Recipes Made with Cake Mixes
Purple Ombre Layer Cake
Purple Ombre Layer Cake is a gorgeous monochromatic layer cake great for any occasion.
This cake is best eaten the same day it is made.
Prep: 30 min | Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 (18.25 ounce) boxes Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
- Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix boxes
- Betty Crocker® purple neon gel food color**
Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup water
- 3 egg whites (room temperature)
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously spray four 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour***.
Cake
- Make cake batter as directed on boxes.
- Divide batter equally among 4 bowls. Add food color to make 4 different shades of the same color.
- Pour batter into pans.
- Bake and cool as directed on box for 8 or 9 inch rounds.
- In a 2 quart saucepan, heat sugar and water to boiling. Cook to 245 degrees F on candy thermometer.
Frosting
- In a large bowl, beat eggs whites, cream of tartar and salt with electric mixer on high speed until peaks form.
- Reduce speed to low; slowly pour sugar syrup into egg whites. Increase speed to high; beat about 7 minutes or until sides of bowl are cool to the touch.
- Beat in vanilla extract.
- Spread 1 tablespoon frosting on cake plate to act as glue.
- Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread with thin layer of frosting.
- Repeat to use all layers.
- Frost cake completely with remaining frosting.
Notes
* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.
** Feel free to use any color that you desire. The possibilities are endless.
*** For best results, use our Pan Release!
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Betty Crocker Kitchens
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