Funfetti Cake

Ingredients

• 230 g margarine
• 300 g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 420 g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 120 g non fat yogurt
• 360 ml milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 180 g sprinkles (not nonpareils)
• 200 g unsalted butter
• 400 g icing sugar
• 3-4 tbsp semi skimmed milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 160ºC (fan assisted, 180°C non fan) and line three 8 inch loose bottomed cake tins

2. 2

   Add the margarine and sugar to your mixer and beat until light and fluffy

3. 3

   Crack in the eggs and mix again

4. 4

   Add the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt and mix briefly

5. 5

   Whisk the yogurt, milk and vanilla extract together in a jug before pouring into the cake mix. Mix until completely combined

6. 6

   Gently fold in the sprinkles being careful not to overmix because the sprinkles will bleed their colour

7. 7

   Pour the mix evenly into the three prepared cake tins

8. 8

   Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes . If the cakes start to become too brown, cover them loosely with foil. The cake is done when a cocktail stick comes out clean

9. 9

   Leave to cool in the tins for 20 minutes before turning out and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack

10. 10

    When the cakes are completely cooled, make the buttercream

11. 11

    Beat the butter in your mixer until soft, you don't want any lumps of butter left

12. 12

    Add in the icing sugar and mix. Add in enough milk to get a a smooth consistency

13. 13

    If you want to make sure your cake is as flat as possible, level off two of the cakes. Leave your flattest cake for the top layer

14. 14

    Lay one of the cakes upside down on your cake board or presentation plate. Pipe or spread a layer of buttercream evenly over the cake

15. 15

    Lay the next layer of cake upside down on top of the icing and spread the buttercream out again

16. 16

    Lay the final layer layer the right side up on top of the other cakes. Spread a layer of the buttercream on the final layer and pipe a few decorations on. Finish with a few sprinkles