| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr 5 min |
| Active: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 8 to 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the pans
- One 15.25-ounce box confetti vanilla cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 5 clementines, 4 zested and juiced (about 1 tablespoon zest and 1/4 cup juice), 1 thinly sliced
- 3 sticks salted butter, at room temperature
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- Orange food coloring
- Multi-colored sprinkles, for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Oil the bottom and sides of two 8-inch cake pans.
- Combine the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil and 1 cup of water in a large bowl. Stir in half of the clementine zest and juice. Pour into the prepared pans. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then invert onto a rack and cool completely. While the cakes cool, make the frosting.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add half of the powdered sugar and carefully mix until thoroughly incorporated. Add the remaining powdered sugar and mix again until fully combined. Add the remaining clementine juice and zest, then beat until light and fluffy, about 2 more minutes. Add the food coloring to achieve your desired color, starting with a few drops and adding until you get the color you like.
- Place 1 cooled cake layer on a cake stand or plate. Top with about 1/2 cup frosting and spread evenly. Top with the remaining cake layer. Spread the remaining frosting all over the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle the top and sides of the cake with sprinkles.
- Take the thin slices of clementine and make a slit halfway through. Twist the slices and place on the top of the cake.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 10 servings |
| Calories | 846 |
| Total Fat | 43 g |
| Saturated Fat | 19 g |
| Carbohydrates | 115 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 76 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 129 mg |
| Sodium | 502 mg |
Reviews
Delicious cake very moist soft and great taste. The frosting was great. Great cake to make with your kids.
This was delicious and very simple! The icing is absolutely divine.
What a great way to update a funfetti cake! The Curtis flavor doesn’t overpower the cake but adds a nice bright flavor. I didn’t have two 8 inch cake pans, so I used a 9 inch cake pans and cut the cake in half. It all worked out. Everyone was happy with the cake! I did add a simple syrup soak to my layer, just to make sure my cake was moist. I did add a bit more zest and clementine juice to the frosting because I wanted a bit more citrus taste. Solid recipe and it’s nice to play up a sprinkle cake.