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For the cake:
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1. Preheat the oven to 175u00b0C.
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2. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg whites, milk and vanilla extract. Set aside.
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3. In another bowl mix butter with sugar. Combine with flour, baking powder and salt.
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4. Combine the flour mixture and the egg white mixture and mix until dough comes together in a mass.
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5. Divide the batter into three bowls. In the first bowl add a tiny drop of coloring. In the second bowl add more coloring and in the third, add even more. That way you have 3 different shades of blue.
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6. Pour the darkest batter into a greased 8-inch cake pan. If you have three 8-inch pans put the other bowls of batter into pans as well; otherwise you can use the same pan and bake 3 different times. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven.
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7. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Then place cake onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Repeat twice with the rest of the bowls of batter (use the same greased pan).
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For the cream frosting:
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1. In a medium bowl whip double cream to stiff peaks then combine it with the mascarpone and powdered sugar.
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2. Add additional cream if the frosting is too thick
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3. Add more sugar if you feel the need.
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To assemble:
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1. Divide cream into 4 parts.
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2. Put your first cake layer on the cake platter and spread 1/4 of the cream evenly across the top.
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3. Put the second cake layer on top and repeat with another layer of frosting.
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4. Put the final cake layer on top, top-down.
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5. Frost the cake with the rest of the cream.
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6. Decorate with Rafaello candies
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Bon Appetit!
