Best Funfetti Cake Recipe (2024)

Funfetti Cakes: A delightful approach to incorporating the natural sweetness and freshness of fruits into your dessert is to make a fruit-flavored cake. This is a basic recipe for a cake with fruit flavoring. Although we’ll use berries in this example, you may modify the recipe to use any fruit of your choice.

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When Pillsbury introduced the Funfetti cake mix in 1989, the vibrantly colored treat quickly gained popularity. The company’s initial ad for the straightforward cake mix—a traditional vanilla cake with rainbow sprinkles added—was successful. “Want a bigger bang out of your next birthday?” the narrator inquired as the Pillsbury Doughboy blew up a typical yellow cake.

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Funfetti Cake

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 and 1/2 cups mixed berries (such as blueberries, raspberries, and sliced strawberries), fresh or frozen

For the frosting (optional):

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven.
   • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
   • Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. Mix dry ingredients:
   • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Cream, butter, and sugar:
   • In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs and vanilla.
   • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
   • Mix in the vanilla extract.
5. Combine wet and dry ingredients:
   • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk. Begin with and end with the dry ingredients.
   • Mix until just combined.
6. Fold in Berries:
   • Gently fold the mixed berries into the batter.
7. Bake:
   • Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
   • Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. Cool:
   • Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
9. Optional Frosting:
   • In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
   • Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
   • Frost the cooled cake with the whipped cream frosting.
10. Serve:
    • Slice and serve your fruit-flavored cake.

Feel free to customize the fruits used in the cake based on your preferences or what’s in season. You can also add a layer of fruit preserves between the cake layers for extra fruit flavor. Enjoy your delicious, fruit-flavored cake!