Confetti cake

Rainbow sprinkle-laden 3-tier cake.

Cake Ingredients

• 660g cake flour
• 466g granulated sugar
• 18g (4.5 tsp) baking powder
• 1 tsp Morton kosher salt (1.5 tsp if Diamond)
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 340g (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp
• 360g buttermilk, room temp
• 75g neutral oil, such as vegetable or grapeseed
• 3 large eggs + 6 large egg whites, room temp
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 100g rainbow sprinkles, more for decorating

Frosting Ingredients

• 453g (16oz/2 packs) full-fat cream cheese, room temp
• 226g (8oz/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp
• ¾ tsp salt (generous pinch)
• 453g (16oz) powdered sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Recipe

Use room temperature dairy

Arrange an oven rack in the upper third of the oven and another in the lower third. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat the bottom and sides of three, 8in cake pans with butter, then line the bottoms with parchment rounds. Reline with butter (useful to use butter wrappers).

Reverse Creaming Method: Mix the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda) in stand mixer. Beat the eggs together to break up yolks and whites. Add vanilla and almond extracts to eggs. To the mixer, add the butter, oil, and buttermilk. Pulse until flour is incorporated and then speed up. Keep the mixer on and add the eggs and extract. Batter should be glossy and smooth. Scrape down sides. Mix at higher speed (whip) for 1-2 minutes to incorporate air. Fold in sprinkles by hand.

Weigh batter for most equal bakes, roughly 1lb 12 oz (~793g) of batter per pan. It will probably be much less if your pans are smaller.

Bake, rotating the pans on the top to the bottom after ~30 minutes. Bake for a total of 40-45 minutes (less in smaller pans). Check with toothpick in the center.

Cream Cheese Frosting: Add cream cheese to the mixer and beat until smooth. Add the butter and mix. Add generous pinch of salt and 1lb of powdered sugar. Cover the mixer with a towel to prevent powdered sugar from going airborne. Once combined, add the vanilla and give one final mix. If runny or thin, put in the fridge to thicken up.