Michelle Darmody: My fool-proof rainbow cake recipe for your Cork Pride celebrations

'One of my old friends, Tonie Walsh was involved in the first Pride Parade in Ireland in 1983. It took courage and defiance to walk the streets of our capital at a time when being in a relationship with someone you loved was illegal, and posed a danger to your safety'

For your rainbow sponge cake, gel food colouring is preferable to liquid 

This is not a cake I would ordinarily bake, I find the amount of colour and faff off-putting. 

I am making an exception today to celebrate Pride.