Rainbow cakes have been spotted all over the city, from cafes to Ramadan bazaars and you can even order them online. Basically these are either butter or sponge cakes featuring layers and layers of vivid rainbow colours. Instead of a single block of cream coloured butter cake or chocolate cake, the rainbow cake has red, green, blue, yellow, purple, orange layers. It may be a turn-off for some because of the artificial colouring but it is definitely a happy sight for both young and old.
We can customise it to a square or round shape and we have various sizes, said the friendly man at the counter. He showed me a catalogue with the sizes and shapes. For the amount of time and effort that goes into making the rainbow cake, it is surprisingly affordable if you get a whole cake from Bisou. Prices start from RM180.
Personally, I like the look of rainbow cakes because I love colours but for me, taste is equally important. I ordered a square it may look small but it is filling but I couldn't really taste the cream cheese as described on the table-top menu. Instead, it tasted like a very but rich butter cake.
My f! riend li ked it because she likes butter, but she found it a little too sweet. If it tasted more of cream cheese than butter, I would have probably liked it more.
During our recent Ramadan bazaar trail, we spotted rainbow cakes and it was a nice surprise. You can get a slice for a mere RM5.
Check out social media sites like Pinterest and Instagram and you will find many photos of rainbow cakes in many forms. Some bakers get really creative with the design of the cake and some go crazy with the icing. It really depends on what you like, I guess.
First it was macarons, and then Red Velvet cakes and now rainbow cakes. Eating cake suddenly got a lot more colourful.
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