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Classic Birthday Cake Recipe
This Birthday Cake is a homemade Funfetti Layer Cake with chocolate frosting! This is the perfect easy from scratch cake for anyone who loves sprinkles! Everyone loves this easy cake recipe and it's so good as a layer cake, sheet cake or cupcakes.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Dorothy Kern📖 crazyforcrust
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the cake:
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour cake pan(s). I like to line the bottom of my pan with parchment paper for easy removal.
3
Whisk salt, baking powder, and flour in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
½ teaspoon salt(226g) unsalted butter, melted1 cup(5 ml) vanilla extract1 teaspoonsalt1 teaspoonbaking powder3 teaspoons
4
Cream sugar into melted butter until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then mix in vanilla extract. You can stir by hand or use a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
(226g) unsalted butter, melted1 cuplarge eggs4(5 ml) vanilla extract1 teaspoon
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Add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, starting and ending with the flour, mixing gently between each addition. Mix until just combined. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.
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Pour batter into prepared pans and bake as directed. Cool completely before removing and frosting.
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Bake Time: 24 cupcakes: ⏱️ 14-17 minutes // Two 9-inch round pans: ⏱️ 24-27 minutes // Two 8-inch round pans: ⏱️ 25-33 minutes // 9x13-inch pan: ⏱️ 30-40 minutes
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For the frosting:
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Beat butter until smooth with a hand or a stand mixer. Note: if you’re using a hand mixer be sure to use a very large bowl to avoid wearing the powdered sugar.
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Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, along with cocoa, and beat on medium speed until crumbly. Mix in salt and vanilla.
½ teaspoon salt(226g) unsalted butter, melted1 cup(5 ml) vanilla extract1 teaspoonsalt1 teaspoon
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Add 1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream at a time, mixing between each addition, until the frosting is smooth and the desirable consistency.
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Frost cake or cupcakes as desired and add lots of sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts
calories
408 kcal
fat Content
22 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
40 g
sodium Content
262 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
61 mg
carbohydrate Content
53 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
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