Now let me start off by saying, cake decorating is WAY outside my comfort zone! You are not going to find many dressed up desserts on my website. It’s just not my forte!

But once in a while I see a challenge and go for it. Why? Well, sometimes it’s nice to push our limits and see what we are actually capable of!

Oh and just so you know, I was questioning myself the entire time while making this sprinkle cake. I saw someone make it on Tik Tok and thought…”I bet I could make this for the 4th of July”!

So to make it a little easier on myself, I opted for a boxed cake mix (I bought King Arthur’s gluten free vanilla cake mix). Well actually, I bought two boxes. As I was going for a 3 tiered look.

There was a minor adjustment to my cake. Since I don’t eat eggs, I replaced the eggs with applesauce. 1 egg is equivalent to ¼ cup of applesauce. The box called for 4 eggs, so I used 1 cup of applesauce as my replacement.

Other than that, I baked my three, 8 inch round cakes just like the box told me to.  Be sure to let the cakes completely cook before you start frosting them.

Now you are  ready to start building the cake. Cut a circular hole in the middle of each cake (a quarter sized). This is going to be for the sprinkles you’ll be pouring inside.

Put your first tier on the cake stand. Now pour your choice of sprinkles inside the hole you cut earlier. Then start frosting the sides of your first layer and then frost the middle (being careful not to cover up the hole).

Next, layer your second cake tier on top of the first. Pour a different kind of sprinkle inside the hole. Then continue frosting. Starting with the outside and again moving towards the middle. (Again be careful not to cover the hole!)

Now it’s time for your final cake tier. Set it on top of your second tier. Pouring sprinkles inside the final hole.

Finish frosting the entire cake…sides, middle and the top of the cake. Decorate the cake however much you like. I just added star sprinkles all over mine, to go with my 4th Of July theme.

When you are finally ready to show off your masterpiece, cut your first slice of cake, carefully. Now pull the piece away slowly and watch all the sprinkles fall  beautifully!

Many Hugs,

Cathleen