cotton candy cake

This Cotton Candy Cake is a dreamy, pastel-colored dessert infused with the nostalgic flavor of cotton candy. Featuring a light and fluffy vanilla cake with swirls of pink and blue, topped with a cotton candy buttercream frosting, this cake is perfect for birthday parties, baby showers, or any fun celebration!

Ingredients

• Preheat & Prepare Pans: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
• Make the Batter: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg whites, vanilla, and cotton candy flavoring. Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk, mixing until smooth.
• Color & Bake: Divide batter into two bowls. Add pink food coloring to one and blue food coloring to the other. Pour both colors into the pans, swirling with a toothpick for a marbled effect. Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Make the Frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and cotton candy flavoring until light and fluffy. Divide into two bowls and tint one pink and the other blue.
• Assemble & Decorate: Spread frosting between layers and over the cake, alternating colors for a cotton candy effect. Garnish with real cotton candy just before serving.
• Serve & Enjoy: Slice and enjoy this whimsical, cloud-like cake!

Directions

1. For the Cake:
2. 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3. 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
4. ½ teaspoon salt
5. 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
6. 1 ¾ cups sugar
7. 4 egg whites
8. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
9. 1 teaspoon cotton candy flavoring (optional)
10. 1 cup milk
11. Pink and blue food coloring
12. For the Frosting:
13. 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
14. 4 cups powdered sugar
15. 2 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
16. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
17. 1 teaspoon cotton candy flavoring
18. Pink and blue food coloring
19. Cotton candy for garnish