PURPLE AND YELLOW BIRTHDAY CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter and flour one 8-inch cake pan.
• Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl until fluffy. Add vanilla extract. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl 3 times. Add flour mixture to egg mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 60 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray four 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour.
• 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 2-quart saucepan, heat sugar and water to boiling. Cook to 245°F on candy thermometer.
• Meanwhile, in 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.
• 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.