Taste the Rainbow: 12 Colorful Treats to Make for Pride Week

Break out your gel food colorings to give this festive layer cake a Technicolor effect. Alternate colorful layers with a light, lemony Swiss meringue buttercream frosting.

If tinting a cake seems too daunting, stick to working your magic up top. Use gel food coloring for first-rate flavor and consistency.

Love conquers all -- even chocolate. Here, an array of hand-piped meringue hearts upstages the bittersweet base.

There’s plenty of room for expression on these bitty banana pops. Use leftover chocolate and sprinkles to make Nonpareils Candies, too.

A diversity of glazes makes for a party-perfect platter. The only clash will be your guests fighting for the last one.

Each fruity flavor in this sorbet cake comes directly from the source. Baby, it was born this way.

Lovebirds in rainbow colors say it all. Use store-bought candies such as Sweethearts, gumdrops, jellybeans, and candy hearts to make their adorable features.