Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2011

This cake was really fun to make and was a hit with both kids and adults at my friend's 4th of July cookout. I added lemon extract, orange extract, and lime juice to make the layers really flavorful. I also made a basic buttercream frosting with just a bit of the orange extract. I didn't want to over-power the flavors in the cake. On the whole though, it's a great recipe!

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windward

Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2011

Made this last night, sooooooo good! Did exactly like the receipe, not that hard to make just time consuming but so worth it!

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Virginia

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2010

Everyone loved this cake when I baked for a birthday party this past weekend. Based on the reviews, I did use a different lemon curd recipe than the one linked to here. But I prepared the cake more or less exactly as called for in the recipe, minus the food coloring and possibly a little extra zest. I didn't find the cake especially complicated to prepare, and though it was kind of time consuming, that was only because I only had one cake round and had to bake off each layer one at a time. Thanks!

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Dave Chapman

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bloomington, Illinois, USA

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2010

The amount of shortening frightened me and I wanted to cut down on prep time, so I made an adaptation of this recipe using a white cake mix. I used zests as directed but added a tablespoon of lime juice, orange essence, and lemon extract for an extra punch of flavor. The lime layer turned out to be the most mild in flavor and the orange came out tasting quite artificial. I used jarred lemon curd between the layers and then frosted with Cool Whip; so lots of changes, but much quicker and a little lighter in fat and calories.

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Noreen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

Reviewed: May 14, 2010

Excellent cake, tasty, tall, and very showy when cut and the rainbow layers are exposed. I will try and sharpen the lime, lemon and orange flavors next time by adding a little lime, lemon and orange oil to each corresponding cake layer. However, the cake was fantastic when the recipe was followed to the T.

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Tracy

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2010

i was looking for a recipe for my daughter's bday cake. she requested a barbie cake. i wanted to do something diff...not the usually choc cake nor plain vanilla. then i found this. this is perfect since i hv to make the princess's skirt in layers. the contrast of colours- green, yellow, orange were great. n the taste- delish.... hv been making this again n again for guests who don't really like choc.

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Noi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2009

To date only nine people have reviewed this recipe over the course of 5-1/2 years and it's such a shame as this is one, awesome cake in so many ways! I hope this review (and my posted pics) will change that! It's very moist, with a large, fluffy, but light and tender crumb. It definitely is fun and pretty, and you can clearly taste the distinct flavor of each of the lime, lemon and orange layers, each as delicious as the next. Given the mixed reviews for the filling and frosting, however, I did not use those particular recipes though I did prepare it with a lemon filling and an orange buttercream - specifically, "Lemon Cream," and "Golden Orange Frosting" - both great recipes as well and both complemented the cake nicely. This is much more labor intensive and time consuming than your average layer cake, but so worth the effort! This was a home run, not just for hubs and I, but with his staff as well. This cake will do any baker proud!

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naples34102

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mequon, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2008

Fabulous!!!!! Brought this to a cookout and everyone loved it. The cake was so fragrant and light. I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of doubling the frosting, I really love frosting. :)

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Tanya

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2007

This cake is awesome. A bit of work but well worth it. The 1st time I made it, it did take a a lot of time. After then I organized my work to help the process flow smoothly. Preheat oven, preparing the pans and set aside 3 bowls for each layer (preferably the same size). Next grate the fruit,set aside. Then shift dry ingredients and set aside. Now start the actual creaming and mixing. After the cake goes into the oven, start the filling. While the filling is cooling start the frosting.

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Althea

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2006

Not bad but not the best cake I've had. I love citrus so this recipe intrigued me. Cake was dry and frosting a little too sweet for my tastes. Leftover cake went uneaten.

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