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
RossC says
ok... My 6" pans came in the mail yesterday... Too excited to wait any longer...
No sprinkles in the house... No problem, make a white cake... My wife said she wanted chocolate frosting.. ok... Grab the Special Dark cocoa... Mix some into the frosting recipe...
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! cutest cake ever... and delicious.... :O)
Now I'm convinced I need a mini cake stand...
Gray says
Do you know what could be subbed to make this dairy free? My daughter has a milk allergy. Thanks!
Christina Lane says
Hi Gray!
I haven't tried this recipe without milk, but I'm guessing soy milk would work?
Joyce says
just made it and my husband loves it although minus the sprinkles as he prefers it plain. it did not rise as much as yours too but the taste is relish. i read in one of your comments that the 3" height of a 6" pan may cause the cake not to rise much. Oven temp is same as yours although my baking powder may be one yr old. No worries i am doing it again and hope it works better now with a 6" pan of 2" height. wish me luck.
Christina Lane says
So glad you could find the 6x2" pan! Let me know :)
Therese Costeniuc says
Made this today, tasted great and was so fun to make. Only issue was that my cake didn't rise like the one above or that I thought it should. Was kind of thin after it cooled, it was little high in the middle. Will definitely try again.
Synthia says
I actually used a rectangular cake pan for this, 6 by to inches if I'm not mistaken, and it rose even more than in the picture, hope it works the same for you!
Mo says
Wow it looks amazing and I really want to make it but only have 7" , 8" and 9" pans. Can u pls advise on how to alter the ingredients so it can fit in one of those? Also the baking time and temp pleeeaassse!!!!
Christina Lane says
Hi Mo, no, unfortunately, you really need the right size pan or the recipe won't work. I only test my recipes in the size pans you see listed. I'm not sure how to scale them for each individual pan. Sorry.
Nilangi says
I am going try this cake. Thanks for Sharing
Is this for 6'x 2" cake tin? One Tin??
Plss tell me.
Christina Lane says
Yep. Use the 6x2" tin to make this recipe, as pictured.
zahabia says
I made it today using aquafaba in replacement of egg,the recipe turned out gr8 it was soft n moist,just wanted to mentioned to anyone who is vegan out there:)
Christina Lane says
Yay, I'm so glad to know, Zahabia! Thanks :)
Katya d'Entremont says
Made this with my 4 year old son, he loved mixing this together and adding the sprinkles! It tasted delicious!! Will definitely make again.
Tom says
Hi Christina, I was wondering if I can use cake flour instead of all purpose. Aslo if I eliminate the salt can I then use salted butter?
Christina Lane says
Hi Tom,
I wouldn't substitute cake flour. It has a different texture. Sorry :(
Anna says
Hi there,
so lately I’m really into baking and I’ve tried getting this cake just right, but I can’t ? The confetti never gives my cake small rainbow spots but makes it blue-greenish as if I used food colouring ?
Which kind of sprinkles did you use for the cake in the picture?
Any tips?
H EL P,
Anna :)
Christina Lane says
I think I talked about this in another post (my mini funfetti cakes), and YES, the type of sprinkles you use really matters! I used all different kinds, and the best results were with 'natural' type sprinkles. The regular 'full food coloring' ones from the grocery store bled everywhere! I would recommend ones without any dark colors, like blue or black, if you can! Light rainbow colors would work, or the natural sprinkles from Whole Foods :)
Anna says
Thanks so much for repying ! :)