Last Day of School Celebration Cake
A quick and easy party dessert cake perfect for celebrating the last day of school, made with pantry staples and decorated with colorful sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Total Time: About 1 hour
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups (320g) all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups (350g) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240ml) whole milk
- ½ cup (75g) rainbow jimmies sprinkles
- About 3 cups buttercream frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare two 9-inch round cake pans by greasing and flouring or lining with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until evenly combined.
- Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy. Gradually add sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, fully incorporating each before adding the next.
- Add vanilla extract and stir to combine.
- With the mixer on low, alternately add the dry ingredients in three parts and the milk in two parts, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix just until combined each time.
- Gently fold the sprinkles into the batter using a rubber spatula to avoid color bleeding.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the tops spring back to the touch.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Frost one cake layer with buttercream frosting, stack the second layer on top, then cover the top and sides with frosting. Decorate with extra sprinkles.
Notes
[‘Use room temperature ingredients for best results.’, ‘Do not overmix the batter to avoid a dense cake.’, ‘Save some sprinkles for decorating the frosting.’, ‘Cool the cake completely before frosting to prevent melting.’, ‘If buttercream frosting is grainy, microwave for 5 seconds and stir.’, ‘Check oven temperature with a thermometer to avoid overbaking.’, “Use ‘jimmies’ sprinkles to prevent color bleeding.”]
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cak
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 220
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
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