always have just the slightest taste of sweetness...
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
18 Nov 17
i've seen rainbow cakes here, too, but haven't tasted one. i don't know if it will taste the same as you described, but i really y like that yours has a lemony taste. the problem with me is if any dessert or snack isn't sweet enough, i'd keep eating it until i'm stuffed!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Yes, this one is so soft and light you would probably not realize that you have eaten a good portion of the cake in one sitting...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
@hereandthere The sponge cake in this cake may be in different colors but they all tasted the same soft and fluffy... I first tested it if they would taste different by eating one color at a time... But nope, they tasted the same...
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• Philippines
18 Nov 17
@sishy7 now, if you gave me anything that's double or triple chocolate, i won't be able to finish it.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
18 Nov 17
This is a great looking cake, even if I am not a fan of artificial colorants.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Yes, with bright and sharp colors the way the layers have, it's hard to imagine there was no artificial colors involved.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
19 Nov 17
@sishy7 It's impossible to create those colors without using artificial colors. You can do this at home, but it takes a lot of time to extract the colors from the vegetables.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 17
Chocolate has always been my favorite when it comes to cakes but that one in the picture looks yummy!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
It should be easy to guess this cake was for my son who does not like chocolate...
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 17
@sishy7 Oh I honestly don't know what my life would be like without chocolate.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
18 Nov 17
What a beautiful cake. It reminds me of The Wizard of Oz, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
It does, right? Maybe because of the multiple layers, this cake seemed taller that the other cakes in the shop...
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
17 Nov 17
Looks nice. Wouldnt eat it though
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
It's good to take a picture of... I understand, you only like yellow cake if I'm not mistaken, no? I'm surprised yellow wasn't one of the colors for the layers... They should make it 6 layers with yellow between the orange and the green, ha!
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
18 Nov 17
@sishy7 yellow, yup.
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18 Nov 17
Hahaha.. Really nice.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Don't you want a piece?
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
19 Nov 17
@TheInvisibleMan You have to help yourself with whatever left there...
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18 Nov 17
@sishy7 Oh, yeah! Bring it!
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@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Nov 17
We just saw a video on Facebook on how to make a rainbow and clouds cake like a couple days ago . . . lots of work but the results are too cute - yummy and so colorful! And I agree . . . it's the perfect cake to celebrate the vote!
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@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Nov 17
@sishy7 Oh yah, it's a lot of work! I'm not so good at making even layers even on a 2 layer cake, so I'd rather go buy it from a bakery who knows exactly what they're doing .
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
The different colors of layers require a lot of work, no?
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
18 Nov 17
yes, that is one delicious looking cake indeed And I think rainbow is the color for that celebration too
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
19 Nov 17
@sishy7 yes, i remember when it was the time of pride, even facebook had this option of rainbow-ing? your profile picture
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
It has become a symbol of the LGBT community, right?
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
18 Nov 17
Those are very trendy at the moment. When I was little my Mum used to make me a three-layer birthday cake, one layer plain sponge (yellow), one layer pink and one chocolate layer, I thought it was terrific!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
That must be a terrific cake indeed! It reminds me of a Neapolitan ice cream though which normally has vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate flavored layers...
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
18 Nov 17
@sishy7 That used to be such a special treat as a child!
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
18 Nov 17
Oh my that is so colorful and so yummy, I can eat more of that cake.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
It's so soft and light too... I think you can easily eat a big piece of that cake.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
19 Nov 17
@ilocosboy Not as melting, but yeah, it's leaning toward that...
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
18 Nov 17
just like a marshmallow.
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@YrNemo (20255)
18 Nov 17
A beautiful cake there!
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Colorful layers made it such a pretty cake...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
@YrNemo I have no idea...
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@YrNemo (20255)
18 Nov 17
@sishy7 What is the % of eating that cake and not having any allergic reaction to food dyes used in the creams (I am wondering!) ?
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@Teekaaa (11580)
• India
18 Nov 17
What a wow!!! It's so nice..
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Thank you! Wish I can share it with you...
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
19 Nov 17
@Teekaaa Yes, really...
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@Teekaaa (11580)
• India
18 Nov 17
@sishy7 oh... really
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