Funfetti Bundt Cake

This funfetti bundt cake will bring you right back to your childhood. Growing up all I ever wanted was a funfetti cake! Things haven’t changed too much, because I still get all sorts of excited when I go to a kid’s birthday party and find out they one! I recently went to a baby shower and they had Nothing Bundt Cake funfetti bundt cakes and I was in heaven! I literally scouted out next to the dessert table and yelled to everyone that they better come have some or it was going to be all gone!

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

This funfetti bundt cake took me a few tries (3 to be exact) to master but I think I finally got it! The first looked amazing but wasn’t flavorful enough (in my opinion). I went back to the drawing board for the second and it tasted delicious but all the sprinkles fell to the bottom of the pan! The third time I did everything the same as the second BUT I coated the sprinkles in flour before putting them in the batter. VOILA!

******PRO TIP******

As I mentioned above, make sure you dust the sprinkles with flour BEFORE putting them into the batter. If you don’t, the sprinkles will sink to the bottom while baking! Also once you stir the sprinkles in,  immediately transfer them to the pan and put in the oven.

GLUTEN-FREE

I made this recipe for a 4th of July/Birthday party so to appease a couple of my friends I made it gluten-free! I used Bob’s Red Mill Flour (pictured below) instead of regular flour and bada bing bada boom I had a nice gluten-free recipe. If you don’t care about gluten simply use regular flour and you are good to go!

FROSTING

The first time I made the funfetti bundt cake, I made the frosting myself. I started with Betty Crockers Buttercream recipe but used French Vanilla Cream instead of milk. (click here for that recipe). Mine didn’t quite look like Betty’s but it was good just a bit harder to spread than canned frosting. The second and third time I made this cake I just used White Fluffy Frosting straight from the can! No shame in my game!!

HOLIDAY OR BIRTHDAY?

I made this festive for the 4th of July by using red/white/blue sprinkles. However you can use whatever color sprinkles you want to match your birthday theme or that particular holiday! (halloween – use orange and black/brown). Customize, how you see fit!

CUPCAKES

You can use the same recipe below for cupcakes! Instead of spraying the bundt pan, line your cupcake pan with your cupcake liner of choice. Bake for approx 16 minutes. Be sure to check by inserting a toothpick so that you don’t overcook! The toothpick should come out moist but not wet.

Whatever way you decide to cook these I hope you enjoy!

Products I love to use when making this cake:

Kitchen Aid Mixer

Cake Stand

Metal Cooling Racks

Bundt Pan

Measuring Cups

USA pan Muffin Tin

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Gluten-Free Funfetti Bundt Cake

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Cooling

15 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

Servings: 12 -24

Ingredients

• 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1.5 cup gluten-free flour (or regular flour) (plus an extra tbsp to toss sprinkles in)
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 3 containers sprinkles (1.7oz) (red/white/blue for holiday)

Instructions

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

   

2. spray bundt pan with cooking spray and set aside. 

   

3. in a small mixing bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder. set aside. 

   

4. cream together sugar, butter and shortening. 

   

5. beat in one egg at a time. make sure to beat well after each one. (at least a minute). stir in vanilla extract. 

   

6. alternate stirring in flour/salt/baking mixture and buttermilk until well mixed and batter is smooth. 

   

7. take 3/4 cup of sprinkles and place in a ziploc. Add about 1 tbsp of flour and shake so that the sprinkles are coated. add coated sprinkles to the cake batter and stir lightly so that the sprinkles don't bleed. 

   

8. add cake mix to bundt pan and bake for 35-40 minutes depending on your oven. around 30 minutes start testing by inserting a toothpick. Cake is done when the toothpick comes moist but not wet)

   

9. place bundt pan on metal wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. 

   

10. after 15 minutes flip cake onto tray or serving platter. let cool for another 10-20 minutes and then add fluffy white frosting. Top with remaining sprinkles. Enjoy!