This rainbow cookie cake consists of three spongy, almond-flavored layers with chocolate raspberry frosting in between, and is topped with fluffy chocolate frosting. Each slice of this cake is like digging into one huge rainbow cookie – except with more chocolate!
Heat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray, leaving enough parchment paper on either side of the baking sheet so that you can easily lift the cookie slab off of the sheet once baked.
Place egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in bowl using a hand mixer) and beat on medium-high speed for a minute or two, or until peaks form. Slowly add ¼ cup of sugar while beating. Continue beating until stiff peaks form (a few minutes longer).
In a separate bowl, add almond paste and remaining ¾ cup sugar and mix well, taking care to break up the almond paste really well. Add the softened butter and mix for a few minutes until it is light and creamy.
Pour in egg yolks and almond extract and mix for another few minutes. Lower mixer speed to low and add flour and salt. Beat until dry ingredients are just mixed in.
Add about half of the egg white mixture to the bowl with the other ingredients and fold in completely. Repeat for the remaining half of the egg whites.
Separate batter equally into three separate bowls. Leave one bowl as is, add red food coloring to one, and add green food coloring to the other. Stir the batter in the red/green bowls until the color is evenly dispersed.
Spread one of the batters onto the prepared baking sheet in a rectangular shape about ¾" thick. Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until the center just appears set and small bubbles appear on the surface. The edges may brown, but those will be trimmed away. Repeat for all three layers. Let cookie layers cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting:
Whisk together the granulated sugar and cocoa powder until well combined. In a separate bowl, add softened butter and about a third of the sugar/cocoa powder mixture. Add 2 tablespoons of milk and beat until all mixed. Add another third of the sugar mixture, 2 tablespoons of milk, and beat to combine. Repeat once more to use up all of the sugar mixture. At this point I added another 2 tablespoons of milk to ensure a smooth, spreadable consistency, but slowly add as much milk as your frosting needs.
To assemble:
Once cake is cooled completely, trim each of the cookie layers into even rectangles. Place the red layer on a plate and spread 1 tablespoon of raspberry jam over top. Spread frosting over the jam layer, mixing the two together.
Next place the white layer, and spread another tablespoon of raspberry jam over top. Spread frosting over the jam layer and mix. Place the green layer on top.
Frost the top and sides of the cake, decorating it as you please! Store cake in the refrigerator.
Notes
*I've used both 7- and 8-oz containers of almond paste as sometimes I can only find one or the other. Both work fine! Linked above (affiliate) to one of the kinds I've used if you can't find it in the store. It's free shipping on Amazon and similar in price to the ones I can get here.Cook time factors in baking each cookie layer individually. Baking more than one at once will cut this down!
Nutritional information is provided as an estimate. As it can vary due to many factors (brands used, quantities, etc.), we cannot guarantee its accuracy.