Not Pinterest Perfect But Perfectly Proud

For better or for worse the Internet has put all sorts of practically professional crafters’ efforts in my face, and some days I want to join. When I first saw an image of a rainbow cake online, I was impressed. My daughter loves rainbows, what’s not to love? As her birthday approached I was debating if I would be brave enough to try to tackle the Pinterest favourite, rainbow cake.

I decided to draft my girl, Betty Crocker, to help as I was optimistic together we would make delicious cake. My daughter would not need a made-from-scatch cake to be over the moon. I knew that the winning moment would be cutting into a cake and revealing a rainbow. 

Even with Betty on board, I faced some challenges, which lead me to wonder if I was heading towards my own Pinterest fail. My layers were not 100% even but I was able to twist, turn and trim them around to build a fairly straight structure. I decided to cover up some of my less than excellent icing skills by adding smarties to the top, which perfectly complimented the rainbow theme. Plus to make the whole thing look a bit more expert,  I paid a couple dollars at my local grocery store to have the bakery write a message on a piece of chocolate. Although I knew it wasn’t Pinterest perfect, I walked the cake out with confidence.

I realized I didn’t need to be Pinterest perfect to be proud of my not perfect, but definitely successful efforts. The outside looked great, the taste was spot on (special thanks again to Betty), and nobody used a ruler to determine if the layers had a fraction of an inch variance. My daughter LOVED her cake! Although she can navigate the heck out of youtube, she had never seen anything like this cake before. Similarly, all grandparents had never seen such a thing and seemed as impressed as you would be if the first time you saw a rainbow cake for the first time. Goal achieved.

Happy Birthday to my now 4 year old girl! I am not sure what she she wished for as she blew out the candles… perhaps a unicorn or perhaps a true rainbow cake – and in that case she fished her wish. Her excitement made the 4 hours it took well worth it. I am glad I can check making a rainbow cake off the bucket list of life. In the end, the nerves, cost and time required make me think that next year I’ll likely be heading to the grocery store for a classic and even less Pinterest worthy slab cake.