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I don’t know about you but when I think of summer, I think of food and drinks. Do you all agree? I love to host picnics at my house but I also don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen to prepare. Thankfully, Kool-Aid has it covered for all of us to host parties and supply a delicious and easy drink, simultaneously. I have been a Kool-Aid fan for many years but now they have Kool-Aid Easy Mix products that allow you to serve and enjoy. Seriously…What could be better?!
Since the hot weather is finally upon us, I decided to head to my local Walmart to purchase some of the Kool-Aid Easy Mix products in three delicious flavors-Cherry, Tropical Punch, Grape. I readily found them in the drink section and stocked my cart with them. What I love about these awesome Kool-Aid Easy Mix products is they provide me a way to provide a quick, easy, and convenient way to make a drink. All you have to add is simply add water and you will have the perfect drink for those hot summer months coming up!
I knew this would be my drink of choice this summer because not only is it delicious but it provides 50 percent less sugar than leading soda brands. A score if you ask me! It will also allow you to make a glass of it or a pitcher of it, if you want to section out for the week( makes 6 quarts or 3 pitcher).
Since I bought so many of these, I decided to try out a new recipe that I experimented with, to incorporate the Kool-Aid Easy Mix and cake. Sounds delicious?! If you said yes, you are correct. It is a superb recipe and one that I like to call Kool-Aid Rainbow cake!
Kool-Aid Rainbow Cake
Ingredients:
-2 containers of the Kool-Aid Easy Mix
-1 container whipped topping
– 6 eggs
-1 cup vegetable oil
-1 cup water
-2 ready made cake mixes
Directions:
1. Take each of the two ready made cake mixes and put each in separate bowl. Add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup oil, 1/2 cup water (or follow ingredients on your package) and stir. Do not stir to full consistency till later.
2. In small bowls, pour 1/2 cup of each of the three flavors of Kool-Aid Easy mix. Do this twice. You should have a total of 6 bowls- 2 bowls with each of the Kool-Aid Easy Mix (Cherry, Tropical Punch, Grape).
3. Separate batter from #1 into 6 small bowls.
4. In each of the batter small bowls from #3, add one of the six bowls of Kool-Aid Easy mix from #2. In total, you will have 6 bowls.
5. Now add the same color bowls together. The reason I did this was I found each bowl to be too liquidity so I combined each of the same colors to have a total of three different colored bowls, each with a separate color.
6. Now start layering. Add one bowl cake batter at a time. Make sure each sets a bit before adding your next layer. Your cake will have three layers in total.
7. Bake for 35 minutes at 325 degrees F. Once finished let cool for 30 minutes.
8. Decorate your cake with whipped topping and sprinkles. Enjoy!
This cake came out perfect and was a hit with my whole family. With the summer coming up, I can’t wait to serve this cake with a nice glass or perhaps a pitcher of the Kool-Aid Easy Mix. So easy…Yet so refreshing. There is no need to spend a lot of time in the kitchen to serve wonderful drinks and food. Simply buy some Kool-Aid Easy Mix and you are on your way to having the perfect and refreshing drink all spring and summer long!
It is a quick, refreshing beverage the whole family will enjoy!
What is your favorite Kool-Aid Easy Mix flavor?
THAT. IS. AWESOME.
Next time you make one, let me know and I will be right down 🙂
That’s such a cool idea! I’ve never thought of baking with Kool Aid before. I love it!
What a beautiful cake! I love the new Kool-Aid ready mixes. I made a Kool-Aid Cherry Pie and it’s now a family favorite. I bet they would love your rainbow cake, too! Kool-Aid always makes me smile!
I would have never though you could make a cake with kool-aid! While I normally cook super-healthy foods fo rmy kids this is something I might give them for a special treat 😉
What a cute cake! I would never have thought you could use kool-aid in cake! Cute idea!
That’s such a cool summery cake. I love it. I have to try making it for the next birthday.
I’ve always loved anything Kool-Aid. I agree that it’s one of the best drinks for summer. And, it’s cool that it adds a nice twist to our regular cakes – it makes baking extra fun!
Wow this sounds awesome. Looks super tasty. I wouldn’t ever think to do this! So cool!
When I think of summer, I also think of food and drinks but also there should be time spent for exercise to burn all the calories. 🙂 Te Kool-Aid Easy Mix products have wonderful flavors that taste really good.
We don’t have Kool-Aid here in Ireland so I have no idea what it tastes like. This looks like such a lovely cake though!
This is genius!! And I bet it tasted amazing! Great idea!!
What a unique way to make a cake. I gotta try this out!
This is very different. I would have never thought of using Kool-Aid in a cake. My girls would love this!
What a tasty looking and beautiful cake! I wish I had known about this when I was a professional cook! But, now I do know that I could make a cake with kool-aid!
This looks like a really cool recipe to try! I’ve always wanted to try out making a rainbow cake!
I used to be a Cherry flavor girl, but now I think I’m more into Tropical Punch. This looks like such a fun, summer treat! I love how easy the new Kool-Aid Easy Mix makes things! Thanks for sharing your recipe. #client
This is such a great idea. I use the Kool Aid drops for my water. I will have to try this recipe.
What a cool looking cake! Grape was my favorite Kool-Aid when I was a kiddo but I haven’t had it in ages.
YUM YUM AND YUM! My kids would freak if they found out i put koolaid in it they wouldn’t even breath while stuffing it down their faces they love Koolaid. Thanks for sharing!
What a fun way to use the Kool Aid. We didn’t use it for years but it’s resurfaced as a fave in the house here recently.
What a pretty cake! Honestly, I’ve never had a rainbow cake. And it’s been a while since I had Kool Aid. Thanks for the idea.
What a great looking and colorful cake. I have never made a cake with Kool aid. This is a great idea
This is such a neat idea! I think this would make a great cake for a birthday!!
That looks and sounds delicious! I’m sure my kids would love this. I’ll definitely have to try this sometime.
Oh how neat! I bet this would be fun to make for our end of school party!
I have made cupcakes with Kool-Aid and it was so much fun1 My toddler would really love this idea too!
That looks like such a fun recipe to make (and eat)! Sounds like a great treat for the whole family!
Great! That was one colorful cake! Haha! Children will definitely love this. I need to purchase those Kool-Aid easy mix asap. Thank you for the recipe! Hope I can also make a cute cake just like this! 🙂