YELLOW AND BLUE CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Grease and flour three 9 - inch round cake pans; set aside.
• Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
• Mix together one - third of batter, egg yolks, and food coloring; beat well, and set aside.
• Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff peaks form; gently fold into remaining two-thirds batter.
• Pour yellow batter into 1 prepared cake pan. Pour white batter in to remaining cake pans. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pan, and let cake cool completely.
• Spread Cream Filling between layers, placing yellow layer in the center; spread top and sides with Cooked Cream Frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F and link cupcake pan with paper liners. Spray paper liners with nonstick cooking spray, if desired, so cupcakes don't stick too much to the liners.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer or using electric beaters, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then mix in vanilla and vinegar.
• Add cocoa powder, flour, salt, soda, and mix gently (on low) to incorporate. Add milk and stir to combine.
• Add blue food coloring, about 1 tsp to 1 Tbsp to get the desired blue color and stir to distribute color evenly. 
• Divide batter equally between 24 cupcake liners then bake at 350° F for 25-30 minutes until done and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
• Remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting.
• While cupcakes are cooling, beat together cream cheese, butter, vanilla and 4-5 cups powdered sugar. Beat until desired consistency is reach for frosting.
• If frosting is not stiff enough, add powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time beating thoroughly between each addition, until desired stiffness is reached.
• Frost cupcakes and enjoy!