Homemade funfetti cake recipe for two. Small sprinkles cake for two.
If ever there was a cake that I could eat all by myself, this is it. Homemade funfetti cake for two.
I mean, sure, my chocolate fudge cake was eaten in a span of 4 hours, but I had help on that one. And this cinnamon red hot apple mini cake that the world forgot about was taken down by one fork, mostly.
But this homemade funfetti cake. This cake could have been all mine. If I didn't have a husband who was supposed to be at the driving range until late, it could have happened. I somehow miscalculated, and thought he'd be home later than usual. I thought I would have more time alone with the sprinkles. Like lovers driven apart, we are.
How to make a small homemade funfetti cake:
When I posted my little guide to the 3 pans you need for small batch baking, my 6" round cake pan was the most talked about. You guys love my mini cakes! That makes me so happy, friends! I love mini cakes, too! I mean, we all love cake, but we all don't have 4 sticks of spare butter and 4 hours to make a normal 3-layer cake, ya know? Making mini cakes is a great way to get a little bite of cake in your day, everyday, with minimal effort!
Whenever I make a normal-sized cake, I have to set aside an entire afternoon to do it. My mini cakes, however, can be baked up during nap time! Even on days when a baby that normally takes two 2-hour naps a day is suddenly, randomly, and inexplicably taking 40-minute naps ONLY. I mean, I'm not bitter about it or anything, and that's definitely not me googling all about 11-month sleep regression patterns. Ugh. Do you see that little finger swipe in the frosting in the upper left most piece of cake? The baby who stopped taking long naps did it.
I pulled this out of the oven just as baby was waking up. Do you think she was dreaming about cake? She's never had cake...
I frosted it while she watched. Every time the camera beeped, she stared to watch the photo preview pop up. It was kinda cute.
She was being extra cute, and I kinda felt bad for not letting her have any cake.
But, she's been on this earth just barely longer than she was in my belly. She has a whole lifetime to eat cake. I, however, only have so many years left, so I better eat this whole cake right now.
Please leave me be with my lover, k? Thanks, bye.
Mini funfetti cake for two as a small birthday cake!Mini Funfetti Cake
Ingredients
For the mini cake:
For the frosting:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 647Total Fat: 39gSaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 464mgCarbohydrates: 72gFiber: 1gSugar: 52gProtein: 4g
Chari says
sooo story time. there are 4 of us in our little family: 10 months, 4 years old (today),myself, and my husband (who doesn't eat cake as of yesterday.... what??? ). the above mentioned 4 years old wanted a "tall fetti cake" for her birthday...what???. what's a girl to do, right? i took this glorious recipe, divided it among a 6 muffin top pan and baked those pretties for 15 minutes. let them cool, made some icing, layered them up (only 4 high), iced it, loaded it with sprinkles, and voila! mini "tall fetti cake" for two. bless you and your little cake too.
Christina Lane says
I'm so glad, Chari! :)
Lauren says
I recently moved away from family with my husband. I wanted to make myself a birthday cake but I had initially decided against it -- we honestly didn't NEED a regular sized bundt cake to ourselves (I will guiltily admit that I would have eaten more than half). Thankfully, I found this recipe the day before my birthday (it finally occurred to me to look for small cake recipes). I ran out and bought two 6 inch cake pans for a two layer version. It seemed to have baked up well. While it was good, the cake seemed just a bit dry and the frosting was super sweet. Thank you for introducing me to small batch baking, though! I am in love with your recipe index and fully intend on trying many more of your dessert recipes.
Spencer says
You're giving me the munchiesssssss
Christina Lane says
That's my goal.
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
This is creative. So fun and festive!
Lise - Mom Loves Baking says
Adorable! p.s. Who takes the photos of YOU?? Just curious...
Lise - Mom Loves Baking says
Adorable! :) p.s. Who takes the photos of YOU?? Just curious...
Jan says
Just made this cake and have a second one in the oven and it looks nothing like the photo. I made sure I had fresh baking powder and this may be an inch high and the sprinkles really bled and therefore the color at the bottom is dark.
May have to try the donut ooey gooey in the morning as a substitute.
Brigette Durocher says
Your wonderful site and books inspired me to buy the 6" cake pan you recommend. I'm wondering if you suggest always baking these baby cakes on top of an additional sheet pan? I've never seen directions for average size cakes like that and am wondering what catastrophe happens if I forget it :P
E says
I've had a couple of 6" pans for years and haven't used them very often. Not because I never wanted to. Recipes for pans that size are hard to come by so I'm thrilled to find this and your blog. I'm looking forward to trying it for a tea party with my daughters this week.
Christina Lane says
Yay! You're going to love it :)
Del says
I made this cake yesterday with my 6 year old grand daughter. We had so much fun, she loved using the hand held mixer I purchased after ordering your Dessert for Two cookbook. She likes to pretend we have our own cooking show. She added some whole strawberries to the top after frosting.
She was so proud to serve the first piece to Grandpa and he liked it so much he asked for seconds. Thanks for the Memories ❤️
Christina Lane says
This is the most adorable story I've ever heard, Del! Thank you so much for sharing :) <3