It was recently the birthday of my friend Melissa’s blog, Smell’s Like Brownies.  And by recently, I mean a couple of months ago…  She wanted to make the famous Milk Bar Funfetti Birthday Cake to celebrate and asked if I wanted to help.  Heck, yes, I did!

This cake is supposed to taste like the classic boxed version, but elevated.  And the presentation is striking with naked cake layered between stark white frosting and topped with funfetti crumble.  It takes a lot of steps to achieve those things (I think this is the longest recipe I’ve ever posted), but the end result is gorgeous and tastes amazing.  Let’s dive into the process! (more…)