Not sure if you’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing the tub of miracles otherwise known as rainbow chip frosting. It’s a tangy-sweet, but mostly sweet, vanilla frosting that has soft and colorful chips swirled inside. If unicorns owned a bakery, rainbow chip frosting is what they would sell. But in real life, it’s sold in the baking aisle, so let’s make our own at home!
This Rainbow Chip Frosting Is
Fun to make Infinitely better than the canned version Silky smooth with festive rainbow chips Sweet and a little tangy Completely homemade—rainbow chips and all Perfect for birthdays A party in frosting form!
Overview: How to Make Rainbow Chip Frosting
For the full recipe, scroll to the bottom of this post. You can use any color you like, but stick with just 4 because you won’t have enough white chocolate for more. Spread the colors out onto a silicone baking mat or parchment paper, refrigerate for about 15 minutes until solid, then cut into little tiny pieces.
What Tastes Best with Rainbow Chip Frosting?
So many dessert recipes that go well with this frosting! We especially love it on:
Yellow Cake or Yellow Cupcakes Chocolate Cake or Chocolate Cupcakes Vanilla Cake or Vanilla Cupcakes Vanilla Sheet Cake White Cake Pistachio Cake Confetti Cupcakes Strawberry Cake or Strawberry Cupcakes Sugar Cookie Bars Soft Cakey Sugar Cookies
Pictured in these photos is my yellow sheet cake baked in a 9×13-inch pan. Takes 40 minutes in that size pan if you want to try it yourself. If you love fun frosting flavors, try my strawberry buttercream frosting next!
