Expen$ive Birthday Cake

Name: Expen$ive Birthday Cake
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) expen$ive sprinkles; 50 g (1¾ oz) whole milk; 50 g (1¾ oz) custard powder; 1.75kg (3 lb 13 oz) icing (powdered) sugar, sifted; 10 g (¼ oz) vanilla extract; 1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz) eggs (approx. 25 eggs); 1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz) eggs (approx. 25 eggs); 1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) softened unsalted butter; 100 g (3½ oz) expen$ive sprinkles; 10 g (¼ oz) sea salt; 1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz) self-raising flour, sifted; 1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz) margarine (this is the only recipe where I advocate using it)

Preparation info

Serves
10–40

Difficulty
Easy

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By Rich Myers

Published 2023

About

I hate to sound like I’m coercing you into buying my sprinkles, but they really are the only way to achieve the desired aesthetic here. All other sprinkles that look this good are illegal in the UK.

Ingredients

For the funfetti sponge

1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz) margarine (this is the only recipe where I advocate using it)

Europe
United Kingdom
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat your oven to 160°C (320°F/gas 3).

To make the sponge, cream the margarine and caster sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer (using the paddle attachment) until light and fluffy. This will take at least five minutes on a high speed. Add the eggs five at a time (if you add th