Tye-dye Cake

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 package cake mix
• 3 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 20 drops red food coloring
• 20 drops blue food coloring
• 20 drops yellow food coloring
• 1/8 teaspoon cherry extract or 1/8 teaspoon strawberry extract or 1/8 teaspoon raspberry extract
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract or 1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 (16 ounce) cans vanilla frosting or 2 (16 ounce) cans lemon frosting
• colored sugar sprinkle or candy sprinkles or small decorative candies, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*f; grease 2 9" round cake pans or line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• 2 using an electric mixer on low speed, beat the cake mix, 1 1/2 cups water, the egg whites, and oil for 30 seconds.
• 3 increase the mixer speed to high speed; beat for 2 minutes; divide the batter into 4 bowls.
• 4 stir the red food coloring and cherry extract into one bowl, the yellow food coloring and almond extract into another bowl, and the blue food coloring into the third bowl.
• 5 alternately spoon the tinted and batters evenly into the prepared pans; lightly swirl the batters together with a spoon to create a gentle marbled effect.
• 6 do not over-swirl or the colors will become muddy.
• 7 bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick tests out clean.
• 8 cool in pans for 10 minutes; invert and cool completely on wire racks.
• 9 place 1 cake layer on a serving dish; spread with 1 cup of the frosting.
• 10 top with remaining cake layer; coat top and sides of cake with the remaining frosting.
• 11 decorate with colored sugar, sprinkles, or candy.