It's the Best Rich Layered Cake Covered in Sprinkles

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It's the Best Rich Layered Cake Covered in Sprinkles that will bring a smile to your face! Many at-home bakers, when first seeing this rich layered cake, may not feel confident about baking it. It might just seem too difficult for them to make.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 25

Fridge Time Divided 10

Total Time 10 50

Course Cakes

Cuisine American

Servings slices

Calories 698 kcal

Equipment

3 10in round cake boards
3 9in round cake pans
Purple gel food coloring
Sky Blue gel food coloring

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

2 boxes cake mix chocolate fudge
6 eggs large
2½ cups milk whole
1 cup butter unsalted, sweet cream, softened

Vanilla Frosting ingredients

2 cups butter unsalted, sweet cream, softened
6 cups powdered sugar
3 tbsp pure vanilla extract
6 tbsp heavy whipping cream

Decorations

2 10.5 oz Rainbow Jimmie Sprinkles** **See below Recipe Notes

Instructions

Cake Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the cake pans with pam baking spray.
Using a large bowl, beat the cake mix, butter, eggs, and milk until combined and smooth.
Evenly divide the cake batter between the 3 pans.
Place into the oven and bake for 22-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely before covering with foil and setting them aside to use the next day. By doing this, it will allow you to get a clean cut slice of cake.

Frosting Directions

Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream together until combined, smooth and stiff with peaks.
Once the frosting is made, divide the 1 ½ C of frosting into 2 small bowls, leaving the rest in the mixing bowl for the outer layer of the cake.
In one bowl, mix in 4 drops of purple gel food coloring.
In the second bowl, mix in 4 drops of blue gel food coloring.

Building the cake directions

Remove the cakes from the pans and onto the cake boards.
Using a cake slicer, slice off the tops of the cakes to create a flat cake layer.
Using one of the cake layers as the bottom layer, scoop the purple frosting onto the cake layer and spread it evenly.
Place a second cake layer on top.
Scoop the blue frosting on top of the cake layer and spread evenly .
Place the third cake layer on top of the frosting.
Smooth the two frostings on the outside to create a smooth layer on the outside.
Using the white frosting, completely coat the cake in the white frosting and smooth evenly.
Place the cake onto a cookie sheet.
Using the sprinkles, completely coat the cake in the sprinkles.
Once coated, place the cake in the fridge for a few hours to allow it to harden.

Notes

After baking put cake layers in the fridge overnight. This will give your cake a nice clean-cutting experience after you assemble it for serving.

Once you have decorated your cake, a couple of hours in the fridge helps to harden your frosting with the sprinkles molded in. (this is optional but will give you the best look)

**(Found at Walmart in the baking aisle and cake decorating aisle)

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 698kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 6gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 146mgSodium: 704mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 1gSugar: 60gVitamin A: 1154IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 2mg

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