Festive Colorful Vanilla Cake (Print Layout)

A colorful vanilla cake with rainbow sprinkles throughout, finished with fluffy buttercream frosting.

# What You Need:

01 - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

02 - 2 1/2 tsp baking powder

03 - 1/2 tsp salt

04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

05 - 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

06 - 4 large eggs, room temperature

07 - 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

08 - 1 cup whole milk, room temperature

09 - 3/4 cup rainbow sprinkles (jimmies)

10 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

11 - 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted

12 - 2-3 tbsp milk or cream

13 - 2 tsp vanilla extract

14 - Pinch of salt

15 - Extra sprinkles for decoration

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans, lining bottoms with parchment paper.

02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined.

03 - Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.

04 - Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.

05 - Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, starting and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.

06 - Gently fold rainbow sprinkles into batter using a spatula, taking care not to overmix.

07 - Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

08 - Let layers cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

09 - Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt. Beat until light, fluffy, and spreadable.

10 - Frost top of one cooled layer, place second layer on top, and cover entire cake with remaining frosting. Decorate with additional sprinkles.

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Buttercream that tastes like an actual bakery made it, not too sweet with just the right vanilla punch
The texture is incredibly moist with those tender crumbs that make people ask for your secret
Sprinkles literally make everything better, and this cake proves it

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Jimmies are the only sprinkles that won't bleed into your batter and turn it gray
Your butter and eggs MUST be at room temperature or the texture will suffer
Completely cool cakes before frosting or you'll have a melty mess on your hands

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