Tie-Dye Checkerboard Cake

Bright and bold, the explosion of color inside this cake will surprise everyone! What's even more surprising is how easy it is to create using the Checkerboard Cake Set, cake mix and the Color Right Performance Color System.

Amount20

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

11 1/4 cups white cake mix
Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set
3 1/2 cups Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing - 1 lb. Can
Assorted Color Nonpareils Sprinkles, 6-Colors
White Nonpareils, 3 oz. - Cake Decorating Supplies
Jimmies 6-Mix Sprinkle Assortment

Tools
16 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Round Checkerboard Cake Pan Set, 4-Piece
Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula
Cake plate

Instructions

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Batter Tinted:
Use Color Right base colors and QuickCount color formulas to tint batter in the following shades:
- Bright & Bold Purple: 1 3/4 cups batter + 20 P +2 Blue
- Bright & Bold Red: 1 3/4 cups batter + 36 R
- Bright & Bold Blue: 1 3/4 cups batter + 40 BL
- Bright & Bold Green: 1 3/4 cups batter + 2 BL + 16 Y
- Bright & Bold Teal: 1 3/4 cups batter + 8 BL + 2 Y
- Bright & Bold Yellow: 1 3/4 cups batter + 10 Y + 2 O
Prepare cake batter.

Divide the batter evenly (about 1 3/4 cups each). Tint using the Color Right formulas above. Place each colored batter into a 16 in. disposable decorating bag.
Prepare bottom cake layer.

For bottom layer, place clean divider in the first prepared pan. Cut a hole in tip of bags and pipe two colors of batter into the sections on the ringed insert. Use a toothpick to swirl colors. Fill sections 2/3 full. Remove ring from pan by carefully lifting straight up on handles. Rinse and completely dry ring.
Prepare middle layer.

Place clean divider into prepared pan. Keeping the same 2 colors together as for the bottom layer, pipe batter into a different ring than the bottom layer; use toothpick to swirl colors. Fill sections 2/3 full. Remove ring from pan. Rinse and completely dry ring.
Prepare top layer.

Place clean divider into prepared pan. Keeping the same 2 colors together, pipe batter into a different ring than the bottom or middle layer. Fill sections 2/3 full. Use toothpick to swirl colors. Remove ring from pan. DO NOT PUT RING IN OVEN.
Bake and cool checkerboard cake.

Follow package directions.
Decorate cake.

Level each cake layer. Stack and ice cake layers on cake plate. Mix together the sprinkles; press into the side of the cake.