Vegan Rainbow Cake

Delight your taste buds and create a visual masterpiece with this vibrant Vegan Rainbow Cake, a show-stopping dessert that’s as stunning as it is delicious! This plant-based treat features six moist and fluffy layers of cake—each dyed a different color of the rainbow using vegan food coloring—stacked together with a luscious, dairy-free buttercream frosting. Made with simple pantry staples like all-purpose flour, almond milk, and apple cider vinegar to create a light and airy texture, this cake is completely egg-free and dairy-free, making it perfect for vegan lifestyles or those with dietary restrictions. Whether it’s for a birthday, celebration, or simply to brighten your day, this colorful dessert will impress vegans and non-vegans alike while bringing pure joy to the table.

Nutriscore Rating: 31/100

Prep Time:45 mins

Cook Time:30 mins

Total Time:75 mins

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 3 cups All-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons Baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups Unsweetened almond milk
• 2 tablespoons Apple cider vinegar
• 2 cups Granulated sugar
• 1 cup Vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
• 6 colors Assorted food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
• 1.5 cups Vegan butter
• 5 cups Powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon Almond milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease six 8-inch round cake pans or bake in batches if you do not have enough pans.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Step 3

In another bowl, mix the almond milk and apple cider vinegar, and let it sit for a few minutes to curdle, forming a vegan buttermilk.

Step 4

In a third bowl, combine the granulated sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Stir in the vegan buttermilk mixture until well combined.

Step 5

Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients while stirring until a smooth batter forms. Be careful not to overmix.

Step 6

Divide the batter evenly into six separate bowls. Add a few drops of different food colorings to each bowl to create red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple batters.

Step 7

Pour each colored batter into the prepared cake pans, and spread it out evenly.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.

Step 9

Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 10

For the frosting, beat the vegan butter with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, then the almond milk and vanilla extract, and continue beating until smooth and fluffy.

Step 11

Place the purple cake layer on a serving plate and spread a thin layer of frosting on top. Repeat this process with all the layers, following the color sequence of the rainbow: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.

Step 12

Once all layers are stacked, cover the entire cake with a thin layer of frosting to create a crumb coat. Chill the cake for 15 minutes.

Step 13

Apply a final layer of frosting all over the cake, smoothing it out with a spatula.

Step 14

Decorate with any additional vegan-friendly decorations if desired, and serve the cake at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size	(2508.8g)

Amount per serving	% Daily Value*
Calories	9563.0

Total Fat 482.9g	0%
Saturated Fat 199.1g	0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 135.8g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 8794.5mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 1291.7g	0%
Dietary Fiber 10.3g	0%
Total Sugars 990.3g
Protein 40.3g	0%

Vitamin D 180.6IU	0%
Calcium 927.6mg	0%
Iron 18.8mg	0%
Potassium 622.5mg	0%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Source of Calories

Fat: 44.9%

Protein: 1.7%

Carbs: 53.4%