Rainbow Colored Party Food & Recipes

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Sweet Treats That Look Like A Rainbow

Remember your fondest childhood dreams and favorite cartoon shows? You could practically reach out your tongue and taste the rainbow, each color, of course, was a different fruity flavor. That's the sweet, sugary stuff I'm talking about!

Make your celebration magical with sweet treats exploding with color! Whether it's a 1st birthday party, a sweet sixteen or a weekend get together with your wildest friends, a layered rainbow cake or fancy Jello mold will tickle your taste buds and make you feel like you can jump in the clouds and swing on the stars!

This page features oodles of fun rainbow colored recipes to make your next party a success, so grab an apron and a few gallons (err, ounces) of food coloring and let's get cookin'!

p.s.

This a family-friendly site, a place where homophobic bakers can rest easy while others may find inspiration to show-off their true colors. Have fun. Bake a rainbow. Play nice. :)

 

Rainbow Colored Layered Cake Recipes

Plain white frosting hides the surprise rainbow layers inside!

Rainbow Layered Cake Recipe w/ Lemon Flavored Icing
The smooth white exterior makes the cake look completely normal, but once you slice into it you realize... OH SNAP! THIS CAKE IS CRAZY!
Rainbow Cake Recipe
Ideal for a child's birthday party, or any time you want to make a big impression.
Video: The Rainbow Cake On Martha Stewart
The Color Show, Kevin Sharkey, painting tips, Kaitlin Flannery, rainbow layer cake, building a craft table.

Ateco Food Coloring Kit, 6 colors

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Rainbow Cake by erin.kkr
Rainbow Cake by erin.kkr
Rainbow Cake by erin.kkr
Rainbow Cake! by kckellner
Rainbow Cake! by kckellner
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How to Make Rainbow Cupcakes!
by fondasaurusrex | video info

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Rainbow Cupcake Recipes

Little cakes with whirly, swirly colors and tie-dye effects.

Rainbow Cupcakes Recipe
These rainbow cupcakes are, hands down, some of the cutest cupcakes I've made in a very long time. The colors make the cupcakes vibrant and fun - and, frankly, they're just too cute NOT to eat!
Taste a Rainbow - Cupcakes
Here's what little leprechauns look forward to on St. Patrick's Day: a magical snack that can add color to the grayest March afternoon.
Rainbow Cupcakes
have you ever tried making these? yesterday harper and rex both decided to nap at the same time (AMAZING!) so, i decided to use up the food coloring from the homemade playdough i made over the weekend.
What-a-Wonderful-World-Cupcakes
You might need to translate this one or just borrow the cute decorating ideas from the photos.
cuppycake by jessiejacobson
Rainbow cupcakes by FrankenberrysKiss
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Sugarlicious

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Rainbow Dessert Recipes

Beautiful layered kid-friendly recipes that will impress your guests!

Rainbow Poptarts
These poptarts are filled with a fresh, rainbow fruit filling, baked until golden brown, then topped with a drizzle of sweet, rainbow icing.
Rainbow Popsicles
Rainbow popsicles are pretty easy to make, but they take time since each layer needs to freeze before you add the next one. This basic recipe is also a great jumping off point for your own custom-color and flavor combinations.
Rainbow Rice Krispy Treats
I combined two different recipes that I found online for these delicious little treats - one was for rainbow rice krispies and the other was for rosemary rice krispies. I wanted to try both, but I didn't feel like buying double the ingredients. Since the food coloring doesn't really alter the taste at all.I thought making them together would be okay.
Rainbow Rice Krispy Treats
I'd seen other versions of rainbow rice krispies squares, but all the different colours were usually mixed together. I wanted to do something different, by creating super thin layers of each colour stuck on top of each other. And the best part, hiding it under a layer of regular old plain rice krispies so if you looked from the top (see above photo), you'd be none the wiser.
Rainbow Cake In A Jar
In this simple recipe, a basic white cake is turned into a slew of bright colors, baked to perfection, then topped with a creamy white frosting.
Sparkly Rainbow Marshmallow Kabobs
These came about mostly my accident. I was trying something else that didn't work and ended up with these rays of sunshine.

Adorable Edible Rainbows

Decorated cakes that look like a rainbow!

(Double) Rainbow Malt Cake
I think this may be my favourite cake of all time. I will use any excuse to whip up a fun cake, and a friend leaving my work was definitely a very good reason.

 

Layered Rainbow Jello Recipes

An impressive display of wiggly, jiggly fun!

