Did you see the Rainbow Cake on Martha Stewart this week?

I was totally upset when I saw it and realized someone stole my idea.
http://iammommy.typepad.com/my_weblog/rainbow-cake/

Then I sorta remembered that I saw it on someone else's blog before I made it. Anyone know how long that bad boy has been around??

Anywho... I decided to try and make the 'all natural' version... using fruit to color the white cake. I had to add a little gel food coloring to the green and orange, but the rest is mostly natural.

http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/2010/04/mothers-day-garden-party.html

What do you think... super awesome totally food coloring laden Rainbow Cake??


Or the more natural muted version????

I like the natural version! It looks delish! Is that your blog? I really like it

Likes the super bright authentically colored rainbow one best, but the other is quite pretty as well.

Yes! Those are both my blogs. Thank you so much!!

I like the look of the bright one better. I do like the thought behind yours. If the two were side by side, I'd probably request a slice of each.

I like the look of the bright one better. I made one a couple of years ago for my daughter, found the directions here on cc. A bunch of people have made them. But I have never seen one colored with fruit, I bet it tastes really good.

I will have to do some more research and give credit where it is due!

I just went to your site and LOVE it! The set up with the natural rainbow cake is so beautiful. Your ideas are so fun and creative, I love how well you follow through with the theme of things...I have to bookmark your site! I am a fan.

Help! lol... I am a little confused. Last year for my friends wedding we ordered a rainbow cake. The cake was regular white cake. The rainbow part was the different colors and flavors of filling in each layer. I don't know the recipe but it was delish! Is there different kinds of rainbow cake?
Thanks

Rainbow Cake is awesooome!

Thank you so much bbmom!

Ivy383, I am not sure... I had not heard of that type of set up before... but it sounds super cool!

Teenz... LOVE your picture!!!

I did a rainbow cake for my daughter's birthday, it was Dora theme. I love the all natural one for an adult party, maybe a spring time bridal party and the bright food colored one for a kid's party. The natural one looks absolutely beautiful.

I did a rainbow cake for my son's birthday (penguin theme and he wanted rainbow cake, go figure). I like the bright colors, but the fruit flavors are a good idea, too. I did something like that with a Fourth of July cake a while back. My layers were strawberry, white chocolate and blueberry. Colored/flavored cakes are fun!

I don't know how long the idea has been around but I'm 49 and my grandmother use to make our birthday cakes this way. She was a big fan of food coloring I remember one St. Patrick's Day she made green mashed potatoes She use to put food color in her homeade ice cream as well.

Anyway, how long has the "idea" been around. Probably awhile

You have an amazing blog! I love the look of the natural rainbow cake, you can actually see some of the texture of the fruit...delicious!

So much has been done in the cake world that it's hard to tell "who did it first", but your cake is definitely amazing

Thank you so much for the kind words... you all are the best!

I know it was big back in the 1950s.

The 50's!! I love how hip our moms and grandmas are!!

I know when I was a kid (60's) it was considered sorta old fashioned, but a friend of mine just HAD to have one, much to her mothers annoyance. Her mom thought it was less than perfect, be we thought it was the coolest cake we'd ever seen, ok, so we were 7 at the time... I'm sure it was loaded w/food coloring!

I do like the natural one, for a springy, garden party type look, kids would probably prefer the brighter one.

I'm a 60's baby. Looks like I'm not the only one that got a rainbow cake. Like I said my grandmother did mine for me. My mother has never been a big fan of food coloring. I don't think I could have ever talked her into it.

i love the excitement and amazement of kids when you cut into their birthday cake and they see the rainbow of colors for the first time!!! As a newbie, i love to do kids cake because they are amazed by almost anything!!!

I will be trying your fruity rainbow cake recipe for one of the cakes I will be doing for my twins birthday party

I'm super excited and can't wait

I have been noticing a rise in rainbow cakes in the food blogshere. I am trying to put my finger on where the trend came from. 70's retro??

Whatever it is I love it! Brings me back to my childhood. I had rainbow everything.

Your colors are bright and yummy looking. I think if you muted them they would not be as fun or edible looking.

Great job! Love your blog - could I re-blog some of your stuff on mine?

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I wonder if all those flavors competed with each other? I do love the all natural idea.

manda2177, I've never heard of a grape cake; was the grape layer tasty?

I personally love the natural one... I like the natural, muted colors so much more, and of course I prefer the idea of natural over artificial whenever possible.

I think Jello might have started this in the early 1900's??? They offered recipies for their product and this was one of them. (In a simpler format though)

Dizzymaiden-Sure! Just send me a link! And the fruit layers complimented themselves SO wonderfullly... really... with the simple syrup it was all just sweet and yummy!

7yyrt... I really liked it!! The flavor is subtle... but distinct.

cocoscakes- Cant wait to see it!! Be sure to take lots of pictures!

Blessings!