Festive Funfetti Vanilla Cake (Printable View)
Festive vanilla cake with rainbow sprinkles and creamy buttercream frosting for celebrations
# Ingredient List:
→ Cake
01 - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
03 - 1/2 tsp salt
04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
06 - 4 large eggs, room temperature
07 - 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
08 - 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
09 - 3/4 cup rainbow sprinkles (jimmies)
→ Buttercream Frosting
10 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
11 - 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
12 - 2-3 tbsp milk or cream
13 - 2 tsp vanilla extract
14 - Pinch of salt
15 - Extra rainbow sprinkles for decoration
# How to Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt until well blended.
03 - In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
04 - Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract until incorporated.
05 - Alternately add flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
06 - Gently fold in the rainbow sprinkles with a spatula until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
07 - Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans. Smooth the tops. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
08 - Cool layers in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely before frosting.
09 - Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt. Beat until light, fluffy, and spreadable consistency is achieved.
10 - Once cake layers are completely cool, frost the top of one layer, place the second layer on top, and cover the entire cake with remaining frosting. Decorate with extra sprinkles as desired.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- The buttercream is impossibly silky and not too sweet unlike grocery store cakes
- Those rainbow flecks make people smile before they even taste it
02 -
- Nonpareil sprinkles will bleed into your batter leaving gray streaks so stick to jimmies
- The cake must be completely cool before frosting or the buttercream will melt right off
03 -
- Sift your powdered sugar before making buttercream to avoid any lumps
- Add the sprinkles gently at the end so the colors don't bleed into the batter