It’s Donald Duck’s birthday — which, of course, calls for cake! The details on this decadent delight will wow your family and friends and tickle their tastebuds. Here’s to a duck who is sure to spy this look-a-like dessert and say, “Aw, shucks.”
Donald Duck Birthday Cake
Ingredients
- For Cake: 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- Yolk of 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles
- For Buttercream Frosting: 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Blue food coloring
Helpful Tip
For Donald’s hat, you can search for a template online and use cardstock to make the cake topper.
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease and flour three 4″ cake pans
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In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and baking soda until the baking soda dissolves.
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Add the egg yolk, vanilla, and melted butter. Whisk to combine.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt.
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Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until thoroughly combined. Stir in sprinkles.
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Divide the batter between the pans. Place the pans on a cookie sheet and bake for 22-25 minutes.
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Cool completely before decorating.
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To create frosting, in a bowl of a stand mixer whip the butter until pale and creamy (about 2 minutes). Then add the powdered sugar and mix on low speed until incorporated. Add the vanilla and mix until incorporated.
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To Decorate: Divide frosting into two bowls. Add blue food coloring to one of the bowls. Frost cake. I used red candy wafers to make Donald’s bow and yellow candy wafers for his buttons
