Rainbow Kool Aid Sweet Tart Cake Recipes

RAINBOW KOOL-AID SWEET-TART CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Spray 2 (9-inch) round pans with cooking spray; cover bottoms with parchment. Prepare cake batter from 1 pkg. cake mix as directed on package. Pour half the batter into each of 2 medium bowls. Add dry cherry drink mix to batter in one bowl; mix well. Stir dry orange drink mix into remaining batter. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake 28 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 15 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely. Cut cakes in half horizontally to form 2 layers of each color cake.
• Repeat with remaining cake mix and dry drink mixes, washing pans between uses.
• Mix sour cream and sugar in large bowl until blended; gently stir in COOL WHIP. Stack one layer of each color cake on 2 plates, spreading 1/3 cup COOL WHIP mixture onto each cake before covering with next layer. Frost top and side of cakes with remaining COOL WHIP mixture. Refrigerate 2 hours.

RAINBOW KOOL-AID CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes, blending 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) dry drink mix into batter before spooning into prepared muffin cups. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Mix remaining drink mix with frosting in medium bowl until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP. Spread onto cupcakes.