Homemade Funfetti Cake

What flavor is funfetti?

Funfetti cake is a sweet vanilla cake that’s loaded with sprinkles.

Ingredients and substitutions

• Butter – I use salted butter. If you use unsalted butter, increase the salt to 1/2 teaspoon.
• Vanilla extract – If you want to keep the cake as white as possible, use clear vanilla extract in the cake.
• Cake flour – Using cake flour in place of all purpose flour helps to give the cake its light texture. You can make a homemade cake flour substitute with this recipe.
• Buttermilk – You can make a homemade buttermilk substitute with this recipe.

How to make funfetti cake from scratch

Before you begin, it’s important to let the butter, egg whites, and buttermilk come up to room temperature.

Line the baking pan with parchment paper or spray with nonstick baking spray. Nonstick baking spray with flour works well.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together on medium until well-combined.

Add the egg whites and vanilla, and mix in until well-combined. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl as you go.

Add the dry ingredients, and whisk in until mostly combined. Add the buttermilk, and mix in until the batter is smooth.

Fold in the sprinkles. I recommend stirring them in by hand.

Electric mixers can break the sprinkles up more than hand-stirring will.

Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out with just a crumb or two attached. The crumbs should look like cake crumbs, not batter.

Let the cake cool in the pan. Frost with the frosting of your choice and top with additional sprinkles.

Tips for make homemade funfetti cake

• It’s important that the cold ingredients (butter, buttermilk, egg whites) be at room temperature to allow them incorporate into the batter. Using cold buttermilk, butter, and eggs can cause lumps in the batter.
• The cake can be frozen. Simply bake and cool the cake on a wire rack. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and freeze.