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easy FUNfetti sheet cake

a cake that is not only fun but easy for anyone to make and it ready for the table in 90 minutes!
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
cooling time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices

Equipment

  • 9x9 or 8x8 pan
  • whisk or flour sifter
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Electric Mixer
  • small mixing bowls
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • Spatula

Ingredients
  

sheet cake base

  • 1/2 cup salted butter room temperature
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups flour sifted or whisked
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup sprinkles divided
  • 1 cup milk room temperature

easy vanilla icing

  • 3 cups icing sugar
  • 2/3 cup salted butter room temperature
  • 3 tbsp milk room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

sheet cake base

  • Pre heat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  • Add vanilla and eggs, mix until well combined with butter at a medium to low speed.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, whisk flour in 20-30 seconds or swift with a flour sifter. Add in baking powder, salt and half of your sprinkles (1/4 cup, save the other 1/4 cup for the top of the cake). Whisk together.
  • Add half of your flour mixture to the cake batter, mix 3-4 times until starting to combine. Add half a cup of mix and mix 3-4 times. Then repeat with remaining flour and milk mixing in between.
  • Mix on low-medium until fully combined but be careful not to overmix.
  • Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper and pour batter into the pan. Smooth out with spatula so that the batter is evenly distributed in cake pan.
  • Cook for 24-28 mins. If using a 8x8 pan then make sure to adjust your cooking time accordingly.

easy vanilla icing

  • in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and 1 cup of icing sugar by mixing on medium-high for 1-2 mins until well combined. Butter mixture should turn to a light yellow.
  • Add in vanilla and another cup of icing sugar, mix until well combined.
  • Add milk, salt and remaining icing sugar and mix on medium-high until well combined.
  • You can add more milk or icing sugar to reach a desired consistency. You can also add food colouring if you want to change the icing color.
Keyword cake, classic, funfetti, funfetti cake, sheet cake, vanilla cake, vanilla icing