Create the effect of melting crayons on the side of a cake using colorful white chocolate ganache. This Melting Rainbow Cake blends all the colors of the rainbow in a sweet dessert.
Have you seen all of the fun projects all over Pinterest using melting crayons? They are so popular right now that the folks at Tablespoon.com asked me to create a cake using the melting crayon technique.
After making my Rainbow Tie-Dye Surprise Cake, I fell in love with the long loaf style cake and thought it was the perfect canvas on which to create this colorful rainbow cake.
At first, I was going to melt colored frosting to drip down the sides of the cake but was inspired by Shelly at Cookies & Cups, who made a Melted Rainbow Cake using white chocolate ganache. I think ganache elevates the flavor of a cake, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Melting Rainbow Cake
It worked great.
The long cake really allowed all the bright colors to show up well.
You can find the Wilton cake pan along with candy coloring on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)
The inside of the cake is loaded with rainbow chips so the cake is colorful inside and out. It's not quite as exciting inside as the Tie-Dye Surprise Cake though. Someday, I'll have to combine the two together to make a really colorful cake.
Stop by Tablespoon.com to see the step-by-step tutorial for creating this colorful cake,
but before you go be sure to check out these other fun rainbow desserts...
Rainbow Pinata Cake • Rainbow Reveal Semifreddo
Melting Rainbow Cake • Naturally Colored Rainbow Layer Cake
Rainbow Cake Roll • Rainbow Cupcake Cups
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Coleen Moss says
How do I make the chocolate ganache or can i buy it ready made?
beth says
Hi Coleen, chocolate ganache is super easy to make using chocolate, in this cake white chocolate and heavy whipping cream. Sometimes butter or corn syrup are added. Go to tablespoon.com to see the full recipe and tutorial to make this cake. Here's the link -
http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/melted-rainbow-cake/9150c1ed-296b-44c1-b181-071f63d5b529/
Sonali says
Wow that's amazing. ..I want to make this too...live your designs and photography....thanks for sharing this. ..
Elba Valverde says
It looks delicious, fun and colorful happy. I'm visiting from the SITs girls 😉 Really love your blog and btw I'm pinning this beautiful cake.
Elba at LiveColorful.com
Sarah Cook says
Visiting from the SITs girls.This is by far the coolest cake I've ever seen! And that GIF is fantastic. So cool!
Lori Hart says
Wow does this look amazing! Colorful, creative and mouth watering. I found you over at Pint Sized Baker’s Two Cup Tuesday party. I host Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday and would love it if you linked up this recipe. I’m sure our party goers would love it as much as I do. Here is the link http://bit.ly/1l4cu0j. Have a wonderful day!!
Glory says
I crazy love this!!
Bobbie Jones says
This is awesome!! Love the video you put together! Wow..cool.
Thanks for sharing! Pinning it !
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Divinity says
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beth says
Thanks, everyone! I couldn't be happier about how people have responded to this cake. It's amazing:)
Kat Jeter says
Stopping by from Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday link party. Absolutely fabulous! This would be great to a paint party or tie dye. Pinning! Thanks for sharing from the ladies at www.homemadeinterest.com
Danielle Doerr says
You never cease to amaze me Beth - this case is FABULOUS! You definitely replicated the melted crayon look and I love that you did it with ganache instead of frosting 🙂
Lina Calin says
If this isn't the most beautiful cake I've ever seen... Amazing job here!
Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff says
Absolutely beautiful ... so colorful! You sure did capture the melted crayon look 🙂
Alyson McMahon says
Amazing. Seriously one of the most fun cakes I've seen! I really want to try this now.
Lara Rettighieri says
WOW
Lisa@hooplapalooza says
OMG! OMG! OMG! can you tell i love this?! :>O!
Project Denneler says
Super cool idea and it looks stunning - just like melted crayons! Love the animated GIF too. I could watch it all day. Great job!
The Partiologist says
Oh my oh my, the cake turned out beautiful - again, I think it's my favorite!
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says
This is amazing Beth...so fun!