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Floral funfetti cake

Spring Floral Funfetti Cake

This Spring floral funfetti cake is light, fluffy and moist. It has edible flower petals folded into the batter and with an almond filling and a lemon frosting.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 14 Slices
Calories 950 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Floral Funfetti Cake:

  • 3 cups Cake Flour
  • 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 ½ cup Sugar
  • ½ cup Butter room temp
  • ½ cup Oil
  • ½ cup Sour Cream room temp
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 1 ¼ cup Milk hot
  • 1 large Lemon Juice 2 to 3 tbsp
  • 2 large Lemon Zest
  • 2 teaspoon Almond Extract
  • cup Dried Edible Flower Petals

Almond Mascarpone Filling

  • ½ cup Almond Flour
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 8 oz Mascarpone

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1 lb Unsalted Butter room temp
  • 2 8 oz Cream Cheese room temp
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Extract
  • 7 cups Powdered Sugar

Instructions
 

Floral Funfetti Cake

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
  • Add the sugar and lemon zest to a small bowl. With clean hands, massage the zest into to sugar to release the lemon oils. set to the side until needed.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, oil, and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the almond, lemon extracts and sour cream.
  • Add the dry ingredients in and mix until just combined, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl and the sides of the bowl.
  • In a microwave safe measuring cup heat up the milk until hot, and then pour it into the creamed cake batter and mix
  • Carefully fold the edible flowers into the batter, ensuring an even distribution.
  • Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cake pans. . Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
  • While the cakes are cooling, prepare your the almond filling and frosting.

Almond Mascarpone Filling:

  • Add the almond flour, sugar. egg and almond extract into a medium sized bowl. Mix until just combined and then spread it out onto a parchment-lined sheetpan to allow it to bake. Bake the filling at 350F for 10 to 12 minutes. The almond filling will be ready when it bounces back when touched or a toothpick is inserted in and clean. Set aside for the filling to cool.
  • Once the filling has fully cooled, break it apart and place it into a medium sized bowl. Add all the mascarpone to the filling and mix everything together until it combines. It should be smooth and creamy.

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • In your stand mixer add the room temperature cream cheese and unsalted butter and whip on medium speed until smooth. Make sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
  • Add in the powder sugar 1 cup at a time mixing on low. Scrape the sides of the bowl every so often to have a smooth and silky frosting. Add in the lemon juice and lemon extract  and mix until just combined. If the frosting is too soft place the bowl in the fridge for 15 to 25 minutes until it's easier to work with.

Cake Assembly:

  • Once the cakes are completely cooled, place one layer on a serving dish. Spread a thin layer of frosting on top and then fill a piping bag with the cream cheese buttercream and fill the inside with the almond mascarpone filling. Repeat with the remaining layers, stacking them on top of each other and the remaining frosting and almond filling.
  • Use an offset spatula to frost the top and sides of the cake with a thick layer of frosting.
  • Adorn the top of the cake and outside of the cake with additional edible flower petals or dried flower petals for a stunning finishing touch.

Nutrition

Calories: 950kcalCarbohydrates: 111gProtein: 8gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 28gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 556mgPotassium: 108mgFiber: 1gSugar: 89gVitamin A: 1406IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 141mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Almond, Floral Funfetti, Funfetti, Lemon
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