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Homemade Funfetti Cake
This homemade funfetti layer cake is super moist, soft, tender, and melts in your mouth. With three classic vanilla cake layers, rainbow jimmies sprinkles, and a sweet vanilla buttercream, it’s better than bakery-made (or boxed versions) and perfect for any festive celebration!
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 55m⏳ Prep: 2h🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Cambrea Gordon📖 cambreabakes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the Cake Batter
2
Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C. Grease and flour the sides of three 8-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Set aside.
3
In a stand mixer bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla powder, and salt.
baking powder1 tablespoonvanilla powder1 tablespoon
4
On low speed, mix in the butter until it has a sandy texture, about ⏱️ 2-3 minutes.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, sour cream, oil, and vanilla.
large eggs (room temperature)3cup heavy cream (room temperature)1/2heavy cream3 tablespoons
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Mix in half of the wet ingredients until all of the flour has been moistened. Then scrape down the bowl. Mix in the remaining wet ingredients and rainbow sprinkles on low speed until just combined, scraping down the bowl once to ensure everything is well combined.
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Evenly distribute the cake batter into the prepared cake pans (475 grams in each). Bake for ⏱️ 25-30 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out covered in a few moist crumbs. Let the pans cool on a wire rack for ⏱️ 20-30 minutes, then remove them from the pans and allow them to finish cooling on the racks.
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For the Frosting
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In a stand mixer bowl or with a hand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, ⏱️ 2-3 minutes.
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Then add the powdered sugar. Pulse at first to combine, so the sugar doesn’t fly out of the bowl. Once combined, increase the speed to medium and beat for ⏱️ 4-5 minutes, until light, white, and fluffy.
powdered sugar4 cups
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Add the heavy cream and vanilla and mix until just combined.
cup heavy cream (room temperature)1/2heavy cream3 tablespoons
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For Assembly
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Place your first cake layer on your serving platter or cake stand. These cake layers should bake very flat so you shouldn't need to trim them at all!
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Spread an even amount of frosting across the top, the place the second layer on top. Repeat this process one more time, placing the last cake layer upside down so that the top is flat.
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Spread a thin layer of the frosting over the entire cake, then refrigerate for ⏱️ 20-30 minutes.
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Spread the remaining frosting over the entire cake, using any extra to decorate if desired. Garnish with more rainbow sprinkles. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
728 kcal
fat Content
50 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.5 g
sugar Content
52 g
sodium Content
434 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
2 g
cholesterol Content
156 mg
carbohydrate Content
67 g
saturated Fat Content
30 g
unsaturated Fat Content
17 g
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