Funfetti Cake From Scratch

by MaddieLynn on March 4, 2008

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.

If you would like a Funfetti cake, but don’t have any Funfetti cake mix, here is how you can make your own:
  •  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 or some Stackable Cooling Racks?)

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.

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1 ymwifey March 4, 2008 at 2:35 pm

That’s beautiful!! You did such a great job! Thanks for the recipe too. :)

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2 Amy D March 4, 2008 at 4:30 pm

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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3 Jenn March 4, 2008 at 6:48 pm

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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4 Kara March 4, 2008 at 8:25 pm

Neat! And beautiful decorating:)

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5 A Hopeful Hollar March 6, 2008 at 8:25 pm

That looks beautiful…and very familiar. ;-)

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6 rcsnickers June 18, 2008 at 12:29 pm

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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7 Dave @ Home School Dad February 24, 2009 at 11:15 pm

That sounds cool and we always have extra sprinkles on hand. Thanks for the tip!

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8 Leanne February 25, 2009 at 7:34 am

Fantastic. I’ll be using this for Toots B’day cake in April. Thank you for sharing this.

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9 shopannies February 25, 2009 at 10:18 am

this is so cute and one of my favorite cakes

shopanies@Yahoo.com
it used to be called confetti

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10 Meshellyn February 25, 2009 at 2:09 pm

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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11 Your Frugal Friend, Niki February 25, 2009 at 4:19 pm

I tried this out and it is fab!

:)

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12 Erica February 26, 2009 at 4:50 pm

This is my favorite cake! I was wondering if it would work to just add some sprinkles. Thanks for sharing.

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13 the 6 o'clock stitch March 5, 2009 at 6:32 am

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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14 Jaime October 11, 2009 at 7:14 pm

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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15 Smockity Frocks October 11, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Jaime,
We used a mix and followed the directions on the box.

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16 Kristina October 24, 2009 at 6:21 am

At What Temperature Do We Bake This? And At What Time?

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17 Amy @ Amy Loves It! March 15, 2010 at 9:32 pm

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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18 Elaine March 15, 2010 at 10:48 pm

I’ve never run across a homemade recipe for confetti cake…..love it! Thanks. ;)

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19 Angie @ Many Little Blessings March 15, 2010 at 11:32 pm

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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20 Jennifer Y. March 16, 2010 at 8:22 am

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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21 Jane Anne March 16, 2010 at 9:17 am

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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22 Alison @ Hospitality Haven March 16, 2010 at 1:34 pm

What a great idea! What kid doesn’t like funfetti!? :)

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23 Charissa @ MiMi's Babies March 16, 2010 at 3:52 pm

We did this once. Amazing how well it works. Food coloring makes a really cool swirl cake too.

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24 Robyn March 16, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Yum! These look delicious!

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25 Mrs. Jen B March 17, 2010 at 8:42 am

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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26 Sandi April 16, 2010 at 10:39 am

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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