Rainbow Cake

Name: Rainbow Cake
Ingredients: 2 pounds (8 sticks), unsalted butter, each stick cut into quarters and softened, divided; ½ cup, heavy cream, divided; 2 tablespoons, vanilla extract, divided; ½ teaspoon, salt, divided; 8 cups (32 ounces), confectioners' sugar, divided; 2 cups, whole milk, room temperature; 12 large, egg whites, room temperature; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 4½ cups (18 ounces/510 grams), cake flour; 3½ cups (24½ ounces/695 grams), sugar; 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoon, baking powder; 2 teaspoons, salt; 24 tablespoons (3 sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 24 pieces and softened; , Gel food dye (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple); 10 cups vanilla, frosting

Desserts or Baked Goods
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By Leah Colins

If it's possible that just looking at a cake can make you happy, this is the cake to do it.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

SERVES 20 to 24

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

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