Ingredients:

• 170 gm butter,soft
• 170 gm Castor sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 170 gm cake flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp milk
• food colors(Pink,Yellow,Green or more)

Method:

• Preheat oven at 180 C.
• Grease a 9″ inch round cake tin,line base with greaseproof paper.
• Grease paper.
• Sift flour and baking powder together.
• Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add eggs one at a time and continue beating until thick and creamy.
• Add vanilla and beat again to mix.
• Gradually add flour to the butter mixture.
• Add milk and beat until smooth.
• Divide mixture into 4 portions and color three portion with the food colors.
• Spoon a tbsp of plain mixture into the center of cake tin.
• Then spoon a tbsp of pink mixture on it,then yellow,then green.
• Repeat until you are done with batter(The last layer should be plain).
• Try to consistent with every color.
• Bake on 180 C for 45-50 minutes or till cake is done.
• Turn cake on wire rack and leave to cool before cutting.
• Spread your favorite frosting over cake.
• Sprinkle colored sugars on top to make rainbow design.
• Rainbow Cake is ready to eat.
• Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1 (18 pound) Fresh Whole Turkey, neck and giblets removed
• 2 cups kosher salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 large onions, peeled and chopped
• 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup dry white wine

Method:

• Rub the turkey inside and out with the kosher salt.
• Place the bird in a large stock pot, and cover with cold water.
• Place in the refrigerator, and allow the turkey to soak in the salt and water mixture 12 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Thoroughly rinse the turkey, and discard the brine mixture.
• Brush the turkey with 1/2 the melted butter.
• Place breast side down on a roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• Stuff the turkey cavity with 1 onion, 1/2 the carrots, 1/2 the celery, 1 sprig of thyme, and the bay leaf.
• Scatter the remaining vegetables and thyme around the bottom of the roasting pan, and cover with the white wine.
• Roast uncovered 3 1/2 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until the internal temperature of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C).
• Carefully turn the turkey breast side up about 2/3 through the roasting time, and brush with the remaining butter.
• Allow the bird to stand about 30 minutes before carving.

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