Rainbow Cake

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  • Prep Time

    6 hrs 10 mins

  • Total Time

    6 hrs 10 mins

  • Servings

    12 servings

  • Calories

    234 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Rainbow Cake

Rainbow Cake is a vintage recipe that is a family favorite! This Rainbow Cake is light, refreshing and not heavy, perfect for hot summer parties!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 angel food cake store bought boxed mixed or homemade
  • 1 box strawberry jello
  • 1 box orange gelatin mix
  • 1 box lemon gelatin mix
  • 1 box lime gelatin mix
  • 1 box blueberry gelatin dessert
  • 1 box black cherry jello or grape

Instructions

  1. Mix strawberry jello according to package directions. Put in refrigerator just until  thickened, about 1 1/2 hours. 
  2. If using a homemade Angel Food Cake, the cake must be thoroughly cooled before you slice it.
  3. Slice cake horizontally as thin as you can, about 1/2" thick. (Don't panic if you break of the layers, you can just piece them together with the jello) Lay first layer, the top layer of the cake, back into your Angel food cake pan, cut side up. 
  4. Mix orange jello about 1 hour after you refrigerated the strawberry jello. Then refrigerate that.
  5. Once the strawberry jello is thickened, spoon jello over the first layer of cake and return to refrigerator.
  6. Start the lemon jello about 1 hour after you started the orange jello.
  7. When the orange jello is thickened, place the next layer of cake over top of the strawberry jello in the cake pan. Spoon orange jello over the second piece of cake and refrigerate.
  8. Continue the process for all of the colors. Lemon, Lime, Blueberry, Black Cherry.
  9. Hopefully, you will be out of cake, if not, you will have to remove the cherry jello from the refrigerator, you will be able to count how many pieces of cake you cut, to determine if you have to do this step.
  10. Obviously, do this cake the day before you need it!

Notes

  • Use a sharp bread knife to cut through the angle food cake. Cut all the layers before you start layering the cake. That way, you will know how many colors you need, and if you need multiple layers of the same color.
  • This cake has to be built in an Angel food cake pan.
  • If you measure the dry jello, you could do half of the box at a time, then the jello will not get too set while waiting for the current layer to set.
  • If, once the cake is cut, you only need one layer of a color, you are home free and can make the entire box.
  • Now that they have come out with a blueberry jello, you may only need 1 layer of each color.
  • Lay colors in the order of rainbow, namely, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet (use black cherry or grape for the violet layer.
  • Leftovers last for 3-4 days. As the days progress the jello will leak water and the bottom layer of cake may get soggy.
  • Drain additional water off of the plate daily.
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Nutrition Information

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Calories 234kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 55g (18%) Protein 5g (10%) Sodium 342mg (14%) Potassium 38mg (1%) Sugar 45g (90%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 0.1mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 234 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 234kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 55g 18%
Protein 5g 10%
Sodium 342mg 14%
Potassium 38mg 1%
Sugar 45g 90%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 0.1mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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