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Rainbow Sprinkle Birthday Cake

By Ashlee Marie 54 Comments

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One of the very best things about living here is being so close to so many family members. Obviously there are my mother and father in law upstairs along with a sister in law, but I also have an amazing Sister in law just 4 exits down the freeway. We love to spend as many Friday nights with each other as we can, with the kids playing and us adults enjoying each others company (she’s hilarious!)

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Anyway we also get to spend time together for family birthday dinners. Last week was my nephews birthday. We got together for just dessert, and I offered to make a simple cake. He requested chocolate cake and vanilla frosting! Beyond that it didn’t matter. So I had a ton of sprinkles left from my Ice Cream Parlor birthday party and having seen this adorable cake with sprinkles at the great cake company I decided it was the perfect time to try it out!!!

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Then as I was taking pictures I moved it to quickly and it FLIPPED OVER!!!! GAH!!!! Luckily the cake didn’t break, so I flipped it back, re-spread the frosting, intermixed with sprinkles now, and re-sprinkled it! It worked great (and of course tasted amazing- and that’s all that really matters, right?)

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Here is how I sprinkled it: I tilted a FRESHLY frosted cake, poured a pile of sprinkles into my hand and put it against the bottom of the cake and then brought my hand up the cake, pressing in the sprinkles as I went. For the top I poured a pile on and softly spread it around, pouring more where I needed it.

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Pretty simple, BOTH times I did it! And quick to, an easy last min cake decoration if you need one! AND I have to say but I kind of LOVED the extra texture of the sprinkles in the frosting! I might just do that under the fondant in my next cake for FUN!

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If you want to learn how I frost all these buttercream cakes I’m now teaching two online classes with more on the way! Anything you really want to learn?

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  1. Sarah Kay

    February 16, 2012 at 7:37 am

    This is so pretty! I have a TON of Valentine sprinkles leftover (sadly from LAST year, ha ha ha) and a little girl’s birthday coming up. I wanted to do your ombre cake in pink for her. Maybe I will use the sprinkles on the outside. Thanks!

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 1:48 pm

      I won’t even TELL you how old some of my sprinkles are…. WAY older than one year though… I love the idea of the ombre and sprinkles! How fun!!!

      Reply
  2. Amy

    February 16, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Love the sprinkles cake Ash. So fun and colorful. 🙂
    xoxo

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 1:48 pm

      Thanks! and easy too! I see more sprinkle cakes in our future when it comes to last min treats!

      Reply
  3. Leanne

    February 16, 2012 at 8:16 am

    WHat a fun idea! It’s so pretty!

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 1:49 pm

      I agree!!! I’d love to do it in all valentines sprinkles too, or maybe all CHOCOLATE sprinkles… Mmmmm I think I have my future birthday cake planned out now…

      Reply
  4. Lindsey

    February 16, 2012 at 10:26 am

    How big of a mess was this!? You go Ashley, the Party’s look awesome! I voted!!

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 1:50 pm

      I had a cookie sheet underneath along with parchment paper so I could collect and reuse the sprinkles that fell easily. So really not much of a mess! My tilting turn table for cakes helped too, so it all fell the same way!

      Reply
  5. Eva Scott

    February 16, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    Oh.My.Word. This is MY kind of cake! Whenever we go get icecream from a shop, I LOAD it down with sprinkles. I can’t get enough of them. Never thought to do this! My birthday is in June. I just may have to have a sprinkle birthday cake!!

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 1:52 pm

      This is for SURE you kind of cake then!!! You might even want to mix the sprinkles into the frosting ON PURPOSE, even in the middle of the layers too!

      Reply
  6. Lisa @ Creative Raisins

    February 16, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    So pretty and looks so yummy

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 1:55 pm

      It was, but I’m a big believer that while a cake can (and should be) cute, pretty and fun the MOST important part is that it tastes good!

      Reply
  7. heather

    February 18, 2012 at 7:59 am

    This looks awesome Ashlee! So fun and festive!

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 2:09 pm

      Thanks! I agree, very fun and festive!

      Reply
  8. Crystalyn

    February 18, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    That turned out so neat! My three year old is in love with this cake, she keeps asking me to go back to the ‘lots of sprinkles cake’.

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 10:49 am

      It was so quick and has great impact, I love it too!

      Reply
  9. Crafty Gyrl

    February 21, 2012 at 12:46 am

    Yum!!! Your cakes look amazing, I love the sprinkles, but the lego and robot would make my son go nuts!!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:07 pm

      thanks so much! The whole reason I started was to make fun cakes for my kids, so we try to have lots of fun with them!

      Reply
  10. FestivePartyGirl

    February 21, 2012 at 7:22 am

    My daughter would go nuts over this cake. Before she would even try ice cream as a toddler, she would eat a little cup of sprinkles at the ice cream shop. It took her a few years before she finally tried ice cream. She now loves ice cream but she’s still a sprinkle lover too :).

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:08 pm

      Seems to be a lot of sprinkle lovers out there! Who knew? I like them, but apparently I don’t LOVE them! this cake has brought out some big fans!

      Reply
  11. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain

    February 21, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    How fun and pretty!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      Thanks so much! It is fun, and I love the colors!

      Reply
  12. Alison

    February 21, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    Ashlee! You are the cake queen!! This si so colorful and fun! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:10 pm

      Thanks so much! It’s so easy too, certainly my easiest cake by far!

      Reply
  13. Heather

    February 22, 2012 at 6:45 am

    How fun!!! My shorties will LOVE this and it’s such a fun and easy way to decorate a cake! Thanks for sharing! (saw your cake on TipJunkie)

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:11 pm

      Thanks so much for coming by! This cake is certainly turning into a fan favorite among the children!

      Reply
  14. Chelsea

    February 22, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    This looks so amazingly delicious! I love sprinkles on anything, donuts, ice cream, CAKES, and valentines chocolates. So much so that when my man ate my valentine chocolate with the sprinkles, he got a stern talking to about how it is my favorite!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:17 pm

      just wrong! My husband does it all the time, eat my favorite goodies when HIS snacks are just right over there- don’t touch my mint M&M’s…

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  15. Carla

    February 23, 2012 at 2:43 am

    My daughter would think I was a super hero if I made this for her! She loves rainbows and sprinkles…I might just have to do this to see her reaction! I’m pinning this one!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:18 pm

      I’m so glad! It’s super easy too, just don’t drop the cake like I did!

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  16. Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more

    February 23, 2012 at 10:27 am

    oh yum, and I love the idea of doing the sprinkle frosting under fondant!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:18 pm

      Agreed, I added the chocolate sprinkles to my mint buttercream frosting for my ice cream cone cake and loved it! VERY fun addition to frosting!

      Reply
  17. Michaela

    February 23, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    I love this cake! I’m planning a rainbow themed birthday party for my little girl. And I have a bit of a love affair with rainbow sprinkles. This will be a wonderful cake for her party!!!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:24 pm

      you could easily do the rainbow layers inside as well! They seem to be the way to go these day’s for rainbow parties! How fun!

      Reply
  18. nancy pfeifer

    February 23, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    wow! this is amazing!! my followers would love to see it and you are welcome to link on my party on Tuesdays. It’s still open 🙂 New follower of your blog 🙂

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:24 pm

      thanks so much! I’m so glad you like my cake!

      Reply
  19. Vicky

    February 24, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Wow, what an impact that cake has. Love all the colors. Gorgeous! Pinning this! I am a new Twitter follower visiting from Somewhat Simple. Vicky from Mess For Less

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:35 pm

      Thanks so much! Man I need to get on twitter more often, it’s just that something has to give and apparently twitter is that thing for me. I rarely get on anymore!

      Reply
  20. Katherine @ The Bailey Daily

    February 24, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    What a great treat for any and all holidays. So customizable just by switching the sprinkles up. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:51 pm

      I totally agree! so much fun for any event with the right sprinkles!

      Reply
  21. Stephany

    February 25, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    This is amazing. I have never seen anything like it. My sister – n- law makes cakes & I have got to show her this! Found you thru the Sundae Scoop Link Up with Jamielyn! 😀 I hope this gets featured! <3 Good Luck!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:54 pm

      Thanks so much! I couldn’t believe how fast it came together, esp since I had to decorate it twice after dropping the cake, great for last min party cakes!

      Reply
  22. Jelli

    February 25, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    This looks fab! I love this trick for covering my not-so-uber-spectacular frosting jobs (or those with ugly colors of frosting, like dulce de leche). Thanks for sharing this pretty cake. Love your blog design too! Clean and chic.

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:54 pm

      great huh? and endless possibilities of color, other non perils, etc..!

      Reply
  23. Carey

    February 26, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    Perfect! Easier than decorating a cake and my kids love sprinkles.nom gonna pin it right now! In fact my 6 yr old dd just saw that and said “I want it! I want it!” thanks for the idea.

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:55 pm

      your so welcome! I’m glad I saw the original and was so inspired by it! So easy and fast! and what kid wouldn’t love it!

      Reply
  24. michele

    February 26, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    Hi – I found your blog via Sew Chatty. I’m glad that I did. This is a great idea! My mom + I make cakes, so I will have to show her how cute this came out.

    Michele

    http://www.shortgirllongisland.com

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 12:55 pm

      Thanks! I love how it turned out too! I certainly didn’t invent it, but I love how it came together!

      Reply
  25. Alison

    March 1, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Wow, you make beautiful cakes! This one looks really tall, and I really like that look. I was wondering if you could tell me the size round that you used and the number of layers…I’d really like to try this one out!

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    • Ashlee

      March 3, 2012 at 1:31 pm

      Thanks so much. I have a tutorial for how to create taller layers http://ashleemarie.com/preparing-a-pan-for-baking/

      this cake was a 6 inch cake with two 3 inch layers

      Reply
  26. sam

    September 21, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    how far in advance can i make this cake — i have a party on sunday, would friday be too early for a fresh cake?? never did the cakes for my girls’ parties before, so i am a nervous baker!

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    • Ashlee

      September 23, 2012 at 11:36 am

      ummmmm I don’t like to make cakes more than a day before, but two days should be okay as long as you don’t refrigerate it. refrigeration dries cakes out really bad. so if you make it that far in advanced make sure you don’t use milk or butter in your frosting/filling so you can leave it out. also make sure the frosting is covering the cake completely to seal the cake part and keep it moist.

      Reply
  27. Jimmy

    November 16, 2012 at 7:11 am

    Wow, super fat mode activated! It would be SO worth it, though.

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    • Ashlee

      November 23, 2012 at 9:28 pm

      HA! I actually didn’t end up eating anything at the party, taste tested too much while baking!

      Reply

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