This is my elder ones birthday party when she turns 6. She is turning 8 in 2 months and till now I couldn’t post this in my blog. I wanted to post it at least before she turns 8.
My girl ask me to prepare the rainbow cake for her 6th birthday and she gave the specification like ‘I want a rainbow cake and when I cut the cake I need M & M’s to come out from the cake’. I told her I’ll make rainbow cake for you and it’s so hard to do the other thing, so please spare me this time. I just want to give surprise for her. Luckily while making the cake she was busy with her friend and I managed to keep it as a surprise for her. After cutting the cake when she see the M&M’s her eyes was glowing and that made my day .
Rainbow Piñata Cake
4 packet of vanilla cake mix
Rainbow food colours
M&M : Multi colours
Filling and crumb-coat:
Chocolate Ganache frosting:
250g dark cooking chocolate chips
1/3 cup cream
Method:
Using the 4 packet of vanilla cake mix I made 6 8inch cakes. Make the batter as per the instructions given in the box(While making the cake batter I replaced the butter with oil (canola, vegetable or rice bran oil). This will make the cake moist and soft. ). Divide the batter into 6 equal parts and add food colour to this batter to make it rainbow layers( Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red colours). Bake these cake as per the box instruction. Once the cakes are cooled, level the cakes. Cut the edges of the cake so that it gives the bright colour when we cut the cake. (Save these crumbs to make cake pops)
Except the Violet and Red cakes(the first and last layer ), cut a circle out of the centre using a round cookie cutter(2.5-3inch)
I made Swiss meringue butter cream as the filling and for crumb coating the cake.
In the cake board centre put a spoon of butter cream and place the Violet cake layer in that. It will help the cake to be in place. Add the buttercream on to of this layer and level it evenly. Place Blue layer cake on top of it. Layer it with buttercream and place the Green layer cake on top of this. (NB: the hole in the cake layers should be aligned). Repeat the same for Yellow and Orange layer too. On top of Orange layer add buttercream icing and the pour rainbow colour M&M’s into the hole till the hole fills. Place the last cake layer, Red cake, on top of this. Cover the cake with buttercream and keep it in fridge till the ganache is ready.
Combine chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir with a metal spoon until smooth. Remove bowl from heat. Set aside at room temperature to cool, stirring occasionally, until ganache is thick and spreadable.(this can be done in microwave too by heating the fresh cream and add this hot cream over the chocolate chips. Let it sit for a minute. Stir it well. If chocolate lumps are there, microwave the mixture for 30 sec. Make sure the chocolate won’t get burnt while heating.)When the ganache is cooled, pour the chocolate ganache over the cake. Once the ganache is a bit set decorate the cake with M&M’s.
Rainbow cake pops
Gather all the cake crumbs and mix it very well. Add 3-5 Tbsp buttercream to this mix so that it will be easy to hold the crumbs together. Make small balls of this mix. Melt white chocolate chips in microwave. Dip the ice-cream cone in this mixture and place the cake balls in this ice-cream cone. Dip the cake pops in the melted chocolate mix and roll it in the rainbow sprinkles. Keep this straight until the chocolate set.
Rainbow jelly
Jelly mix- 6 packet (of different colours)
Condensed milk- 1 can
Gelatine – 2 Tbsp
Mould to set the jelly(I use a plastic container which is deep enough)
Lightly spray the mould with cooking oil. Prepare the purple jelly mix by adding the jelly mix and 1 cup of boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Stir until the jelly dissolves and no lumps should be there. Pour this mixture to the prepared container. Chill this for an hour or until this layer sets completely.
Prepare the white layer: Sprinkle gelatine over 1/3 cup water and leave it aside for 5 minutes. Add 1 Cup boiling water to this gelatine mix and stir well until gelatine melts. Add 1 can condensed milk and this gelatine mixture in a heatproof(microwavable) bowl. Once this mixture cools to room temperature pour 1/5th of this over the chilled purple layer. Keep it in fridge till this white layer sets completely.
Repeat the same for blue, green, yellow, orange and red jelly mixture. Add white layer alternatively. If the condensed milk mixture sets in between, microwave this for 30 secs. Give a good stir.(do not boil this mixture and make sure this comes to room temperature before adding to the chilled jelly layer)
Once the red layer also done, chilled the mixture overnight . Before inverting the mould, place this container in hot water for 1 min and invert the mould carefully into the serving plate. Cut in any shape and serve. I can guarantee, along with kids, adults will also enjoy this.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the whole jelly. I was busy setting up the party table and I cut the jelly into bit size pieces so that it will be easy for the kids to eat.
Fairy Bread
White bread slices, with sides trimmed
Spreadable butter
100's and 1000's sprinkles
Spread butter in the bread slices.
Sprinkle 100’s and 1000’s over that.
Cut into triangles-or any fun shape- to serve.
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