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Skittles Cake
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

a perfect, soft, fluffy white cake covered in heavenly buttercream frosting and topped with Skittles - simple to make and simple to decorate!

Servings: 24
Ingredients
Cake
  • 1 c. unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 c. white sugar
  • 4 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp real vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp sweetened, condensed milk
  • 1 3/4 c. cake flour
  • 1 c. all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 c. half-and-half
Buttercream Frosting
  • 1 c. unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3-4 c. powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1-3 tbsp milk
Skittles, big bag
Instructions
Cake:
  1. Sift flours together with baking powder. Set aside.

  2. Cream butter and sugar together very well, until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs one at a time, making sure each egg is completely combined. 

  3. Mix in condensed milk and vanilla. 

  4. Mix in flour and half-and-half in alternating amounts, starting and ending with dry ingredients. So: add 1 c. flour and mix. Then add 1/2 c. half-half and mix. 1 c. flour. 1/2 c h&h. Remaining flour.

  5. Pour into 2 (9 inch) or 3 (8 inch) greased and floured round cake pans. Bake for 22-28 minutes at 350, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

  6. Let cool completely before frosting.

Buttercream Frosting:
  1. Place butter in mixer. Beat for 2 minutes. 

  2. Add 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 tbsp milk. Mix until incorporated.

  3. Add powdered sugar 1/2 c. at a time until you reach the consistency desired. If it is too thick, add another tablespoon of milk to thin it out. 

Frosting the Cake:
  1. Place one cake on a flat plate or cardboard piece. Use a cake leveler to level the top of the cake if desired. Frost top liberally. 

  2. Level 2nd cake, then place on top of 1st cake. Place frosting in the middle of the top, and spread to the edges and down the sides. Completely frost the whole cake. 

  3. Decorate with Skittles in whatever pattern you desire. The more Skittles, the better it will be!