Description
Homemade funfetti cake sparkles with joy, bringing childhood memories to life through colorful layers of sweet celebration. Creamy frosting and rainbow sprinkles create a playful dessert you’ll cherish from first delightful bite to last crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Dry Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
Cake Wet and Sweet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 0.5 cup rainbow sprinkles (plus extra for topping)
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare the baking environment by heating the oven to 350F (175C) and thoroughly coating two 9-inch round cake pans with grease. Insert parchment paper to facilitate seamless cake removal.
- Create the foundational mixture by combining flour, baking powder, and salt in one container. In a separate vessel, whip butter and sugar until achieving a cloudlike consistency. Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring thorough integration after each addition. Introduce vanilla extract and methodically blend dry ingredients with milk, mixing until ingredients are harmoniously combined.
- Delicately fold rainbow sprinkles into the batter, exercising caution to prevent color bleeding and maintaining structural integrity of the mixture.
- Distribute batter evenly across prepared pans, ensuring balanced coverage. Bake for 25-30 minutes, verifying doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center – it should emerge clean. Allow cakes to rest in pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Craft frosting by whipping butter until smooth, gradually introducing powdered sugar. Incorporate milk and vanilla extract, blending until achieving a luxurious, airy texture.
- Construct the cake by positioning first layer on a serving plate. Spread frosting generously, sprinkle additional colorful confetti, then carefully place second cake layer. Completely enrobe the entire cake with remaining frosting, finishing with a decorative sprinkling of vibrant sprinkles.
Notes
- Fold sprinkles gently to prevent color bleeding and maintain vibrant cake appearance.
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother, more even cake batter consistency.
- Choose gel food coloring for brighter sprinkle colors without excess liquid interference.
- Avoid overmixing batter to keep cake texture light and tender, preventing dense results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 40 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 60 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg