2020-03-01 The Australian Womens Weekly Food

PHOTOGRAPHER

LOUISE LISTER

STYLIST

OLIVIA BLACKMORE

RAINBOWLAYERCAKE

EQUIPMENT

2 x 20cmroundcakepans

CAKE

4 x 440gpacketsvanillacakemix

Violet,celestialblue,mintgreen,

lemonyellow,orangeandred

foodcolourings(seeaboveright)

CREAMCHEESEICING

1.5kgsoftenedPHILADELPHIA

CreamCheese

300gsoftenedbutter

2kgicingsugar,sifted

DECORATIONS

20 sugar−freefruitdrops

Whitechocolate−coveredfingerbiscuits

Assortedlollies(seenotes)

1 Preheatovento160°C/140°Cfan.

Greasecakepans;linebasesandsides

withbakingpaper.

2 Makecake mixaccordingtopacket

directions.Measure1⅓cupsmixturefor

eachcakelayerintoeightseparatebowls.

Tinteachcakemixture portion(seeabove

rightforcakecolourratio).

3 Workingwithtwocolouredcakelayers

ata time,spreadmixtureintopans.Bake

for 15 minutesoruntila skewerinserted

intothecentrecomesoutclean.Stand

cakesinpansfor5 minutesbeforeturning,

top−sideup,ontoa wireracktocool.

Washpansincoolwater;dry,greaseand

re−linewithbakingpaper.Repeatwith

remainingcolouredcakemixtures,baking

inbatches,untilyouhave eightcake

layersintotal.

4 Meanwhile,make creamcheeseicing.

5 Securevioletcakelayertoa cakeboard

witha littleicing.Fillpipingbagwith

creamcheeseicing.Pipea spirallayer

oficingontocake.Topwithbluecake

layerandpipemoreicingontop.

Continuelayeringcakesandicing.

Chilluntildecorating.

6 Tomakecandleflames,place a sheetof

bakingpaperona microwave−safeplate.

Topwiththreefruitdropsofthesame

colour.MicrowaveonHIGH(100%)in

10−secondbursts,untilmixturestarts

tobubble(seenotes).Workingquickly,

transferbakingpaperwithmeltedlollies

toa flatsurface;usea paletteknifeor

breadknifetospreadmixturethinly

acrosspaper.Allowtocoolcompletely,

thenbreakintoshards.

7 Justbeforeserving,usingthepictureas

a guide,place thecorrectamountoffinger

biscuitsoncakeforthe birthday boyor

girl'sageforcandles.Securelollyshardsto

topsofbiscuitswithicing tomakeflames.

Decoratetopofcake withlollies,asshown.

CREAMCHEESEICING

Intwobatches,beatcheeseandbutterina

bowlofa standmixeruntilpale.Gradually

addsugar,beatinguntillightandfluffy.

We used the following ratios of gel

food colouring for our rainbow colours

in the eight cake layers:

Violet: ¼ teaspoon violet

Blue: ½ teaspoon celestial blue

Aqua: ⅛ teaspoon mint green,

¼ teaspoon celestial blue

Green: ½ teaspoon mint green

Orange: ½ teaspoon orange

Yellow: 1 ½ teaspoons lemon yellow

Bright red: ¼ teaspoon red,

¼ teaspoon orange

Deep red: 1 teaspoon red,

1 drop violet

Test

Kitchen

Notes

When microwaving fruit

drops, mixture will start to

caramelise and burn very

quickly; shorter bursts in the

microwave are recommended.

We used THE NATURAL

CONFECTIONERY CO. Party

Mix and Fruity Chews, and

PASCALL Party Pack mix to

decorate the top of the cake.

AWW FOOD • ISSUE FIFTY EIGHT 125