Description
This Viral Bento Box Cake is a fun and colorful treat that looks just like a bento box meal. Perfect for parties or as a unique dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Milk
- as needed Food coloring (various colors)
- 2 cups Buttercream frosting
- as desired Fruit and candy for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Add softened butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix until well combined.
- Divide the batter into separate bowls and add food coloring to achieve desired colors.
- Pour the colored batter into the prepared cake pans and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once cooled, level the cakes if necessary and stack them with buttercream frosting in between.
- Frost the entire cake with buttercream and use additional frosting to create bento box sections.
- Decorate with fruit and candy to mimic a bento box meal.
Notes
- Feel free to use any cake flavors you like.
- You can customize the decorations based on your favorite bento box items.
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