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Make your birthday mornings extra special with these delicious Birthday Cake Waffles! Perfect for celebrations, these easy-to-make waffles bring the joy of birthday cake to your morning, making every bite a delightful experience for the whole family.
If you’re looking for a breakfast that transforms an ordinary morning into a celebration, these birthday cake waffles are the perfect choice. Unlike standard waffle recipes, these waffles bring the fun flavor of birthday cake to your plate, with colorful sprinkles that make each bite a festive treat. The simple and straightforward recipe uses common pantry ingredients and cake mix to achieve a rich, fluffy texture that’s hard to resist.
What I Love About Birthday Cake Waffles
- Fluffy Texture: Cake batter, beaten eggs, and baking powder ensure a light and airy texture.
- Kid-Friendly: My kids love helping make these waffles because of how fun they are to eat.
- Easy to Make: Simple steps and common ingredients make this recipe accessible for any home cook.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Unsalted butter – You can use salted butter. Just omit the salt in the recipe.
- Milk – You can use any milk except skim milk.
- Vanilla – You can use vanilla extract, imitation vanilla, or vanilla bean paste.
- Eggs – There really are no substitutions for the eggs in this recipe.
- All-purpose flour – This helps add a little structure to the delicate cake mix batter.
- Funfetti cake mix – Instead of Funfetti cake mix, you can use vanilla, white, strawberry, red velvet, carrot, etc. This recipe is so versatile!
- Salt – This helps the flavors pop.
- Granulated sugar – The waffles needed just a little bit more sweetness, plus we love how it helps caramelize the edges of the waffles as they cook in the waffle iron.
- Sprinkles – Use your favorite sprinkles to make these festive.
How To Make Birthday Cake Waffles
***This is just a teaser! To see the complete ingredient list and step-by-step instructions, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Add butter and milk to a measuring cup, and heat in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds, or until the butter is melted.
- Whisk in vanilla and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until fluffy.
- Add the milk mixture to the eggs and stir to combine.
- Add flour, cake mix, baking powder, salt, and sugar, and mix until just combined (small lumps are ok). Let the batter sit for 5 minutes.
- Stir in sprinkles just before cooking.
- Add the batter to your preheated waffle iron and cook according to your waffle maker’s directions:
- For a Belgian waffle iron, add 1 cup of batter and cook for about 4-5 minutes.
- For a mini waffle maker, add ¼ cup of batter and cook for about 2-3 minutes.
- Serve with your choice of toppings like whipped cream, chocolate sauce, caramel, syrup, etc.
Equipment
Measuring cups and spoons
Liquid Measuring cup
Whisk
Mixing spoons
Waffle Iron
Recipe Tip
From experience making these waffles multiple times, I have learned that it is best to fold in the sprinkles just before cooking to prevent the colors from bleeding into the batter. This keeps the sprinkles vibrant and ensures that each waffle is visually appealing and festive.
Make It A Meal
I recommend serving these Birthday Cake Waffles with a glass of milk, fresh fruit such as apple slices, banana slices, fresh berries, whipped cream, scrambled eggs, and some sausage or bacon for a filling and delicious meal.
Storage
Serve:
Enjoy the birthday waffles immediately with your favorite toppings. If needed, you can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 hours.
Store:
Let the waffles cool completely, then wrap them in plastic wrap or parchment paper. Place the wrapped waffles in an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
Thaw:
Thaw the waffles overnight in the refrigerator. Alternatively, you can thaw them in the microwave on the defrost setting for a few minutes or in the oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes.
Reheat:
To reheat a single waffle, toast it in a toaster. For multiple waffles, place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can prepare the batter and refrigerate it for up to 24 hours before cooking.
Jimmies or confetti sprinkles work best as they hold their shape and color during cooking.
Cook the waffles until they are golden brown and slightly crispy. This usually takes about 4-5 minutes.
Yes, you can use any flavor of cake mix you prefer to customize the taste of your waffles.
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Birthday Cake Waffles
Equipment
- measuring cups and spoons
- Liquid measuring cup
- whisk
- Mixing spoon
- Waffle Iron
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 ¾ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- 15.25 oz funfetti cake mix
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ cup sprinkles
Instructions
MAKE THE BATTER:
- Add the butter and milk to a measuring cup, and heat in the microwave for one minute and thirty seconds, or until the butter is melted.
- Whisk in the vanilla and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until fluffy.
- Add the milk mixture and stir to combine.
- Add the flour, cake mix, baking powder, salt, and sugar, and mix until just combined (small lumps are ok). Let sit for five minutes.
COOK THE WAFFLES:
- While the batter is resting, preheat your waffle iron.
- Stir in the sprinkles just before cooking.
- Add the batter and cook according to your waffle maker’s directions.
- Serve when finished cooking all of the batter.
Notes
- For a Belgian waffle iron, add 1 cup of batter and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- For my mini waffle maker, ¼ cup of batter cooked for 2-3 minutes was perfect.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
