Delicious Rainbow Citrus Cake Recipe

Name: Delicious Rainbow Citrus Cake Recipe
Total time: 2 hrs 45 mins
Ingredients: 3.5 cups all-purpose flour; 5 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.75 cup shortening; 2.25 cups white sugar; 4 eggs, room temperature; 1.5 cups milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 2 teaspoons grated lime zest; 2 drops yellow food coloring; 2 drops orange food coloring; 2 drops green food coloring; 1 recipe Lemon Custard Filling; 1 recipe Orange Cream Frosting

Create a vibrant rainbow citrus cake featuring distinct lemon, lime, and orange layers. The cake is filled with luscious lemon curd and topped with a creamy orange frosting, making it an irresistible dessert.

Total time2 hrs 45 mins
Prep time45 mins
Cook time30 mins
Yield1 (9-inch) cake, 12

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare three 9-inch cake pans by greasing and flouring them thoroughly. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set this dry mixture aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, ensuring each egg is fully incorporated. Stir in the vanilla extract. Gradually beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just combined. Divide the cake batter evenly into three separate bowls.
In the first bowl, gently stir in the lemon zest and yellow food coloring until evenly distributed. Pour this batter into one of the prepared cake pans. In the second bowl, mix in the orange zest and orange food coloring. Pour into the second prepared pan. In the third bowl, combine the lime zest and green food coloring. Pour this batter into the remaining prepared pan.
Bake the cake layers in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each layer comes out clean, approximately 30 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 5 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
To assemble the cake, stack the colorful layers with a generous spread of Lemon Filling between each layer. Frost the sides and top of the cake with Orange Cream Frosting. Refrigerate the assembled cake until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 434 kcal
Fat Content: 15 g
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 39 g
Sodium Content: 380 mg
Protein Content: 7 g
Cholesterol Content: 64 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 68 g
Saturated Fat Content: 4 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g