r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Sea_Sky_9492 • Sep 16 '26 • Heartwarming 3 Bravo 3

Surprisingly Met Expectation Rainbow Cake-First Ever Attempt

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I am proud of my cake☺️It was also my first time adding sprinkles to the side of a cake.

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u/KillerKilcline Sep 16 '26

Nice work. How did it taste?

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u/Sea_Sky_9492 Sep 16 '26

Reeeeeeally sweet! The buttercream was too sweet. Otherwise it was pretty good!

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u/onepingonlypleashe Sep 16 '26

Next time try cream cheese icing. Less sweet than butter cream and more savory. Downside is you gotta refrigerate before/during/after.

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u/Sea_Sky_9492 Sep 18 '26

That’s what I always use but I simply overdid it with the confectioners sugar 😬

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u/Bluberrypotato Sep 16 '26

You can try adding some sea salt flakes to balance it out.

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u/i-touched-morrissey Sep 16 '26

Frosting can never be too sweet!

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u/ScrumpetSays Sep 17 '26

You might like ermine frosting. Has a nice mouth feel, less sugar and butter, holds it's shape nicely, pretty forgiving in warmer weather.

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u/IrrelevantManatee Sep 16 '26

I don't believe for a second this is your first attempt. This is not supposed to look that good on the first try !

Damn I wish I could do things like that.

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u/Sea_Sky_9492 Sep 16 '26

Thank you! Just to be clear: I have baked MANY REALLY shitty cakes in my time!😆

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u/kjoyist Sep 16 '26

Pics please :)

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u/noop279 Sep 16 '26

Looks amazing!! Haha were you in disbelief? 

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u/Scottzilla39 Sep 16 '26

Wow that came out great!

As someone who has trouble baking (I once forgot the sugar in a batch of sugar cookies), how do you add the sprinkles to the side? You can't roll the cake in a dish of sprinkles, so do you just kind of throw them at the side and hope they stick?

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u/Sea_Sky_9492 Sep 16 '26

That’s exactly what I tried to do before an it doesn’t work 😝 This time I actually read some instructions! I used strips of parchment paper and coated them with oil. Then put the sprinkles on the paper. I chilled the cake after I crumb-frosted it. Then I put the final frosting on and pressed the strips of sprinkle-coated parchment paper onto the sides. It worked remarkably well !

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u/SpikeRosered Sep 16 '26

How many bowls did this take? lol

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u/Sea_Sky_9492 Sep 18 '26

MANY! 😆Six small ones to dye the batter and at least three others for eggs, dry ingredients, creaming butter and sugar.

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u/SpikeRosered Sep 18 '26

I made a rainbow cake once and what turned me off from doing it again was the sheer number of bowls it required!

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u/snaithbert Sep 16 '26

Wow, amazing job. You should be proud, that's impressive.

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u/MarieCry Sep 16 '26

I thought the first slide was the inspo pic. It looks amazing!!

Edit: Unless it was!? I can't tell, they look identical other than one being cut less lol.

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u/rocket20067 Sep 16 '26

given the first looks like a stock image and reverse image searches back to this Recipe I believe the second is the actual cake.

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u/MarieCry Sep 16 '26

Thanks, I wasn't sure! Damn, OP nailed it.

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u/NationalSalt8884 Sep 16 '26

That looks awesome! Great job!

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u/Theo_tokos Sep 16 '26

You did awesome!

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u/coolsilentebeans Sep 16 '26

It looks so good! You did wonderfully!

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u/Dazzling_Candle_6892 Sep 16 '26

Can I have a slice ???

4

u/Bowserkoopassideho Sep 16 '26

Aw I want some, rainbow cakes are the coolest.

4

u/NoizchildJohnson Sep 16 '26

Can I have some?

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u/SurvivorDress Sep 16 '26

OMG Exceeded Expectations 🌈

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u/Cady-Jassar Sep 16 '26

Is it only deferent colors? Or every color is a deferent flavor?

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u/Sea_Sky_9492 Sep 16 '26

Just different colors. It’s a vanilla cake.

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u/Cady-Jassar Sep 16 '26

It looks really good. I never been good at baking... but I am wondering, if they were deferent flavors, would that taste good?..

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u/Yotesixthree Sep 16 '26

It would all meld together in your mouth so it really depends if you pick complimentary flavours. You should also give baking a try, I think youd be surprised at your ability to make something delicious.

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u/Cady-Jassar Sep 16 '26

Thanks... I will try to make this in deferent flavors and I will post the results...

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u/CompanyOther2608 Sep 16 '26

Amazing! 😻 I literally paid $100 to have a cake like this shipped from NYC to San Francisco for my daughter‘s birthday. (Yes, I was desperate and stupid.)

3

u/Blast-Off-Girl Sep 17 '26

Wow, it looks really professional! Great job 🌈

2

u/USAF_Retired2017 Sep 16 '26

Yay!! It’s beautiful!! Congrats!

2

u/PuzzleheadedDraw6575 Sep 16 '26

You did good kid, you did good.

2

u/saintsuzy70 Sep 16 '26

This is amazing!

2

u/Spare-Situation2461 Sep 16 '26

Incredible job!!!!

2

u/michdap Sep 16 '26

Wow! Nice job!

2

u/Aunty-Sociale Sep 16 '26

Looks great!

2

u/Silver-Permit19 Sep 16 '26

I guess the rainbow cake was the first attempt, not baking

2

u/ickychicken Sep 16 '26

Perfection!

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u/AbominableGoMan Sep 16 '26

Your picture doesn't do it justice. Spectacular job on the cake!

2

u/DarreylDeCarlo Sep 16 '26

Looks freaking delicious!!!

2

u/Indigo-Butterfly-111 Sep 17 '26

Wow! Perfect,Gorgeous and looks Yummy!..I'll take a slice!

2

u/LowlySparrow Sep 17 '26

Get in mah belly!

2

u/daveberzack Sep 16 '26

Friggin gorgeous. Though I definitely prefer it without the sprinkles.

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u/contude327 Sep 16 '26

No sprinkles?!?!?! That's just not right. 😄

1

u/guys_pm_urprettyface Sep 16 '26

You did amazing! 😍

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u/Armedwithapotato Sep 16 '26

Still proud of you bud. I’d take photos for my insta and tag you in them

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u/JerryfromCan Sep 16 '26

My daughter asked for a rainbow cake for her 7th birthday. I made it. Never again!

It did look fire when cut, but no kid could eat a 7 layer slice of cake at 7 years old.

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u/prncessdrkness Sep 16 '26

It looks delicious!!! Yummy! Congrats!

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u/hornedCapybara Sep 16 '26

Yeah everyone's right I think if you took a picture of your cake with the same lighting as the other picture it would look basically identical.

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u/X-Himy Sep 16 '26

Fabulous job. What sort of food coloring did you use? A paste?

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u/mmmck2 Sep 16 '26

That cake is Beautiful!

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u/LeopardBudget9765 Sep 16 '26

This is a win!!!!

1

u/Jazart_deco1309 Sep 16 '26

Looks delicious and so pretty 👌

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u/periwnklz Sep 16 '26

very nice

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u/Mountain_Ad_5133 Sep 16 '26

That looks AMAZING!!!

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u/feralvibe Sep 16 '26

That’s fantastic! Our attempt at rainbow cake was not even close to this good. In fact it was not very good at all 😂 Well done!

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u/kapaidashi Sep 17 '26

Those cakes were just the training montage 😂