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Peridot-Inspired Rainbow Chip Cake

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Updated Sep 16, 2025
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Be transported to a fairytale forest filled with delicate butterflies with this fairy-inspired cake. Inspired by the Peridot birthstone—known for its vibrant green color, renewal, and positive energy—this cake is adorned with edible butterflies, hanging vines, and roses. It creates a dreamy and enchanting escape perfect for celebrations that call for a touch of magic and beauty.

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Peridot-Inspired Rainbow Chip Cake

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 2 hr 40 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

Cake

Buttercream Frosting & Decoration

  • 3 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • Pastel pink and green gel food color from 1 box Betty Crocker™ Pastel Gel Food Color
  • 4 to 6 edible wafer paper pink butterflies, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1

    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 6-inch heart-shaped baking pans.

  • Step 
    2

    Prepare cake batter as directed on the package. Divide batter evenly between pans.

  • Step 
    3

    Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from the pans and place on a cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes at room temperature. Place cake layers in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes or until chilled but not completely frozen.

  • Step 
    4

    In a large bowl, beat softened butter with an electric mixer on medium-low speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Add powdered sugar in batches, beating until smooth after each addition. Add vanilla, beat until well blended.

  • Step 
    5

    In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup of the frosting with about 3 drops of green food color until well blended. In another small bowl, place 1 cup of the frosting and leave it white. Mix remaining frosting with about 3 drops of the pink food color until well blended. 

  • Step 
    6

    Using a serrated knife or a cake leveler, cut rounded tops off cake layers to create a level surface.

  • Step 
    7

    Spread a layer of the white frosting on top of one of the cake layers; top with the second cake layer. Spread a thin coat of pink frosting over the entire cake to lock in the crumbs. Freeze for 10 minutes.

  • Step 
    8

    Frost the entire cake with another coat of pink frosting. Place green, remaining white, and remaining pink frosting in separate piping bags fitted with couplers.

  • Step 
    9

    Use a piping tip with multiple small holes (such as #233) to pipe green frosting around the top border of the cake for hanging vines. Use an open star piping tip (such as #32) for the white, green, and pink borders around top and bottom of cake. If desired, use smaller open star piping tips (such as #18 and #20) to add additional decorative borders and roses on the top of the cake and a leaf piping tip (such as #366) and a writing tip (such as #3) to create a vine. 

  • Step 
    10

    Add edible wafer paper butterflies as desired.

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