Confetti Cake + Avoiding Under and Over Mixing in Cake Batter

Confetti Cake (yield: 1 8-in round cake)
Confetti Cake
3 eggs, room temp
2 1/4 c (450g) sugar
8 oz (227g) butter, melted and cooled
1/4 c (50g) vegetable oil
3.5 c (420g) cake flour, sifted
1.5 tsp (6g) baking powder
1 tsp (6g) fine salt
1.5 c (341g) milk, room temp
1 tsp clear vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 c (90g) rainbow sprinkles
1. Using a whisk or the whisk attachment on a mixer, mix the eggs and sugar until thick, lightened in color, and approximately tripled in volume.
2. Stream in the melted and cooled butter and oil while mixing on medium speed.
3. Add one third of the dry ingredients, mix until combined, and add half of the wet ingredients.
4. Mix in another third of the dry, the rest of the wet, and finally the last third of the dry. Stop mixing as soon as you can't see any dry flour.
5. Add the rainbow sprinkles and mix in by hand.
6. Divide evenly between 2 8-in round cake pans that have been prepped with a circle of parchment paper and non-stick spray.
7. Bake at 350F (180C) for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with wet crumbs.
8. Let the cakes cool completely before cutting off the tops, dividing in half, and stacking with the frosting.
Frosting
8 oz (227g) butter, softened
4 oz (113g) cream cheese, softened
4 c (454g) powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp (6g) fine salt
2 Tbsp (28g) heavy cream
1 tsp clear vanilla extract
1. Mix together the butter and cream cheese until fluffy and lightened in color.
2. Add the powdered sugar in 3-4 additions.
3. Mix in the salt, heavy cream, and clear vanilla extract.
Note: this frosting recipe makes enough for a semi-naked finish to the cake. For a completely frosted cake, multiply the recipe x1.5.

[@benjaminthebaker]

Confetti Cake (yield: 1 8-in round cake) Confetti Cake 3 eggs, room temp 2 1/4 c (450g) sugar 8 oz (227g) butter, melted and cooled 1/4 c (50g) vegetable oil 3.5 c (420g) cake flour, sifted 1.5 tsp (6g) baking powder 1 tsp (6g) fine salt 1.5 c (341g) milk, room temp 1 tsp clear vanilla extract 1/2 tsp almond extract 1/2 c (90g) rainbow sprinkles 1. Using a whisk or the whisk attachment on a mixer, mix the eggs and sugar until thick, lightened in color, and approximately tripled in volume. 2. Stream in the melted and cooled butter and oil while mixing on medium speed. 3. Add one third of the dry ingredients, mix until combined, and add half of the wet ingredients. 4. Mix in another third of the dry, the rest of the wet, and finally the last third of the dry. Stop mixing as soon as you can't see any dry flour. 5. Add the rainbow sprinkles and mix in by hand. 6. Divide evenly between 2 8-in round cake pans that have been prepped with a circle of parchment paper and non-stick spray. 7. Bake at 350F (180C) for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with wet crumbs. 8. Let the cakes cool completely before cutting off the tops, dividing in half, and stacking with the frosting. Frosting 8 oz (227g) butter, softened 4 oz (113g) cream cheese, softened 4 c (454g) powdered sugar, sifted 1 tsp (6g) fine salt 2 Tbsp (28g) heavy cream 1 tsp clear vanilla extract 1. Mix together the butter and cream cheese until fluffy and lightened in color. 2. Add the powdered sugar in 3-4 additions. 3. Mix in the salt, heavy cream, and clear vanilla extract. Note: this frosting recipe makes enough for a semi-naked finish to the cake. For a completely frosted cake, multiply the recipe x1.5.

[@xolio1993]

Amazing recipe and video ❤❤❤

[@tappychef1098]

We're you classically trained? Or journeyman?

[@hibyeelou]

Thank you for the recipe🤍 im super in love with confetti cakes 🥹

[@Lovelace069]

hi what the substitute for baking powder ratio? eye have baking soda n lemon...shud it be mixed prior to asding to batter and whats the ratio

[@audreyerazo]

Thanks 😊 great recipe and video

[@SJinspiration777]

❤

[@nellover24]

I never rarely bake, but I confidently bought confetti cake mix and whipped frosting cause I figured you’d have a vid on how to perfect it. Thank you 🫶🏾

[@desireemoila]

This video just made me so happy 😊

[@sweetea7035]

Is there a recipe for this beautiful cake??

