Calico Cake

Prep: 20 min Cook: 30 min Cuisine: American

A colorful, layered cake featuring vibrant swirls of food coloring and a chocolate variation, perfect for children's birthday parties and festive celebrations.

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Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • food coloring: red
  • food coloring: blue
  • food coloring: green

Instructions

  1. Follow directions on the box of white cake mix as directed.
  2. Divide the batter into 6 smaller bowls.
  3. Add drops of food coloring to each bowl, making each a different color until desired color is reached.
  4. Leave one bowl white and add cocoa to another to make a chocolate batter.
  5. Grease and flour 2 round cake pans.
  6. Drop teaspoonfuls of different colored batter into both pans, being careful not to overlap the same colors.
  7. Continue layering colored batter in the pans, ensuring not to layer the same color on top of each other.
  8. Bake according to the instructions on the cake mix box.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

219 kcal 11% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 5g 10% DV
Total Fat 8g 10% DV
Carbs 32.3g 12% DV
Fiber 8.5g 30% DV
Sugar 0.4g 1% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 70mg 3% DV
Potassium 664.5mg 14% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium 37mg 3% DV
Iron 4.1mg 23% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).

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