Funfetti Cake
Funfetti Cake is a soft vanilla layer cake filled with colorful sprinkles and topped with a classic buttercream frosting, perfect for birthdays, casual celebrations, and everyday moments worth sweetening.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup rainbow sprinkles
Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk, mixing just until combined.
- Gently fold in rainbow sprinkles.
- Divide batter between pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until set.
- Cool cakes in pans briefly, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Beat butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream to make the frosting.
- Frost the cooled cakes and finish with extra sprinkles.