Description
This Funfetti Cake recipe is a colorful and festive dessert that’s perfect for celebrations. The moist vanilla cake is studded with rainbow sprinkles and topped with a creamy buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
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Cake:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles (jimmies-style, not nonpareils)
Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3–4 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- extra rainbow sprinkles for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare cake pans.
- Prepare dry ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Mix butter and sugar: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; add egg whites and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry: Alternate adding dry and wet ingredients to the butter mixture, then fold in sprinkles.
- Bake: Divide batter, bake for 28–32 minutes, then cool cakes.
- Make frosting: Beat butter, add sugar and flavorings, and frost cooled cakes.
Notes
- Use jimmies-style sprinkles to avoid color bleeding.
- For a three-layer cake, adjust pan size and bake time.
- Cake layers can be made ahead and stored at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 460
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
