Ultimate Funfetti Birthday Cake Recipe

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2025 · 1 Layer Cake (9")

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More fat than 88% of recipes and less sugar than 82%.

How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 126 vanilla cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

More fat than 88% of recipes: 85% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
Less sugar than 82% of recipes: 90% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
More liquid than 77% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 82%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 and 2/3 cups cake flour (330 grams)330 g
1 Tablespoon (13 grams) baking powder13 g
1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) baking soda2 g
3/4 teaspoon (3 grams) salt3 g
1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature≈ 227 g
1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar (298 grams)298 g
6 large egg whites (201 grams) (room temperature, beaten until very frothy )201 g
3/4 cup (170 grams) milk170 g
3/4 cup (170 grams) sour cream170 g
1/4 cup oil (canola or vegetable)≈ 55 g
1 Tablespoon (15 grams) vanilla extract15 g
1/2 cup (85 grams) rainbow sprinkles, plus more for decorating the sides of the cake85 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

3 cups (706 grams) cream cheese, VERY soft706 g
3/4 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, VERY soft170 g
4 cups (454 grams) confectioners' sugar, sifted454 g
1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
2 Tablespoons milk, more if needed≈ 31 g
Nonpareil sprinkles, for decorating, optional (do not use these in the cake!)n/a

flour 330 gbatter 1569 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 126 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: sugar, fat, egg, liquid, leavening, salt.