I wanted to make B1 and B2′s second birthday cake, just as I had their first.
Our theme was Colours of the rainbow. So, of course, there had to be a truly-colourful cake.
I am no master chef. I just tend to make things up as I go. So when the end product turned out so well, I was over the moon.
What you will need:
5 packets of vanilla cake mix, and whatever ingredients it says you will need on the box. My brand called for 2 eggs, 3/4 cup of milk and 3 tablespoons of margarine. So times that by five.
5 different coloured bottles of food colouring.
3 tins of Vanilla frosting.
A bag of 100′s and 1000′s.
You can make your own cake batter and frosting if you wish, though this time poor mommy was rushed enough as it was. 
How to create this beauty:
- Make your cake mix as per the instructions on the box.
- Add a few good sized drops of one of your food colours, and mix until all your batter is evenly coloured.
- Pour into one cake tin and bake as per the instructions on your box.
Repeat this for as many cake tins as you can fit in your oven (I could only fit two at a time).
Once they are cooked, repeat the steps until you have as many different coloured cakes as you want to have layers.
Choose which color you want on the bottom. Cover the top with frosting, spreading evenly.
Place your next color cake on top and cover the top with frosting. Continue with remaining cakes until you have your last layer on top.
Next completely cover the whole cake with frosting. I did the top then the sides, and then came back to smooth out the top as much as I could.
To create the number on top, I cut a ’2′ shape out from a piece of paper and lightly placed it on the top of the cake.
Then I sprinkled 100′s and 1000′s over the the rest of the top around the number, lightly pressing them into the frosting so they would stay put.
Next, gently peel off the paper number, trying to bring as little frosting off with it as possible.
I also did a rim of 100′s and 1000′s on the sides, around the base of the cake.
There you have it…
Looks great from the outside, but just wait until you cut out a slice 
