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Watercolor Ombre Cake

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 4, 2022
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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
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Ingredients

Cake

Frosting

  • 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • Teal, bright green and yellow gel food color

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat 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.
  • Step 
    2
    Use 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.
  • Step 
    3
    Frost 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
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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