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Hippie Tie Dye Cake
This Hippie Cake is so fun! It's a super colorful, triple layered tie dye cake with yummy homemade frosting on top. Perfect for a 1970's theme party!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
963 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 white cake mix boxes of
- 6 egg large, whites
- 2 C water
- 1 C canola oil
- Food Coloring Purple, Pink, Green, Yellow Gel food coloring, sky blue
- cooking spray Pam brand, for baking
Frosting Ingredients
- 2 C butter softened, unsalted
- 5 C powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 3-6 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- Food Coloring Purple, Pink, Green, Yellow, and black Gel food coloring, sky blue
- 1 flower icing transfers wilton brand, package
Instructions
Cake Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray the 3 cake pans with pam baking spray
- Combine all cake ingredients into a standing mixer or large mixing bowl and beat until combined
- Divide the batter between 5 medium bowls
- Mix in a few drops of one color into 1 bowl and mix until combined
- Repeat with remaining colors
- Drop dollops of the colors into the three cake pans
- Bake in the oven for 25-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely before moving onto the cake board
- Using a cake leveler, remove the dome from the cakes to make even
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream until combined, smooth and stiff with peaks
- Scoop 1/2 C of frosting into 6 bowls
- Mix in a few drops of a color into 1 bowl. Repeat steps for remaining colors
Cup of Yum
Building the Cake Directions
- Using 1 cake layer on the cake board, scoop 1 C of frosting onto the top of the cake and spread evenly
- Place the second layer of cake on top of the first layer of frosting.
- Scoop another 1 C of frosting onto the second layer of cake and spread evenly.
- Place the last layer of cake on top
- Frost entire cake with the remaining white frosting
- Scoop ¼ C of each colored frosting into their own bags, set aside
- Using a knife, blot dollops of the colored frosting all over the side of the cake
- Take a flat spatula and lightly spread the colored frosting to create a rainbow effect
- Using the colored frosting, pipe dollops of the frosting on top
- Place the flowers randomly throughout the cake
- Using the black piping bag, pipe peace signs randomly onto the sides and top of the cake
- Cut and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Calories
963kcal
(48%)
Carbohydrates
120g
(40%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
53g
(82%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
(41%)
Monounsaturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Trans Fat
2g
(100%)
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
631mg
(26%)
Potassium
95mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
86g
(172%)
Vitamin A
952IU
(19%)
Calcium
205mg
(21%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 963
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 963kcal | 48% |
| Carbohydrates | 120g | 40% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 53g | 82% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 631mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 86g | 172% |
| Vitamin A | 952IU | 19% |
| Calcium | 205mg | 21% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.