Adventures in Cakeing.
Part 6 - Making the cake
I started with a standard Vanilla cake, doubling the quantity to get two layers.

I used standard tins, greased and lined with non stick paper, which I have found is the best way of cooking a cake.  They just fall out of the tin when you're done, and you don't need to worry about scratching non stick surfaces.

I divided the mix into six different glasses, with about twice as much violet as red.  I used Gel Colours which I bought from this wonderful shop in the city.  Gel colouring adds brilliant, vibrant colour without adding liquid, and only a tiny amount was needed.  The red colour was produced with the amount of gel that stuck to the end of a skewer.

I poured the violet into the tin, and let it settle to the edges.  I then poured the blue into the center.  It naturally forms a perfect circle, and pushes the violet colour aside.  Following with the other colours, I ended up with this result...

Then, into the oven.

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