GRACE'S MULTICOLORED VIENNA CAKE

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Ingredients

• Recipe By : THE GARDENS OF COVINGTON
• Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
• Categories : Cakes
• Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened -- (2 sticks)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• red, yellow and green food coloring

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and lightly flour three cake pans and line the bottoms with rounds of wax paper.

In large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter until smooth. Add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl, then add to batter slowly, in four parts, alternating with milk and vanilla extract. Beat well after each addition.

Divide the batter into three small bowls and add the food coloring - two or three drops at the most - green to one bowl, yellow to another and red to the third. You will have pale yellow, pinkish and light green batters. Pour the batters into three different baking pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Watch carefully, and te4st with knife tip or toothpick for doneness. Be sure layers are baked through.

Let the layers of the cake cool in their pans for ten minutes then remove and finish cooling on racks. When completely cooled, spread a thin layer of strawberry or apricot jam on tof the the first and second layers, and frost the top and sides with cream cheese frosting. Keep cake in a cool place before serving.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
2(eight ounce) pkgs. cream cheese slightly softened and cut into small pieces
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened slightly and cut into small pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 cups sifted confectioners sugar
Makes enough frosting for a 3 layer cake

Beat cream cheese and butter about 3 minutes, add vanilla, gradually add sugar.