The Best Homemade Funfetti Cake Recipe (2024)

This colorful homemade funfetti cakeis a twist on the classic funfetti cake! It’s a fluffy, buttery white cake topped with a creamy butter meringue frosting.Make it as a sheet cake or round cake layers!

This recipe makes the best funfetti cake and it’s one of our favoritedesserts. The perfect cake for abirthday partyor anycelebration!

You can also make confetti cupcakes too!

There is something so nostalgic aboutfunfetti cake and conjures up wonderful memories of birthdays and celebrations. Funfetti cake was my absolute favorite growing up. I would often call it confetti cake or sprinkle cake as the beautiful colorful sprinkles dot the inside and look like confetti!

As I got older and started to make homemade cakes, I wanted to create a homemade version of a funfetti cake. I created this recipe for homemade funfetti cake so you don’t have to use a boxed cake. You have more options when making homemade cakes like using organic ingredients and natural sprinkles if you prefer.

If you’re looking for more fun sprinkle recipes try our homemade vanilla brownies and our no-bake cheesecake! Both are just as colorful as this cake!

I also love my fluffy, yellowbirthday cake recipefor celebrations too!

Homemade Funfetti Cake Ingredient Notes

The full recipe and measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Unsalted Butter– Use organic, grass-fed butter if possible. Make sure it’s room-temperature butter.

• Whole Milk– Moistens the batter and adds protein and structure to the cake.

• Vegetable Oil– Makes it incredibly moist.Any neutral oil will work, such as vegetable or canola oil.

• Vanilla and Almond Extract– Enhances the flavors in the cake and adds extra flavor.

• Granulated Sugar– If you have super fine sugar, it works best in a white cake recipe. However, regular white granulated sugar will also work fine too.

• Large Eggs– Use organic whole eggs work to moisten and stabilize a cake.

• All-Purpose Flour– Flour provides the structure of baked goods.

• Baking Powderand Salt

• Sprinkles–Rainbow sprinkles or rainbow jimmies.

How To Make a Funfetti Sheet Cake

There are eight simple steps to make this cake.

Combine Dry Ingredients– In a large bowl add the dry ingredients together.

Cream Butter and Sugar– In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the sugar and butter with the paddle attachment.

Add in Eggs – Beat each egg in one at a time and use a spatula to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.

Combine Liquid Ingredients – In a measuring cup add all of the liquid ingredients.

Alternate Dry and Wet Ingredients – Turn the mixer to low speed and alternate the wet and flour mixture with the butter mixture.

Fold in Sprinkles – This is what makes it a funfetti cake!

Prepare Baking Pans – Use a rectangular cake pan or two 8-inch cake pans. If you’re using round cake pans and making a layered cake, grease the pan and line it with parchment paper.

Bake – Make sure the oven is preheated to 350 degrees. Baking times will vary depending on the pan you use, true oven temperature, and location.

What Is A Sheet Cake?

A sheet cake is traditionally baked on a flat rectangular pan like a sheet pan (with sides) or a jelly roll pan. However, we use a 9×13 rectangular cake pan and since it’s a single-layer rectangular pan we call it a sheet cake.

These single-layer cakes are almost always frosted, with decorations and ornamental frosting along the borders and the flat top surface.

Tips for Making Confetti Cake

• Use Quality Ingredients. We always use organic, whole ingredients for the most part. For this recipe, we also used all grass-fed dairy products. We truly notice a positive difference in the end result. Using high-quality ingredients always makes a big difference.

• When measuring flour for a cake, lightly spoon it over the measuring cup, then swipe the top using the back of a knife.

• Use room temperature ingredients.

• When mixing on low, alternate the dry and wet ingredients.

• Butter the cake pan or sheet pan well.

• Don’t over-mix once the flour is added.

• Remember, all oven temperatures are different, and cooking times vary. You have to know when your cake is made. Check on it and use the toothpick in the center method.

Funfetti Buttercream Frosting

Thebuttercream meringue frosting recipeis absolutely amazing with this cake. It’s soft, fluffy, creamy, and not too sweet. It only has 1 cup of organic sugar, 4 egg whites, and grass-fed butter. It’s so soft and creamy and pretty much perfect!

You can also top it with classic buttercream or even chocolate frosting if you prefer.

How to Store Confetti Cake

Store this cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Trust us, there won’t be any left after 5 days!

If the cake is not frosted you can make it ahead of time and freeze it. We recommend not freezing the cake with frosting as the buttercream meringue doesn’t freeze well. It will freeze well unfrosted for up to 3 months.

Let it sit in the refrigerator overnight to defrost.

When to Serve a Funfetti Sheet Cake

This sprinkle cake is great for several occasions! Here are some ideas:

Birthday Party or Carnival Party

Garden Party or Tropical Party

Graduation Party

Baby Shower or Wedding Shower

Frequently Asked Questions

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• Buttermilk Cake

• Lavender Sheet Cake

• Neapolitan Sheet Cake

• Ice Cream Sundae Sheet Cake

• The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

• Easy Pistachio Cake

• The Best Whipped Cheesecake

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