Hey all how are I am scheduling this post hopefully I might be flying in air to some were when this post is up, He he You’ll know soon were I am. I have been missing bm a lot and have always been waiting for mega marathon , when valli announced that it is going to be baking theme for April I really couldn’t resist myself from participating and so here I am again doing mega marathon. Last month Bm scored Half century and these girls had so much fun with the meet I was so jealous to see them do all the activities hope I was there to learn some techniques from the pros. Ok now coming to the day 1 Bm #51 , I sincerely apology as for every time I do Bm I am always in a hurry to do it for some reason so some might have photography faults , some may have appealing flaws . I started baking without thinking about any theme and here I am with a theme now. I made lots and lots of cookies first and then cakes too I also baked 2-3 breads but after seeing the huge cookies and cakes I changed My mind to just post cookies and cakes for the marathon so now you know I start with no planning 😛 Also It is not at all easy to bake every day I bakes only 2 weeks before , For baking for more easier than finishing all the baked goodies I had to share every thing with friends and those poor faithful friends who can’t hurt me and say no anytime had to take all the bakes I gave them. So proud of them , they are really brave hearts ;).. One of Our friend invited us for dinner and I just went to kitchen and started baking so that I can share the cake with them.They liked the cake and I was phewww one task accomplished.
For day 1 I chose to post a celebrating and colorful cake for the Crossing Bm 50 and stepping up to the next milestone , hearty congrats to all bm members. 6 layer Rainbow cake was in my to do list and I took this opportunity to bake this fabulous cake with is completely eggless and yes if you have only 1-2 pans of similar size then you need have little patience to enjoy the cake. I had 2 pans only and so had to bake the cakes in batches with took me half a day then comes the decorating part. I have kept it simple from out as it excessively filled with colors inside. Now moving on to the recipe and stay tuned for some baking recipes this month.
6 Layer Rainbow Cake
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All purpose flour – 1 cup
- Pre heat the oven at 350 C and grease 2 6″ pan with butter and dust some flour.
- In a bowl sieve Flour, baking pd , baking soda and keep it aside.
- In another bowl take yogurt,sugar, oil and mix them well.
- Now slowly add wet ingredient to dry ingredient and mix them.
- After they are well combined divide them to two parts and add purple and blue in each part respectively.
- Transfer them to greased pan and bake at 350 C for 30-40 mins till the tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- As I had only 2 pans of same size I baked the cakes in batches with different color dyes. So they measurement given is for 2 cakes and the same manner we have to bake rest of the 4 colored cakes.
- Cool the cake for 5 mins in the pan and them invert it upside down.
- Cool the cake complete on a wire rack , the cake has to be cool completely before the frosting is on. If any dome formation then cut the cake.
- Once the cakes cook, take a steady cake tray which can fit in your fridge and apply a dolpe of frosting on that place the purple cake them some frosting and stack all the other colors as shown in the pic.
- Give the whole cake a crumb coat and refrigerate it for 30 mins . Then take out and give the final coat.
- If you wish you can decorate the cake with M &M’s and sprinklers.
- I would recommend to leave the cake to set over nite in the fridge and cutting a slice to get the clean cut , I had no time to rest so had to cut the same day.
Wow Manjula!!!I love the colours. Looks so nice and the bunting.And what a lovely way to celebrate bm 50!!!Waiting to see all the cookies and cakes that you have baked. I still wonder how you managed to do all this admist your travel
Looks absolutely gorgeous Manjula and I am still at awe that you did all this baking with your big plans. Have a wonderful trip and I am looking forward to the rest of the bakes 🙂
Love the colors yaar. Amazing idea. Have a great trip.
See girl who are leaving somewhere and you managed to make such a stunning cake!! Amazing start and what a gorgeous cake beautiful! !! Looks absolutely festive! ! Have a safe trip !!
Safe travel Manjula. You could have tried take away aluminium containers for baking. You might have to trim them finally to get the right shape, but its a small price to pay when you look at the convenience it gives.
Wow amazing cake, wonderful Manju, i always want to make rainbow cake but still in my to do list.. Amazing start..Have a safe journey..
You always come with a bang! This time no thalis and platters but you surprised me with this 6 layer cake! Nice way to start the mega BM. Beautiful cake and have a safe journey!
Cake looks amazing,nice way to start the mega bm with gorgeous cake..Looking forward for the rest of the fabulous bakes.
A simple recipe and such a beautiful cake! I'm awed by your patience…you made so many batches for this one! But it is turned out so pretty. Have a great trip and lovely stay and hope to meet you soon!
Have a safe travel, Manjula! The cake looks stunning! How I wish I could venture into cake decorating!!
Beautiful colorful beginning! Well if this is what you do in a hurry wonder what you will present if doing otherwise. Well done manjula and have a safe flight.
I am speechless – with all you are up to what a gorgeous creation!!!
perfectly done manjula,. hats off to your patience
very beautiful beginning to BM 51. That too you managed amidst your travel. Hats off!!! Cake looks stunning!!!
great start Manjula ! have a fun trip :-)) look forward to ur bakes….
wow really missed your posts dear.eagerly waiting for more bakes.have a safe flight dear:)
I too have been postponing trying this since I don't have either small pans or equal sized cake pans. That's one fantabulous way to start the marathon.
Manjula, trust you to come up with a bang!..Thanks for joining us for the celebration with this lovely cake. Very stunning and so beautifully made!..way to go girl and can't wait to meet you..:)
Wow cake looks stunning… Beautiful and vibrant colors…
Welcome to India
Congrats on the move Manju. Welcome back to India. The cake with all those colours looks stunning.
WOw! That is an awesome way to start the marathon.The cake looks gorgeous!!!
Fabulous !
lovely vibrant colour rainbow cake
My god.. So pretty
Stunning cake with vibrant colors.. Manju, you nailed it very well..
What a stunning cake Manjula. Kudos to your efforts and your interest in baking and participating in the marathon in spite of your very busy schedule. Looking forward to all your bakes this month.
Manjula, I have admired your Thalis and also the drool-worthy presentation and photography always. This BM is no exception. You have come back with a bang and how sweet of you to celebrate BM50 with this Rich n Colourful Rainbow Cake. Perfect layers. Hats off to your patience n passion inspite of the big move. Have a safe travel.
I am drooling at the sight… looks really good….
Manjula welcome back. I always admired your pics and stil admire them. In between all the packing for the move you have done an amazing job. The cake looks awesome.
Cake looks so superb that I would just want to stare at its beauty…
semma colorful cake there is something about rainbow cakes la, I have always wanted to try this one 🙂 hats off you have done this BM so well.
Wow a fabulous cake, so colorful, hat's off to you for the patience in baking and frosting this rainbow cake.