15-Minute Rainbow Cake Bites
No-bake cake bites layered with food coloring and frosting, perfect for a viral TikTok moment. Dump store-bought cake mix, water, and food coloring into a bowl, then stack and cut.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- 2 boxes vanilla cake mix (two 15.25 oz boxes)
- 1.5 cups water
- ½ cup neutral oil
- 1 set food coloring (gel, 5+ colors)
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1
Divide cake mix into 5 small bowls. Add 1/4 cup water + 2 tbsp oil + 1 egg to each (or use egg substitute).
- 2
Stir each bowl until just combined, then add 3-4 drops of a different food color to each. Mix until color is even.
- 3
Spread each colored batter into a parchment-lined 6-inch round cake pan or a thin layer on a sheet pan.
- 4
Bake at 350°F for 12-14 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack.
- 5
Beat softened butter + powdered sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Divide frosting into 5 bowls and tint each to match cake layers.
- 6
Stack cake layers with frosting between each, then frost the outside. Chill 5 min, slice, and serve.
Tools you’ll need
- 5 small mixing bowls
- hand mixer or whisk
- 5 6-inch round cake pans (or one sheet pan)
- parchment paper
- cake rack
- offset spatula
- serrated cake knife
Cook smarter
Get matched recipes for what’s in your fridge
CookSnap is a free iOS app that finds real recipes from the ingredients you already have. No more grocery-list aspirations.