Layered Rainbow Jello Recipe
This recipe makes a really awesome layered jello dessert. Each color is divided by a white layer made with sweetened condensed milk.
Jell-Oh! - Rainbow Jello Recipe
Part kitsch and part chemistry, it is the ultimate food you're allowed to play with. And, holy moly, people are doing some amazing stuff with gelatin. Which brings us to rainbow Jell-O. Let's face it, you don't need to be CIA (no, the other one) trained to make Jell-O; but there are a couple of ways to go about making rainbow gelatin. Because Jell-O is semi-transparent, you could just layer red, green and blue gelatin to make a rainbow (science!). I wanted each color to be really distinct (also, bright and vivid), so I chose to use six different colors/flavors and add opaque layers.
Rainbow Jello Shots
We are happy to present our nod to sunny days, good times and the old school Jell-o shot, Rainbow Jello Shooter. I love the "rainbow" gelatin technique - borrowed from the popular recipe for kids' finger gelatin.
Rainbow Cherry Jigglers
When serving jelly shots at mixed gatherings, I like to also provide some kid-friendly non-alcoholic options. Often its simply multicolored layered jigglers, or a juice-based gelatin molded into a fun shape. I recently ran across these adorable Roland brand rainbow-hued, flavored maraschino cherries and couldn't wait to work them into our bag of party tricks!
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rainbow jello by Andrea.Pacheco
rainbow jello by Andrea.Pacheco
One of our chefs made a "Jello terrine." lols.  DOUBLE RAINBOW! by Special*Dark
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Rainbow Drink Recipes

Sparkling sodas and fancy, colorful cocktails!

Skittles Vodka Tutorial
Infusing vodka with Skittles is a very popular trend right now. There are a couple of different ways to do it. My way involves separating all the Skittles into their separate flavors and making five different bottles of Skittles vodka.
The Double Rainbow Cocktail
Make rainbow ice by adding food coloring to an ice cube tray, filling with water and freezing.

Rainbow Colored Breakfast Recipes

Yummy ideas for sleepover parties!

Rainbow Poptarts
These poptarts are filled with a fresh, rainbow fruit filling, baked until golden brown, then topped with a drizzle of sweet, rainbow icing.
Rainbow Colored Pancakes Recipe
I'm serving up a few tasty treats for you today! The first specialty of the house is our new favorite way to have breakfast. Rainbow Pancakes Yes, that is pancake batter.
Rainbow Stuffed French Toast
The title of this post made me giggle a bit... wouldn't that be cool if I could actually stuff a rainbow in french toast? Let me stop giggling like a school girl and be serious for a moment...
Rainbow Colored Bacon
Neil Caldwell has come up with something that is pure genius. He has created the color wheel of bacon! No, this isn't some graphic design trick (although Neil is a graphic designer). This is real, genuine colored bacon.

Nordic Ware Scandinavian Silver Dollar Pancake Pan

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The easiest way to make a perfect stack of rainbow pancakes!

Rainbow Themed Party Supplies

Fun colored party ideas, decorations, candy and favors.

Flower Birthday Ring Spiral

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“Bouquets of white balloons make lovely clouds for a rainbow themed party!”

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Rainbow 18" Pinata

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Inspiration, Freebies & Printables

Oodles a goodies to make your rainbow party a success!

DIY Rainbow Streamers
Easy to make colorful rainbow streamers made with paper plates and crepe paper.
Free Rainbow Party Kit
I didn't have time to create a full party kit, but I made this mini party kit for all of the mommas out there that want to give this theme a try! You can download templates for making the above (along with napkin rings/water bottle labels not show) HERE for free. Enjoy!
Free (Adorable) Printable Coloring Pages
*Hint: The 'SMILE' section of this page has a super cute rainbow coloring page!
Free Printable Rainbow Coloring Page
Print out and color or decorate this rainbow coloring book page.
Rainbows `n' Ruffles Birthday Party Ideas
A cascade of gorgeous colour - fun rainbow ruffles, umbrellas, yellow gumboots, ribbon wands, a surprising cake and a sugar rush of rainbow-inspired treats.
Favor & Craft Ideas For A Rainbow Party
It's nice to have festive decorations and a well-stocked snack table, but I think it's the crafts/activities that really matter when you're planning a party for kids. Great party favors are important, too.
  • Jewelsofawe Feb 20, 2011 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    I love rainbows! Love the charms and how you have them spelling words. Too cool!
  • TapIn2U Jan 31, 2011 @ 12:49 pm | delete
    Amazing how something so beautiful and and colorful be so delicious! Enjoyed the video, too. Great lens!
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