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Momofuku Birthday Cake
Ingredients
  • subheading: For the Birthday Cake Crumb:
  • ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1½ tablespoons light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup (90 grams) cake flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles
  • ¼ cup (40 grams) grapeseed oil
  • 1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract
  • subheading: For the Birthday Cake:
  • 4 tablespoons (55 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ⅓ cup (60 grams) vegetable shortening
  • 1¼ cups (250 grams) granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons (50 grams) light brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup (110 grams) buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup (65 grams) grapeseed oil
  • 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (245 grams) cake flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) + 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles, divided
  • subheading: For the Birthday Cake Frosting:
  • 8 tablespoons (115 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) vegetable shortening
  • 2 ounces (55 grams) cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon glucose
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups (200 grams) powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Pinch baking powder
  • Pinch citric acid
  • subheading: For the Birthday Cake Soak:
  • ¼ cup (55 grams) milk
  • 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
  • subheading: Special Equipment:
  • Quarter sheet pan
  • 1 (6-inch) cake ring
  • 2 strips acetate, each 3 inches wide and 20 inches long
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