Rainbow
For the cake: Make the batter for Vanilla Cake;
divide among 4 bowls and tint each a different
color with gel food coloring (yellow, red,
purple and green). Dollop spoonfuls of each
batter in the prepared pan and lightly swirl
before baking.
For the frosting: Make Vanilla Frosting. Frost
the cake and top with rainbow nonpareils.
Cinnamon Apple
For the cake: Make Vanilla Cake, adding
1 tablespoon cinnamon with the flour. Replace
½ cup of the sugar with dark brown sugar and
reduce the buttermilk to ¾ cup. Peel and finely
chop 3 apples; stir into the batter.
For the frosting: Make Vanilla Frosting, replacing
2 sticks butter with 8 ounces softened cream
cheese; omit the milk. Frost the cake and dust
with cinnamon.
Easy Sheet Cakes
Lemon
For the cake: Make Vanilla Cake, adding
2 tablespoons each grated lemon zest and
juice with the sugar.
For the frosting: Make Vanilla Frosting, beating
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest with the butter
and replacing the vanilla with 2 tablespoons
lemon juice; use only 2 tablespoons milk. Tint
with yellow food coloring. Frost the cake and
top with sanding sugar.
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FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE o MAY 2020