Must-shoot IG-worthy fantasy desserts: Six dreamy rainbow layered cakes across Taiwan

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In recent years, with the rise of social media check-in trends, afternoon tea cafés have been rolling out creative desserts. Besides being delicious, appearance has become equally important. Below is a list of cafés offering rainbow layered cakes—each one is a photo-worthy dessert spot you can't miss.

1. Flip
Located in Sanchong District, New Taipei City, Flip not only serves dreamy rainbow layered cakes but also offers highly photogenic marble mirror cakes, as well as Flip’s cat marshmallow coffee. Their exclusive cakes, French tarts, and matcha chiffon are also limited-edition desserts in the store.
 
Address: No. 6, Guangming Road, Sanchong District, New Taipei City
Business hours: 9:00 – 21:00

2. NineSky NineSky
Located in Wuxi District, New Taipei City, NineSky not only serves eye-catching, fantasy-like rainbow layered cakes, but the café itself is built from shipping containers. This “Sunrain” rainbow layered cake is made using various natural ingredients such as blueberries, passion fruit, matcha, plums, butterfly pea flowers, and oranges, totaling 40 layers.
 
Address: No. 201, Lane 459, Zhongshan Road, Wuxi District, New Taipei City
Business hours: 10:30 – 22:00 (Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays)

3. Howcup Curry Café'
Located in Taoyuan, Howcup offers a variety of dreamy, Instagram-friendly sweet and savory dishes, making it a popular online check-in spot. Their rainbow layered cake uses organic rose petal jam from Puli, Nantou, along with imported lychee puree for flavoring, delivering a natural floral taste.
 
Address: No. 19, Zhongbei Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan County
Business hours: 11:00 – 21:00