Rainbow Cake @ Carnival

This week we had a birthday party for our 2 year old daughter at a special kids party place called Carnival in Bulimba. Carnival created a fairies garden for the children with lots of green and pink. The children loved everthing - they made treasure boxes, danced, played games and had pass the parcel. As well as lovely things to eat. But Mum and Dad loved it even more as we avoided the usual frantic party preparation routine of cleaning / cooking / mowing / gardening / cooling drinks / heating up food.
I did choose to make the cake, although if you short of time, patience, energy or decorating skills, Carnival will arrange one for you.
After being inspired by the rainbow cakes made by both Anna and Meredith, I decided to tackle the six layer cake. I ordered my gel colours online from Baking Pleasures. And then the marathon began. It was the first time I'd made this cake so it took me four hours. Although, it was worth every sweaty minute when I saw the excitement on the kids faces when they realised there was a rainbow inside. I chose to use sorbet colours for a more girly look.
After successfully making the six layer rainbow cake, I felt quite the Domestic Goddess. So I made these love heart biscuits as well using Nigella's recipe. Thanks Carnival for doing the rest!

(Photos by AJ Hawkins for spotsandstripes.com.au)