Funfetti Birthday Bundt Cake
With an abundance of confetti sprinkles and rainbow-colored frosting, this funfetti birthday cake is perfect for anyone's big day. It features a delicate sugar coating and a classic vanilla almond flavor.
Ingredients
Funfetti Bundt Cake
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ½ cups flour
- ¼ cup dry vanilla pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 8 ounces butter melted
- ⅓ cup confetti sprinkles
- 1 tablespoon flour
Vanilla Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting
- 4 ounces butter room temperature
- 2 cups powedered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons heavy cream
- gel food coloring
Instructions
Funfetti Bundt Cake
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Coat your bundt pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Dust evenly with granulated sugar.
- Beat together 2 eggs and 2 ½ cups granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extract.
- Whisk together 2 ½ cups flour with 1 teaspoon baking powder and ¼ cup dry vanilla pudding mix.
- Beat your dry mixture and 1 ½ cups buttermilk into sugar mixture, alternating between dry and wet ingredients until everything is fully incorporated.
- Melt 8 ounces of butter in a microwave-safe bowl. For fridge-cold butter, heat in 20-second increments. Beat into batter until glossy and combined.
- Mix together ⅓ cup confetti sprinkles with 1 tablespoon flour. Gently fold into batter with a rubber spatula.
- Pour into prepared bundt pan. Smooth top with a rubber spatula and tap on the counter a few times to release any air.
- Bake for 60 minutes. Cake tester should come out mostly clean. A few crumbs may stick.
- Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting on a plate or cake stand.
Vanilla Glaze
- Carefully whisk together 2 cups powdered sugar with 4 tablespoons melted butter.
- Stir in 2-4 tablespoons milk until desired consistency is achieved. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Buttercream Frosting
- Beat together 4 ounces of softened butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 ½ teaspoons heavy cream. Separate into six bowls.
- Add 2-4 drops gel food coloring into each bowl and mix until your desired color is achieved.
Cake Decorating
- Pour vanilla glaze over completely cooled bundt cake.
- With a tooth pick, evenly mark six dots around the entire bundt cake. This will act as a guide for your frosting.
- Using a star decorating tip (#21), pipe a single "ice cream" dollop of red frosting. Repeat with the orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple frostings.
- Place matching candles into the middle of each dollop of frosting.