Cotton Candy Cake Recipe

Here’s a fun and whimsical Cotton Candy Cake Recipe — light, fluffy layers with cotton candy flavor, dreamy pastel colors, and a sweet cotton candy topping.

🥘 Ingredients

Cake:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 ½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar

• ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened)

• 4 large egg whites (room temp)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp cotton candy flavoring (LorAnn or similar)

• 1 cup whole milk (room temp)

• Pink and blue food coloring (optional, for a cotton candy swirl look)

Frosting:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 4 cups powdered sugar

• 2–3 tbsp heavy cream (or milk)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ½ tsp cotton candy flavoring

Decoration:

• Fresh cotton candy (added just before serving)

• Sprinkles (optional)

🔥 Instructions

1. Prepare Cake Batter

   • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) cake pans or line with parchment.

   • In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.

   • In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

   • Add egg whites one at a time, then vanilla and cotton candy flavoring.

   • Mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk until smooth.

2. Color & Bake

   • If desired, divide batter and tint with pink and blue food coloring. Swirl gently for a cotton candy effect.

   • Pour into pans and bake 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

   • Cool completely before frosting.

3. Make Frosting

   • Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar.

   • Mix in cream, vanilla, and cotton candy flavoring until fluffy.

4. Assemble Cake

   • Frost between cake layers and all over the outside.

   • Decorate with pastel swirls, sprinkles, and tufts of cotton candy (add just before serving so it doesn’t melt).