Have you heard of Funfetti cake? It’s a special kind of cake mix that has sprinkles in the mix to make the inside of the cake look like confetti. Go see for yourself.
- Use a plain old white cake mix. You can use store bought, but sometimes we make our own.
- After the batter is all mixed up, and just before you put it in the oven, add in two spoonfuls of the oblong rainbow sprinkles. Make sure you use the oblong sprinkles. The little balls don’t work nearly as well.
See? It looks just like a cake made with the store bought Funfetti cake mix.
Here’s what it looked like after we decorated it:
If you want it even more from scratch, here is a white cake mix recipe. After you have mixed everything into the batter, remember to add 2 spoonfuls of rainbow sprinkles.
(Need a set of Wilton Cake Pans
White cake mix recipe:
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 egg whites
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in shortening until fine crumbs are formed. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Beat at low speed for 1 minute, then high for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl frequently.
Egg whites may be beaten separately before adding to mix for a lighter cake.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 min.
This post is linked at Works For Me Wednesday , Tasty Tuesday, and A Soft Place to Land.
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That’s beautiful!! You did such a great job! Thanks for the recipe too.
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Wow! Why haven’t I ever thought of that?!? Lol. My oldest is going to love it. Great job on the decorating… it is beautiful!
I like your signature too!
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lol! i am so laughin’ at your “secret” amount for the sprinkles. we have made our own homemade version and made the mistake of adding in oh, i don’t know a bottle of confetti!!!! guess we weren’t in on the “secret” LOL! yours was a whole heckuva lot prettier than ours. oh, and i bet it was edible! that’s always a plus when baking a cake, right? right!
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Neat! And beautiful decorating:)
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That looks beautiful…and very familiar.
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what a great idea. you did an excellent job decorating it! question: is it a one layer round cake or two? what is the icing? buttercream recipe?
thanks (typing while holding a sleeping baby!)
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That sounds cool and we always have extra sprinkles on hand. Thanks for the tip!
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Fantastic. I’ll be using this for Toots B’day cake in April. Thank you for sharing this.
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this is so cute and one of my favorite cakes
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it used to be called confetti
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That is too funny! I had a craving for cake last week (pregnant), and funfetti cake is my favorite with the matching icing. My daughter and I whipped it up and I noticed the “secret” ingredient and thought to myself how simple that can be to do on my own. Now we’ll just use the store brand mix and confetti sprinkles I already have on hand!
Great WFMW post!!!
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I tried this out and it is fab!
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This is my favorite cake! I was wondering if it would work to just add some sprinkles. Thanks for sharing.
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You should submit this tutorial in the Mr. Linky for "Make & Tell Monday"! Feel free to jump in every week! I love it!
http://the6oclockstitch.blogspot.com/2009/03/make-tell.html
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I have a question. How long do you cook the cake and at what degrees? I didn't see anything about that…
thanks
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Jaime,
We used a mix and followed the directions on the box.
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At What Temperature Do We Bake This? And At What Time?
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Looks like FUN (ha ha ha)!!! And, what a fantastic idea! I would have never thought of this. Thanks for sharing, Smockity
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I’ve never run across a homemade recipe for confetti cake…..love it! Thanks.
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I noticed the one time that we made that box mix that it was just sprinkles in it, but I never thought about making it with the kids. I bet they would love it! And, then there would be the extra bonus of homemade!
Thanks for the reminder!
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That looks wonderful. I need to file this in “why didn’t I think of that?” Thanks for the tip, I am definitely going to try it!
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Ok, I’m bookmarking this. I prefer to make my cakes from scratch due to a bad experience with a cake mix and my son’s food allergy. I’m in love with my chocolate cake recipe but haven’t found a white cake recipe I like. Thanks!
I’m linking up today, too: Monster Cookies
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What a great idea! What kid doesn’t like funfetti!?
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We did this once. Amazing how well it works. Food coloring makes a really cool swirl cake too.
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Yum! These look delicious!
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What a great idea! Funfetti cakes are…well…fun! I know, I’m lame.
Thanks for linking this to Tasty Tuesday!
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My son loves Funfetti cake, and I have been wanting to bake one from scratch instead of using a box mix. Thank you so much !
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