This is one of my favourite cake recipes that I have made. I’m a huge sucker for almond extract! I don’t know what it is about that flavouring, but no matter what it’s in, I LOVE it! My Angel Food Cake has it, my Sugar Cookies have it and they are delicious! Whenever it is included in a recipe, I inevitably get asked as to whether it has to be included . . . trust me, it’s worth buying and trying out.
The other reason I love this cake is for the SPRINKLES!! How can you NOT love sprinkles? They make everything so cheery. An other wise plain looking cake is instantly spruced up with bursts of colours everywhere! There are sprinkles INSIDE and OUTSIDE which make this the perfect cake for celebrating a birthday with.
Covering a cake entirely of sprinkles is surprisingly easy. The only catch is you have to be quick enough to cover the sides with the sprinkles before your buttercream crusts. But even then, with enough pressure, you can press them into the buttercream to make them stick.
I think this is the perfect cake for a birthday celebration! Growing up, my mom always used to put tin foil wrapped coins in the cakes that she made us. It was always so exciting to find, and dodge chopping down on! It was such a fun tradition . . . you always wanted to be the one who found the quarter, that was until the Canadian Mint invent the loonie, and the twoonie! Whether you stuff this cake full of money or not, it’s bound to be loved by whoever is eating it!
Funfetti Birthday Cake
(makes one 6” cake, serves 10-12 people, double recipe for a 9” cake)
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour (150g)
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter (120g)
1 cup sugar (200g)
3 large egg whites or two small eggs
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract (5mL)
¼ cup milk (60mL)
3 tablespoons plain yogurt or sour cream (45mL)
¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
Procedure
Preheat oven to 350F/180C. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine milk and yogurt. Stir and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg whites and extracts and continue to mix. Add half of the flour mixture and half of the milk mixture and slowly stir until combined. Add the rest of the flour and milk and stir until completely incorporated. Remove bowl from stand, and gently fold in the sprinkles. Divide batter into two greased 6” round baking pans and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire wrack. Frost as desired.
do I really need to put almond extract in the cake
Hi, just made the funfetti birthday cake but when I cut it open it looks just like a normal sponge no colours in it, where did I go wrong help
It sounds like you forgot to add the sprinkles. If you remembered to add them, then they dissolved. I would try a different brand next time for proper results.
Thanks, yes. Did add them and yes. Will try a different brand and see if that works.
Jen
I am trying to do this cake Gluten Free. do you know how i would go about doing it?
thanks.
Elizabeth R
You could use your favourite GF flour and sub 1:1….good luck! I haven’t tried it with this one, but I’ve had success doing that with some of my other cakes.
Grate ill see how that works
Hi Jenn!! Huuuuge faaan. Your ideas are phenomenal!!! Anyway, is it alright if I leave out the almond extract? Please let me know 🙂 Thanks!
Can i put this batter into cupcake pans? If so what temperature and how long? thanks!!
Yes, definitely. 20 mins at 350.
How many cups of sprinkles do you need for just the outside of the cake? Going to make a 10″ cake but not sure how many sprinkles I need for that size. Any advise is appreciated
You will need a couple of cups for sure…maybe 2-3.
Hi Jen-
Do you use bleached or unbleached flour for this cake?
Thanks
I just use regular, all purpose flour.
Hi Jenn,
This is Faye from Norway. I just have to say I absolutely love your site. Anyways, I am planning to bake this funfetti cake and I just have some questions/clarifications. I am just wondering if the 9 inches cake pan (spring form) is equivalent to 24 centimeter spring form cake pan? Does it mean that I have to use two 24 cm cake pans in making this? and I just have to double the ingredients indicated on your recipe? Am I right? I am taking this at work to surprise my bestfriend/workmate on her birthday on tuesday. 🙂 Hoping for reply. Thanks a lot. xx
No, as this cake is made in a 6″ pan, you would have to double the recipe if you want it big enough to fill 2 9″ springform pans.
Hi Jen! Is the butter salted or unsalted? Beautiful cake! I can’t wait to try.
I use salted, but you can use either. Have fun!
Oh no! I am baking this cake for my birthday however the cakes sank in the middle. I made sure not to over mix. Any clue as to why this happened?
Sometimes they will fall if you open the door on the oven, and yes, if it’s been over mixed.
Can you please share the icing receipe you used for this cake?
Here you go http://cookiescupcakesandcardio.com/?p=2696
This cake looks absolutely fun-tastic! I can’t wait to make it. I’m going to try it with cake flour and milk. Hope my experiment works!
I hope it works out for you!
You’re so sweet. Thank you! I made the cake with the cake flour instead of AP and milk instead of yogurt simply because I didn’t have any on hand and I didn’t want to go to the store. It worked out beautifully! Thanks so much for the recipe!!
Will definately add the funfetti though!
Awesome cake! If I omit the almond extract, will it just be a vanilla sponge? Thanks
It wouldn’t change the texture, just the taste.
Hi jenn,
How many cupcakes do you think this recipe will make?
Thank you!
Probably around 20 cupcakes.
I made this gluten free and it worked fine but when I tasted it I thought it had a little too much almond extract and yes I measured it exactly. I will try it again but maybe swap the amounts of vanilla extract and almond extract and see how it comes out.
Great to know! Thanks for sharing.
I <3 this cake!!!! I am cooking it for my friend next week. Super cant wait y'all!!!!!!
I hope you enjoy it! It’s one of my favourites!
Gorgeous looking Cake!