Description
A vibrant dessert inspired by cotton candy, featuring colorful layers and sweet buttercream frosting, perfect for celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of vanilla cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Food coloring (pink, blue, purple)
- Cotton candy (for decoration)
- Buttercream frosting (homemade or store-bought)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
- Mix the batter by combining the cake mix, eggs, oil, water, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Divide the batter into three bowls and add food coloring to create pink, blue, and purple colors.
- Pour the colored batter into the prepared pans, alternating colors for a marbled effect.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Level the tops of the cakes with a serrated knife if necessary.
- Stack the layers, spreading buttercream frosting between each layer.
- Frost the sides and top of the cake with buttercream frosting.
- Decorate the top with cotton candy and any additional sprinkles.
- Slice and serve your whimsical cotton candy cake.
Notes
Add cotton candy just before serving to prevent it from melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg