Rainbow cakes seem to be everywhere in my life these days. I made one last summer, and my family and guests loved the bright, vibrant colors. But in the back of my mind, I couldn't ignore the ongoing conversation about artificial food coloring and its potential downsides.
That's when my husband challenged me to take on a new baking experiment: creating a rainbow cake using only natural. Rainbow cakes are everywhere on pinterest right now! And since I'm experimenting with natural food colorings at the moment, I thought I'd try to make rainbow cake with natural food coloring! 😀 I used different berries - strawberries, raspberries, red currants, black currants, blueberries and blackberries - spinach, peas, red cabbage, carrots, cherries and damson. With layers of beautiful rainbow colors, all created naturally from vegan food coloring powder, you won't believe that this vegan rainbow cake is actually eggless and dairy free.
Especially since the texture is so lovely, velvety, and tender! Natural dyes from fruits and vegetables are used to create a rainbow of fuchsia, orange yellow, green, blue and purple cake layers! This beautiful Rainbow Cake is made with all-natural dyes from fruits and veggies and still tastes great! Full recipe and DIY Tutorial. Celebrate With a Vibrant 6-Layer Rainbow Cake You've probably seen this eye-catching cake on social media-it's a showstopper for any celebration! What makes this recipe stand out is that it uses homemade cake layers and natural food colorings instead of artificial dyes, making it a winner in our kitchen. This recipe is inspired from my Rainbow Mille Crepe Cake and yields a showstopping 6 layers of light and fluffy chiffon cake, all naturally colored (no artificial food colors or gel food coloring here!).
Using natural food powder colour instead of colored vegetable or fruit juice/liquid results in a more vibrantly coloured cake layers. Can I make a rainbow cake without food coloring? → Yes, but the colors will be more muted. Natural food powders (like beet, matcha, turmeric) can work, but the classic vibrant rainbow comes from gel food coloring.
If you want to learn how to make rainbow cake layers from scratch, you've come to the right place! Rainbow cakes can seem a bit intimidating, but they don't have to be. With the help of a bit of food coloring you can make vibrant and beautiful cake layers that are sure to wow a crowd. Enjoy a vibrant, naturally colored rainbow cake with plant-based colors-perfect for any celebration! Check out this recipe here!