Yo's Funfetti Cake

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2 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour

2 ½ tsp Baking Powder

½ tsp Table Salt

1 cup (2 sticks) Unsalted Butter, at Room Temperature

2 cups Sugar

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

4 Large Eggs, at Room Temperature

1 cup Whole Milk

1/4 cup Sprinkles (Confetti or Jimmies Sprinkles, your choice!)

YIELD

3 pounds of batter
Makes one 9 x 13-inch cake or two 8-inch round cakes

PREP TIME

30 minutes

BAKING TIME

40-45 minutes

Item Name:	Availability:
Mixing Bowls
Sieve
Whisk
Rubber Spatula
Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment
2 x 8-inch Cake Rounds or a 9x13-inch Cake Pan
Parchment Paper

Preheat Oven and Prep Pan

Preheat oven to 350F. Line the bottom of each cake pan with parchment paper.

See How to Bake a Cake.

Sift Dry Ingredients

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and whisk together. Set aside.

Cream Butter, Sugar, & Vanilla

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 8 minutes.

Add Eggs To Sugar Mixture

Add the eggs, two at a time, beating until each addition is incorporated before adding the next. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula when necessary.

Add Dry & Wet Ingredients

Add the flour mixture in four parts, alternating with the milk in three parts, beating just until each addition is incorporated before adding the next; do not overmix.

Sprinkles

Fold your sprinkles into the cake batter gently - do not overmix or else the sprinkle coloring will spread.

TIP: use about ¼ cup of sprinkles for every 3lbs of batter (one batch of this recipe).

Bake Cake

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan or pans and spread it so that it is smooth in the pan(s). Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes for the 9 x 13-inch pan or minutes for 45 minutes for the 8-inch pans, rotating the pan(s) halfway through.

Cool Cake

Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely in the pan(s). Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Loosen the edges with a straight spatula, invert the pan(s) to remove the cake, and peel off the parchment.