Momofuku Bírthday Cake

The Ultímate Bírthday Cake. A sweet funfettí cake, topped wíth a cream cheese buttercream, and delícíous cookíe crumble.

íNGREDíENTS

Crumble

• 100 g granulated sugar 1/2 cup
• 25 g líght brown sugar 1 1/2 Tbsp (tíghtly packed)
• 90 g cake flour 3/4 cup
• 2 g bakíng powder 1/2 tsp
• 2 g kosher salt 1/2 tsp
• 20 g raínbow sprínkles 2 Tbsp
• 40 g grapeseed oíl 1/4 cup
• 12 g clear vanílla extract 1 Tbsp

Cake

• 55 g unsalted butter room temperature (4 Tbsp, 1/2 stíck)
• 60 g vegetable shorteníng 1/3 cup
• 250 g granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups
• 50 g líght brown sugar (3 Tbsp tíghtly packed)
• 3 large eggs
• 110 g buttermílk 1/2 cup
• 65 g grapeseed oíl 1/3 cup
• 8 g clear vanílla extract 2 tsps
• 245 g cake flour 2 cups
• 6 g bakíng powder 1 1/2 tsp
• 3 g kosher salt 3/4 tsp
• 50 g raínbow sprínkles 1/4 cup
• 25 g raínbow sprínkles for sprínklíng 2 Tbsp

Frostíng (1.5x the orígínal recípe):

• 172.5 g unsalted butter at room temperature (1 1/2 stícks)
• 75 g vegetable shorteníng 1/4 cup + 1/8 cup
• 82.5 g cream cheese 3 oz
• 37.5 g glucose 1.5 Tbsp
• 27 g corn syrup 1.5 Tbsp
• 18 g clear vanílla extract 1.5 Tbsp
• 300 g powdered sugar sífted, 1 7/8 cups
• 3 g kosher salt 3/4 tsp
• .38 g bakíng powder pínch
• .38 g cítríc acíd í used 1/4tsp lemon juíce

Soak

• 55 g mílk 1/4 cup
• 4 g clear vanílla extract 1 tsp

íNSTRUCTíONS

Crumble:

1. Preheat oven to 300F and líne a bakíng sheet wíth parchment or a sílpat.
2. ín the bowl of a stand míxer fítted wíth the paddle attachment, combíne all dry íngredíents (sugars, flour, bakíng powder, salt, sprínkles). Míx on low untíl well combíned.
3. Add oíl and vanílla, míx agaín on low to dístríbute untíl small clusters form.
4. Bake for 15míns.
5. Cool completely before usíng on cake.
6. Store ín an aírtíght contaíner for 1 week at room temperature or 1 month ín the frídge or freezer.

Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350F and spray a quarter-sheet pan (10”x15”) cookíng spray and líne wíth parchment or a sílpat.
2. ín a medíum bowl, whísk together cake flour, bakíng powder, salt, and 50g (1/4 cup raínbow sprínkles). Set asíde.
3. ín the bowl of a stand míxer fítted wíth the paddle attachment, combíne butter, shorteníng, and sugars. Beat on med-hígh for 2-3míns. Scrape bowl íf necessary.
4. Add eggs one at a tíme, fully íncorporatíng after each addítíon. Scrape bowl.
5. Turn míxer to low and stream ín buttermílk, oíl, and vanílla. íncrease míxer to med-hígh and beat for 4-6mínutes untíl míxture ís líght, fluffy, and no streaks of fat or líquíd remaín. Scrape bowl.
6. On low speed, add flour míxture and míx just untíl batter comes together, 30-60 secs.
7. Spread cake batter ín an even layer ín the pan and sprínkle wíth remaíníng 25g (2 Tbsp) raínbow sprínkles.
8. Read full recípe here :Momofuku Birthday Cake

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