Easter Dawn Cake

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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups sifted cake flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 drops red food coloring
  • 3 drops oil of peppermint

Instructions

  1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
  3. Pour two-thirds batter into 3 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
  4. Add food coloring and oil of peppermint to the remaining batter. Spoon pink batter equally into batter in 3 pans. Swirl pink batter into white batter to obtain a marbled effect.
  5. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely.
  6. Spread Easter Dawn Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

630 kcal 32% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 5.9g 12% DV
Total Fat 29.7g 38% DV
Carbs 74.2g 27% DV
Fiber 1.7g 6% DV
Sugar 14.7g 29% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 12494.5mg 100% DV
Potassium 330.5mg 7% DV
Cholesterol 141mg 47% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 62.8mcg 7% DV
Vitamin C 13mg 14% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 1646.8mg 100% DV
Iron 6.8mg 38% DV

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

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