Description
Smash cakes have become one of the latest raves for a toddler’s birthday. The cake should be small enough for the child to sit behind it and have his/her picture taken while they “smash” and “devour” the cake.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 (16 ounce) container vanilla frosting (such as Pillsbury®)
- 1 tablespoon multicolored candy sprinkles, or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 6 1/2-inch cake pan and one 4 1/2-inch cake pan.
- Mix cake flour
- baking powder
- and salt in a bowl.
- Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add eggs
- one at a time
- mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and mix until well combined. Pour in 1/2 of the milk and mix again. Repeat with remaining flour and milk until all ingredients are well combined. Pour batter into the 2 prepared cake pans.
- Bake cakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean; the smaller cake should take 20 to 25 minutes and the larger cake should take 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and completely cool on a wire rack
- about 1 hour.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pour sprinkles on top.
- Spread frosting on the sides of the larger cake and immediately roll in sprinkles. Place on a serving platter and spread frosting on top. Frost the sides of the smaller cake
- roll in sprinkles
- and place on top of the larger cake. Frost the top and decorate with sprinkles.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 4