Only a few ingredients are needed to make this amazing watercolor ombre cake. These vibrant colors are bound to brighten up any celebration.
Watercolor Ombre Cake
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 4
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Angel Food Cake Mix
- 1 1/3 cups water
Frosting
- 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
- Teal, bright green and yellow gel food color
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box using water. Immediately turn pan upside down onto a heatproof funnel or bottle. Let cake hang about 2 hours or until completely cool. Remove from pan.
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Step2Use 1/2 cup of the frosting to thinly coat surface of cake. Add 3 to 4 drops teal color to 3/4 cup frosting to make desired color, add 3 to 4 drops green color with 3/4 cup frosting and add 3 to 4 drops yellow color to remaining 1 cup frosting for desired colors.
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Step3Frost cake with a horizontal strip of teal, a horizontal strip of green and a horizontal strip of yellow to cover the cake completely and down the center. Use an offset spatula to blend the colors together to achieve a watercolor appearance. Top cake with paper bunting for decoration, if desired.
Nutrition
390
Calories
12g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
67g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 3 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 380mg
- 16%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 67g
- 22%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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