Let Them Eat Cake

As expected, we had to call off Nina's birthday party today. Thankfully, Nina wasn't too heartbroken since she had the snow to make up for it. Since I had baked the cake though, we decided to throw an impromptu party in the afternoon with a few neighbors.

I told Nina she could decorate the cake.

She took on the job with gusto (and massive amounts of sprinkles).

Kinda hurts your eyes a bit to look at it, doesn't it? My 10 year old neighbor was kind enough to include some bunny ears behind the cake. Pull out a camera with a 10 year old nearby... what do you expect?

When I called the "few neighbors" I had mentioned I would invite, it seemed as though each one was in the middle of a playdate with a few other neighbors, so I just invited them all. The more, the merrier, right? We ended up with 13 kids over for our spur-of-the-moment party.

 
 
And now the picture you've been waiting for... the inside of the cake. Pretty cool, huh? Check it out - the purple even looks purple!

I just love it when this little guy comes over. I always get the best pictures of him. Check out the stripey effect on the bottom of the cake.

This one lonely piece was all that was left. Don't let your eyes linger too long on the creepy looking pink icing on top. Nina woke me from a killer nap to start decorating the cake, and I think I was still half asleep when I made the icing. It was not a pretty sight.

We were all a little bummed by the change of plans for the orginal birthday party, but some frosting, sprinkles, neighbors and friends all came together for a nice substitute!

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that cake looked cool- even your graple (gray/purple)
Glad you had friends to share with even with the snow!

[SMcCoy]

Wonderful. The day turned out alright and you had a celebration afterall.

The cake was great looking. I still don't know how you did that...just pour one layer on top of another? Seems like the top color would start to fall thru the bottom colo. And, it seemed like the batter in your photo didn't go out to the edges. That confuses me too. I guess as you add colors to the top, it spreads out to the sides? I'm just baffled. :-)

[Ann]

Suetta, here are the instructions I followed (although I just did regular cake mix ingredients, not the weird sprite/jello combo). She has more pictures to show every step of the way.
http://www.omnomicon.com/rainbowcake
And yes, as you add colors in the middle, the lower colors spread out to the sides.

[The Planet Pink]

How fun! Sometimes those impromptu gatherings are better than the planned ones. Looks like it was successful. And the cake looks awesome!

[SMcCoy]

Thanks, Ann! What a hoot that woman is!! I laughed all the way through her reasons why to make this and her instructions and FAQ answers.

[Jen]

Can I tell you how much I want a piece of that cake?! I love the way Nina used tons of icing.........a girl after my own heart :)