[@Lunadrella]

Check out the pinned comment , he wrote the recipe

[@saraliza3137]

This looks divine! 🥰🎉🍰🎉🍰🎉

[@johannaliceaga5936]

Damn that’s a lot of four 🤔 I’m almost tempted to try this cake but with less flour but I’m scared to mess it up 😬 I hate wasting food

[@Legendary_guru]

My fave!

[@theathenakeene]

Do you risk over mixing even in a gluten free cake? You won’t be making gluten but it’ll change the cake to too dense still?

[@nickycampbell5007]

I love my cakes dense

[@sun_chariot6141]

I just made this confetti cake recipe for Easter cupcakes. Delicious, and the tips were extremely helpful! Thank you for this channel! ❤

[@blue.twice..2]

Everyone needs a baker in their friend group

[@Cole_Brookstone145]

Bro i just laughing at the cake 😅

[@AndrewAce.]

Frickin beautiful...

[@DrizzingFoTime]

Bakers lowkey contribute heavily to killing people. Remember that bud

[@Fitzn]

Just what I was looking for

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

I just accidentally made a dense cake and most of my family loved it. My one sister didn't but she's a b---- and won't eat anything I make anyway.

[@skydelight]

Why is baking so hard (for me)?! 😭

[@ilikeceral3]

How can I convert this to 9x13?

[@Minidoppler]

Does butter cream usually have cream cheese? Legit question because my friend requested this came and I asked butter cream or cream cheese frosting he said buttercream; but now I’m confused because this has both. 😅 I’m trying to impress him and this doesn’t help my case. 😂

[@ArrghhMatey]

would be helpful to show what a perfectly mixed batter should look like. kind of skipped that part

[@tedhubertcrusio372]

I wish he would pipe a Happy Birthday on the cake for all the leap year babies.

[@tammiemcwilliams4259]

You don't MIX you FOLD sprinkles slightly

[@mdgraystone]

It’s a lot easier to have you make the cake. I mess everything up and end up angry and frustrated. My girlfriend burns everything. Guess I’ll have to eat out.

[@Ilikeobjectshowsyayayayaya]

THE CAKE LOOKS SO DELICIOUS I WANNA EAT IT

[@yuzuruotonashi659]

Something about cake vs all other forms of sweets, I just don't like cake. Ooh, except tres leches, that shit is goood

[@TCG9777]

Basically, we'll never know

[@marcyrojas1460]

Definitely trying this today. Thank u SOOO MUCH for typing up the recipe & making it that much easier ! ❤🎉 .

[@willglover418]

Can you use 3 6 inch pans instead?

[@MrJosh5191]

Commenting to show my support

[@XMixedXEmotionsX]

Dude this looks BOMMMBBBB

[@Narra0002]

Beauty

[@gelusvenn5063]

My mans out here dabbing on top of the Pillsbury Dough-boy's head. That's a real nice not-Funfetti™ cake.

[@iricellyperez2677]

Well this explains why its a hit or miss with me. Sometimes i get it right and other im like what did i do differently, I always think it was just the mixture ingredients in the box but now im realizing that maybe the problem (when it goes not quite like would like) is me.

[@Mozarella_king]

Mmm short and dense 🤤

[@samanthakennedy121]

Ahh, so I've been so worried about overmixing and have been undermixing instead

[@RenneVangr]

But I love really dense cake😅

[@iama7771]

Why are you supposed to alternate wet and dry ingrediants?

[@voom_zoom64]

That looks scrumptious 😭

[@martian8979]

I would love you to be a judge/expert in The Try Guy's Without a Recipe series

[@sourshake8091]

Can you do a tutorial on when to stop cooking a cheese sauce? It always breaks before I can add more cheese 😔

[@squizzzel_kav]

why do my cookies look melted?

[@knitpicky]

idk why my Celiac ass is watching this. one perk is I dont have to worry about developing too much gluten.

[@HomemadeWithYalda]

Thank you so much . I’ll be making this in a few weeks for my daughter’s 7th birthday 🎂

[@quakxy_dukx]

I can practically smell the sugar

[@waveats9211]

Question tho, it says this recipe yields 1-8in round pan, but then reading the instructions, it says divide the batter into 2-8in pans. Just clarifying. Thank you! 😊

[@karenlewkowitz5858]

Awesome! That swirl technique was nice to see! 🎉🎉🎉

[@redrackham6812]

Why not just a gluten-free flour in the first place, like corn or millet flour, so you don't have to worry about gluten?

[@aliciashanks5239]

Just stumbled on to you. New Subscriber!

