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A slice of confetti cake on a pink plate.
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Light and Fluffy Confetti Cake (Better than a Box!)

Learn how to make this Confetti Cake from scratch that tastes like the beloved boxed cake mix but better. Three layers of light and fluffy white vanilla cake speckled with rainbow-colored sprinkles are frosted with vanilla based funfetti buttercream for the perfect birthday or party cake.

Ingredients

  • 3 ¼ cup flour, (390g)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup butter, 227g
  • 2 cup sugar, 400g
  • 2 eggs, large
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 ½ tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup jimmy rainbow sprinkles

For the Buttercream

  • 1 cup butter, softened (227g)
  • 3 cups confectioners sugar, 360g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons half and half, cream, or milk
  • ½ cup classic jimmy rainbow sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and spray 3 8” round cake pans with baking spray and set aside.
  • In a medium size bowl combine the 3 1/4 cup cake flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp kosher salt. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
  • Creamed butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
    In the bowl of a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the 1 cup butter for 1 minute on medium speed. Scrape down the bowl and add the 2 cups of sugar. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • A mixture of butter, sugar, and eggs in a mixing bowl.
    Scrape down the bowl and add the 2 eggs, 4 egg whites and 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract. Mix for 1 minute on medium speed.
  • Vanilla cake batter in a mixing bowl.
    Add in 1/3rd of the dry ingredients, then half of the buttermilk and alternate, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix only until combined. Do not overmix.
  • Sprinkles added to vanilla cake batter in a mixing bowl.
    Add in 1 cup of the sprinkles and mix by hand until combined.
  • Cake batter divided into 3 baking pans.
    Evenly divide the batter into the 3 pans and bake for 35 minutes or until the cake edges break away from the pan.

Cool and make the funfetti buttercream.

  • Add the 1 cup butter and 3 cups powdered sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed working up to medium as the mixture combines. Mix on medium for 1 minute.
  • Vanilla buttercream in a bowl.
    Change the speed to low and add in the 1 tsp vanilla extract and 2 tsp cream. Mix on low-medium speed for 1 minute.
  • Sprinkles mixed into buttercream.
    Add in the ½ cup sprinkles and mix by hand until combined.
  • A confetti cake on a white cake stand.
    Assemble the cake- fill and stack the cake with the frosting, then frost the outside of the cake. Add more sprinkles for garnish if desired!

Notes

Make sure to use classic rainbow jimmy sprinkles and not glitter or non pareil sprinkles because they will bleed into the cake. Jimmy sprinkles keep their shape and color when baked.
If you want to pipe the frosting, make sure you use a large tip, otherwise the sprinkles can get caught inside. Alternatively you can leave the sprinkles out of the frosting and add them on after the cake is covered.
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 569kcal, Carbohydrates: 82g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 25g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 83mg, Sodium: 380mg, Potassium: 79mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 62g, Vitamin A: 764IU, Vitamin C: 0.004mg, Calcium: 62mg, Iron: 1mg
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