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Rainbow Heart Surprise-Inside Cake

Rainbow Heart Surprise-Inside Cake is a white cake with a rainbow heart in the middle.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Diet Vegetarian
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 16 servings
Calories 466kcal

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 2 boxes white cake mix prepared according to package instructions*
  • Food coloring of your choice
  • Sprinkles
  • *Note - keep the cake batters in 2 separate bowls. One will be colored, the other stays white.

For the Buttercream Frosting

Instructions

For the cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare one of the cake mixes according to the package instructions. Add the food coloring of your choice and mix well. I used 5 different colors. You can decide how many colors you want, then divide your batter accordingly. Place the colored batter in gallon sized resealable plastic bags, cut a small corner and pipe the batter in rows onto a parchment lined large cookie sheet. The rows should be touching. Then bake for about 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let cool completely. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut your cake into cookies.
  • Prepare the batter from the other cake mix with no color. Pour a little in the bottom of a greased 9"x5" loaf pan. Line up your cookies, so that they are standing upright and right next to each other. They should be touching. Keep adding cookies until the pan is full of cookies from left to right. Pour the rest of the batter over the top of your colorful cookies. Bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool. Frost the cake with buttercream frosting. Add sprinkles for more color and have fun cutting into this beauty!

For the frosting

  • Place shortening in large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium high for two minutes. Add the butter and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add half the sugar. Add the milk and vanilla. Beat on low for a few seconds. Keep mixer on low and add the remaining sugar. Cover mixer with a cloth, turn the mixer up to medium high and beat for 2 minutes. Add more milk if it's too thick.

Notes

Food coloring: I recommend using food coloring gel. It is a better way to give your cake batter nice vibrant colors compared to regular food coloring drops. 
Colored batter: Feel free to use different colors or swirl around your rows before baking to give a cool effect to it!

Nutrition

Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 450mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Calcium: 146mg | Iron: 1mg