RED, WHITE AND BLUE OMBRE CAKE

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• 2 packages Pillsbury Moist Supreme Classic White Premium Cake Mix
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2/3 cup Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil
• 8 large egg whites
• Red and blue food color
• 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 containers Pillsbury Whipped Supreme Fluffy White Frosting or your favorite homemade Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Details

Adapted from crisco.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 5 (8") round cake pans with Baker's Joy or grease and flour pans. Blend cake mixes, water, oil and egg whites in large bowl until moistened. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.

2.Divide batter evenly into 5 small bowls.
FIRST BOWL: Tint with 25 drops blue food color and 2 drops red food color.
SECOND BOWL: Tint with 10 drops blue.
THIRD BOWL: Tint with 10 drops red.
FOURTH BOWL: Tint with 30 drops red and cocoa powder.
FIFTH BOWL: Leave batter white.
Spread each batter into a prepared pan.

3.Bake 30 to 34 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

4.Tint one container of frosting with 20 drops blue food color and one container with 20 drops red food color. Place darkest blue cake on serving plate. Frost top with 1/2 cup blue frosting. Top with lighter blue cake layer. Frost top with 1/2 cup white frosting. Top with white cake layer. Frost top with 1/2 cup white frosting. Top with lighter red cake layer. Frost top with 1/2 cup red frosting. Top with darkest red layer.

5.Frost lower third of cake with remaining blue frosting, middle third with remaining white frosting and top third with remaining red frosting. Smooth frosting with cake comb to smooth blend colors.

6.Cake combs can be found at your local craft store.

Note: wilton.com has buttercream frosting recipes & tips for tinting frosting.