Rainbow in the Clouds Cake
April 27, 2024
Rainbow in the Clouds Cake
Rainbow in the Clouds Cake

Rainbow in the Clouds Cake

Get your kids in the kitchen with this St. Patrick’s Day recipe to help decorate our rainbow in the clouds cake! Moist Duncan Hines® Cake baked in a Bundt®* pan creates a perfect arch for frosting with homemade buttercream and creating a rainbow with candy coated chocolates! *Bundt is a registered trademark of Northland Aluminum Products, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minutes Prep time: 40

Minutes Total time: 120

Servings: 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

  • Prep time
    40 minutes
  • Total time
    120 minutes
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Ingredients

Ingredients

  • PAM® Baking Spray

  • 1 pkg (15.25 oz each) Duncan Hines® Confetti Cake Mix

  • 1 cup water

  • 3 eggs

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream or milk

  • 1 pkg (19.2 oz each) candy-coated chocolate pieces

  • 12 large marshmallows

Nutrition information

564 calories, 74g carbs

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Nutrition information

Nutrient Amount % Daily Value
Calcium 90 mg 9%
Carbohydrate 74 g 25%
Cholesterol 73 mg 24%
Total Fat 29 g 45%
Iron 1 mg 4%
Calories 564 kcal 28%
Sodium 251 mg 10%
Protein 4 g 8%
Saturated Fat 13 g 66%
Sugars 64 g 6%
Vitamin C 0
Directions

Directions

  • Step one

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a standard Bundt pan with baking spray.

  • Step two

    Beat cake mix, water, eggs and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into pan.

  • Step three

    Bake 33 to 36 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely.

  • Step four

    Place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat on high speed until pale, smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add in the confectioners' sugar, beating on low speed until incorporated then follow with cream, salt and vanilla and mix for one minute.

  • Step five

    Cut cake in half through the center to form two half circles. Place one half circle on flat surface with flat side up and frost top with buttercream. Place second cake layer on top so that the flat sides are together. Frost the arch with buttercream.

  • Step six

    Spread some buttercream on serving board or platter. Gently turn cake onto buttercream on board to make an arch. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting.

  • Step seven

    Place marshmallows around the bottom of the cake to look like clouds, cutting them in different sizes if desired. Place red, orange, yellow, green and blue candies all over the cake to make a rainbow. Slice and serve!

Tips

  • Separate your chocolate colors into bowls before decorating and make sure there is about 1/2-cup of each color in order to cover your whole cake. Purple candy-coated chocolate can be purchased at party supply stores if you want to make a full rainbow of colors or you can use chewy round candies instead

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