CONFETTI BIRTHDAY DRIP CAKE

Confetti Birthday Drip Cake image

This is a moist and fluffy vanilla drip cake with lots of sprinkles and a whipped vanilla buttercream. It's almost impossible not to feel happy when you see the fun pop of rainbow confetti! -Courtney Rich, Highland, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 2h5m

Yield 20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1-3/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
3 large egg whites, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles
BUTTERCREAM:
2 cups unsalted butter, softened
6 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1-1/2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
DRIP:
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup white baking chips
Soft blue paste food coloring

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 4 greased 6-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper. In a large bowl, cream butter, oil and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, then egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in sprinkles., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For buttercream, in a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Add cream and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes., For drip, in a microwave, heat cream just to a boil. Pour over baking chips; stir with a whisk until smooth. Tint as desired with food coloring. Cool slightly, stirring occasionally., To assemble cake, place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with ½ cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with ½ cup frosting. Freeze until set, about 10 minutes. Frost top and sides with 1 cup frosting. Pour drip over top of cake, allowing some to flow over sides. Pipe remaining frosting around top edges; top with additional sprinkles. Gently press additional sprinkles into frosting on sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 658 calories, Fat 38g fat (21g saturated fat), Cholesterol 110mg cholesterol, Sodium 223mg sodium, Carbohydrate 77g carbohydrate (60g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.