[@JadeAkelaONeal]

I've never been a cake fan but that does look really really good! It's so pretty :)

[@anna-fleurfarnsworth104]

ranibow sprimkle

[@PolandandMe]

Who can kinda of smell the pastries he make 👇🏽

[@gracecolando8105]

I don’t think I pay attention to the cakes I eat as much as he does 😭😳

[@user-jv9om8zg3g]

S

[@ZaxorVonSkyler]

Don't forget the extra sprinkles on top

[@painapple154]

Is it possible to "feel" the sprinkles in the finished cake or is it just a color thing?

[@tedcleveland8488]

Bro called that a dense.. he should have seen mine 😂

[@crystalseed.422.4]

Beautiful

[@minihoyas]

i love these videos so much and i want to learn how to bake so so badly because of these

[@Speakupok]

Can you please make a video on yeast doughnuts??

[@sadesakari9772]

I almost got pissed there was no recipe 😅

[@MarinaSegedin27]

How do you stop sprinkles from leaking into the cake and making it green?

[@melaniegastiger]

No wonder I am the worst baker in the world 😅

[@emcarlisle6578]

I love the idea of using a spoon/ scooper to even out the frosting! I’ve tried making the frosting cute with a butter knife and it never works out for me 😂

[@funcookies]

love your confetti cake

[@ZaddyOG]

Frosting vs icing please

[@kabasidibey5684]

😩😩😩😩😩

[@GlitchKnight113]

"Make a buttercream but mixing butter and cream cheese" no fucking way

[@aquasiox4033]

if this is sarcasm? i think buttercream is usually made with butter and icing sugar, not cream cheese and he listed the other ingredients that go into the cake? it helps understand what’s going on

[@GlitchKnight113]

​@@aquasiox4033it was just a joke about butter-cream (butter+CREAM cheese)

[@hibahassan7570]

what would happen if I skip butter and only add vegetable oil?

[@Sapeiandme]

Bro how the fuck do you or any human know so much about pastry science tf

[@skrrrtsusman3450]

i like it dense

[@QutalToddHoward]

This man makes like 6 cakes per video. That sounds like the perfect life tbh

[@katiewollan2]

Can you turn denser cake into cakepops?

[@rosy-rho]

Is it possible to over-whip the eggs? What if you kept going past ribbon stage, what happens?

[@Justsimpleandsweet]

I bake and used to use American buttercream. It would crust a lot and not give me enough time to finish smoothing icing on a cake. But I found out that you could prevent this by adding corn syrup to the icing.

[@larissak15]

I don’t own a stand mixer, would I be able to replicate this with an electric hand mixer?

[@efethecaptain6]

I hate rainbow sprinkles 😂

[@Flabango]

Mmm confetti cake takes me back

[@j-bob_oreo]

is that a brushed copper mixer ?

[@rockyvolcano4]

So I love gummy cake. Whenever my mother would bake when I was young the cakes were always chewy and dense and I never knew that she was just over mixing it. Now that I know, I can replicate it.

[@BlueBerry20071]

Am I the only one who likes dense cake more?

[@Ryan-wr8fx]

I need that cake

[@Dman6779]

gluten

[@aleyagold]

Ima be honest… sometimes i like gummy cakes💀

[@lilyjean21]

is there any risk of over mixing eggs or eggs and sugar?

[@dallinwilkinson3509]

Mr.Brest?

[@freynaise]

Every time you explained what happened if you do it wrong i just thought that sounds tastier 😭

[@ingbenn6238]

Man so good he purposefully makes fucked up cakes to teach you how not to fuck up.

[@tashriba]

Is there a time you would want to over or undermix?

[@amoose1709]

as someone on a died idk why I'm torturing myself with these.

[@antwonkole6642]

Honestly I’d rather over mix than undermix because at least yk you’ll be mixing everything together

[@sylviareimers7075]

cries in allergies

[@elirewasout]

Honestly I'd just throw all the ingredients together straight away and hope for the best because I do not have that patients.

[@kaisu953]

Mistakes Make Things Unique

[@thepunadude]

THANKS .. BEEN TRYING TO GET MY MANGO BREAD DENSE AND MOIST ... UNDER MIXING LOOKS TO BE THE ANSWER .. I LIKE IT LIKE A 'PUDDING BREAD

[@dimeandbiggie353]

Instructions were unclear. Idk if my cake is over or undermixed

[@Wasashi211]

Twas a lesson and a recipe

[@Mila-lu4mb]

Try confetti pancakes 🥞 it's so good

[@Kev.in1997]

When "just mix it in" gets way more complicated than you thought :D

[@bnsz8704]

Once I’m in a relationship, hopefully eventually, i plan on baking a lot so I am watching all your videos in preparation for that