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