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Perfect Surprise Inside Easter Egg Cake

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A festive and easy-to-make vanilla cake with hidden colorful surprise layers inside, perfect for Easter and spring celebrations. This crowd-pleasing dessert features a moist, tender crumb and creamy frosting with a playful rainbow reveal.

Ingredients

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  • 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ¾ cups (350g) granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (240ml) whole milk, room temperature
  • Food coloring gels in primary colors (red, blue, yellow) or natural alternatives like beet juice powder
  • Extra 1/3 cup (40g) flour per color for thickening batter layers
  • 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
  • 4 cups (480g) powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract (for frosting)
  • 2–4 tbsp milk or cream (for frosting consistency)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottom with parchment paper.
  2. Sift together 2 ½ cups flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter and 1 ¾ cups sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
  4. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 tbsp vanilla extract.
  5. With mixer on low, add dry ingredients in three additions alternating with 1 cup milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  6. Reserve about 1 cup of batter in a separate bowl. Divide into 3 small bowls and add a few drops of different food colorings and 1 tbsp flour to each. Stir gently.
  7. Pour remaining batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on racks.
  8. Spread colored batter in greased small pans to ½-inch thickness. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until set but soft. Cool and cut circles with a 3-inch cookie cutter.
  9. Carve a hollow in the center of one cake layer to fit the colored eggs stacked side by side. Arrange colored eggs vertically in the hollow and place second cake layer on top.
  10. Beat 1 cup softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, then vanilla extract and milk or cream until smooth and spreadable.
  11. Apply crumb coat to cake and chill 15-20 minutes. Finish frosting with a thick, even layer and decorate as desired.

Notes

Use softened butter and room temperature eggs and milk for best results. Sift dry ingredients to lighten batter. Be gentle with colored batter layers and bake them thinly to avoid cracking. Chill crumb coat before final frosting. Trim cake layers if uneven for stability. Natural food colorings can be used as alternatives.

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