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Holi cake (For the Festival of Colours)

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Holi cake …My little one loves to play with colours. I recently wondered that what if I could surprise him with a homemade Holi Cake which is full of varied colours. My idea for the same was pretty simple. I made the basic version of Sponge Cake. Now as I have made Sponge Cake a million times, I have got enough confidence to try and make something more cooler out of it. So, for this Holi Cake I tried to experiment a little by dividing batters into smaller portions and adding different colours to them. I had made a Zebra Cake in the past, but unfortunately, as I had overlooked the consistency of the batter, it turned into a mild disappointment. Hence, for the Holi Cake, I became extra careful and made sure to keep the batters in the same consistency. And voila, my Holi Cake came out freshly baked and ripe like a rainbow on the plate. I cannot express how my kid ran to me on seeing it and got tempted to relish it right from the first sight!

You could make this beautiful Holi Cake at your home as well. Just take a day to check all the ingredients that you would need to make it. Once you get sorted with the ingredients, it won’t take much time to execute this recipe. As I mentioned earlier, make sure to that the consistency of batters is equal, or else the cake may not have those distinct colours in the end. Apart from that, you are all set to make this quick Holi bake this week. You could even bake this Holi Cake for parties or dinners. And, just in case you have a sweet tooth like me, you could bake it whenever you want and savour a yummy slice whenever you feel like!

Holi Cake is made from sponge cake and varied colours to add more joy to the festival of colours!
Holi Cake is made from sponge cake and varied colours to add more joy to the festival of colours!
Holi Cake is made from sponge cake and varied colours to add more joy to the festival of colours!
Holi Cake is made from sponge cake and varied colours to add more joy to the festival of colours!
Holi Cake is made from sponge cake and varied colours to add more joy to the festival of colours!
Holi Cake is made from sponge cake and varied colours to add more joy to the festival of colours!

Holi cake

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Holi cake (For the Festival of Colours)

Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

  • All purpose flour-1 cup
  • Baking powder-1 tsp
  • Baking soda-1/2 tsp
  • Sugar-1 cup
  • Eggs-3
  • Butter-1/2 cup
  • Vanilla extract-1 tsp
  • Food colors-I used yellow green, magenta, and blue
  • For Soaking syrup
  • Water-1/2 cup
  • Sugar-1/2 cup
  • Vanilla extract-1 tsp
  • For Frosting
  • Whipping cream-3 cups
  • Confectioner's sugar-1cup
  • Vanilla extract-1 tsp

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree C
  2. Grease and line an 8" pan
  3. Mix all purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda and keep aside.
  4. Beat egg and sugar until light and fluffy ( approx 2-3 minutes)
  5. Add butter and whisk well
  6. Add flour and vanilla extract and mix well
  7. Divide the batter in 4 parts in separate bowls
  8. Add one food color to each bowl and mix well
  9. Pour the batter from one bowl in the centre of the pan
  10. Pour batter from another bowl on top of the first batter
  11. Keep pouring the batter on top of the previous batter until you are out of batter
  12. Tap the pan on the slab once
  13. Bake for 30-35 minutes
  14. Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes
  15. Take out from the pan and cool on a cooling rack
  16. Soaking syrup:
  17. Mix all the ingredients and cool
  18. Whipped cream:
  19. Add all the ingredients in a bowl and whip till cream forms stiff peaks
  20. Assembly:
  21. When the cake is cooled, cut it into half
  22. Brush one half with half of the soaking syrup and spread 1 cup of whipped cream on top of it
  23. Cover with the other half
  24. Brush with the remaining soaking syrup
  25. Cover with a layer of frosting ( this is called crumb coat )
  26. Decorate the cake with the remaining cream
  27. I have divided the cream in 4 parts and colored it with different colors and use it for frosting the cake

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  15. ~Moonlight~

    Hey, Invite me over please 😀 They’re irresistible and I’ve a sweet tooth!
    Incredible work. Keep it up!

    Reply

  19. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

    oh WOW im in love with all the colours! would love to know how u decorated with thet multi coloured frosting, never seen anything like that before

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  21. Teena Mary

    wow….a perfect cake for HOLI!!! I really liked the way you’ve mixed & decorated the colours!! Looks fabulous. I’m sure it tasted great too 🙂

    Reply

  25. Blackswan

    Hey, thi is such a colourful post! Love everything about it 🙂 What a yummy cake!

    Neha, I’ve been nominated for this Int’l Women’s Day. Appreciate if you could support this event & click on “Like” @ Support International Women’s Day! Thks, dear!

    Reply

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