Description
Confetti layer cake brings whimsical celebration to your dessert table with its playful sprinkle-studded layers. Colorful buttercream frosting and festive crumbs create a delightful centerpiece you’ll want to share with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Cake Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Decorative Ingredient:
- 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles (jimmies-style)
Instructions
- Prepare the oven environment by heating to 350°F (175°C) and preparing cake pans with grease and parchment paper lining.
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl, whisking flour, baking powder, and salt until thoroughly integrated.
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until achieving a light, airy texture with enhanced volume.
- Incorporate egg whites individually, ensuring complete integration after each addition to maintain batter consistency.
- Introduce vanilla extract, blending smoothly into the mixture.
- Create a balanced batter by alternating flour mixture and milk, initiating and concluding with flour to prevent overmixing.
- Gently fold sour cream into the batter, maintaining its delicate texture.
- Delicately distribute colorful sprinkles throughout the mixture, ensuring even dispersion.
- Evenly distribute the vibrant batter between prepared cake pans, creating uniform layers.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, monitoring until a toothpick emerges clean when inserted.
- Allow cakes to rest in pans for 10 minutes, promoting structural stability.
- Transfer cakes to a wire cooling rack, enabling complete temperature reduction.
- Whip butter until achieving a creamy, smooth consistency.
- Gradually incorporate powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla, creating a luxurious frosting with optimal spreadability.
- Apply frosting generously across cooled cake layers, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
- Embellish the exterior with additional sprinkles, adding a festive and colorful finishing touch.
Notes
- Adjust sprinkle amounts for balanced color distribution without weighing down cake batter.
- Choose gel food coloring for vibrant frosting without altering consistency.
- Allow ingredients like eggs and milk to reach room temperature for smoother, more even mixing.
- Sift dry ingredients to prevent lumps and ensure lightweight, tender cake texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg