Funfetti Cake Batter Bars
Soft, moist, and full of cake batter flavor, these Funfetti Cake Batter Bars are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth in a fun way!
**August 2018 update!** This recipe was originally posted in august 2014. i decided that the photos desperately needed updating, so i reshot the recipe (but still kept the ingredient list and directions the same). i also kept the original post/story below that i wrote four summers ago!**
Funfetti cake batter, in bar form, swirled with white chocolate chips. Need I say more?
This has been the summer of desserts for me. Most weekends, I hole up in my kitchen and make some kind of a baked good (or three) to be featured on my blog, and also because I just love desserts, ya know? As much as I love cooking, I also love baking, maybe even a smidge more.
During the week, I plan out what I want to make for the weekend, and then I usually split my recipes between Saturdays and Sundays, depending on what I have planned for those days. Sometimes I make everything on Saturdays, sometimes only Sundays, but whatever the case may be, there’s a lot of action going on!
So it seemed only natural that I bring back one of my favorite flavors, funfetti! Are you sick of that yet? Please lie and say no.
Enter these Funfetti Cake Batter Bars. This shouldn’t even be a recipe, it’s just that easy to whip up. And I’m sure you might’ve seen some version of these bars floating around Pinterest space before, but now that I’ve officially tried and tested it, I’ve got to share this with you.
Pure funfetti deliciousness! These bars are soft, moist, and full of cake batter flavor. And with white chocolate chips swirled in the batter, it will take your funfetti experience to a whole new level. These bars contain just a few ingredients and whip up in minutes!
In fact, I’m going to bet that you might even have all of these ingredients in your kitchen.
These Funfetti Cake Batter Bars were so deliciously addicting, that I made the hubster bring these to his work so that his co-workers could devour them. I can’t be trusted around anything involving cake batter. Sad, I know. So please try out these bars and tell me that you love them, too.
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Funfetti Cake Batter Bars
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box Funfetti cake mix
- 1 (8 ounce) block cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons colored sprinkles, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8x8 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy with a electric hand mixer, about 2-3 minutes. Add in egg and cake mix and beat until combined.
- Fold in white chocolate chips and sprinkles. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until bars turn golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Cut into bars and serve.
Gayle. These are my life. I am absolutely obsessed with funfetti cake…it was always my birthday cake growing up..so I want to pound back eleventy billion of these! Great recipe girl!
I’m glad you can relate, Taylor! Funfetti is my weakness! So many possibilities! Thanks so much for the kind words and for stopping by!
It’s so true Gayle, I’ll be surfing Pinterest to look for a new recipe but unless someone “I know” (well, blogging friends are still friends!) tries it, I’m hesitant. Why? Because I don’t want to try a recipe that’s not going to work out for me if that’s possible. I only want to spend so much time in the kitchen! So I love it when you hole up in your kitchen trying fun recipes like Funfetti bars that you’ll vouch for. Then I feel it’s safe to try =) These bars are too pretty.
I’m the same way as you, Laura. I always read all of the comments from pinterest recipes to see if anyone else has tried it first. These bars turned out amazing, and I wish I would’ve made them sooner!
My sister would be all over these — she’s a sprinkle/Funfetti fanatic. Will have to surprise her with a batch sometime!
Sounds like these bars would be a perfect treat for her birthday, Meg!
Is your blog sponsored by the Funfetti Board??? Hehe 😉 I LOVE your funfetti recipes because they make me so darn happy. They’re just a joy to look at and look like the perfect way to satisfy my constant sweet tooth! You go girl!!!
Ha ha it should be, Allison! 🙂 I’m so glad you like these recipes! I’m trying not to go overboard with the funfetti-ness, but there’s just so many different possibilities!
yummy! I love desserts too, and mmm Love funfetti, sprinkles make me smile – all the bright colors 🙂 … and the pictures look amazing… the bars look so soft and moist! Pinned!
Thanks so much for the compliments and pins, Michele! I agree, funfetti does just put a smile on your face. And these bars were so moist and soft, you would love these!
“Funfetti cake batter, in bar form, swirled with white chocolate chips. Need I say more?” <<< AH, Nope! You totally had me there Gayle! These bars look so good, bring on the funfetti! 😉
Thanks, Karen! I’m glad you share my love of funfetti!
Yum! These look so fun (and easy)! Thanks for sharing-love me some funfetti 🙂
These bars are so easy to whip up and taste delicious! Sounds like you would love these, Heather! Thanks so much for stopping by!
There is just something so delicious about funfetti! I rarely make dessert these days because I know that I will eat the entire pan, so that is a great idea to make your husband take them to work! It really is dangerous to have any form of baked goods in the house, I just can’t help myself and I know that i could probably devour all this funfetti cake in a few minutes 🙂
Glad you’re the same with devouring desserts, Izzy! More often than not, I send my husband to work with my bakes goods or give them away to family because I just can’t control myself around them!
Yay for funfetti! These bars look seriously good, Gayle. Also, dangerously addicting. I could eat that entire panful in minutes I’m pretty sure! 😉
These are so addicting, Sarah! That’s why I had to send my husband to work with these…I kept sneaking a bite every time I walked into the kitchen!
I’ve never seen a funfetti recipe that I didn’t want to kiss. I am in love with these beautiful cake batter bars!
Thanks, Pamela! Funfetti is the ultimate dessert!
These cake bars look amazing! I’ve never tried funfetti before, but it does look super cool!
You should definitely try funfetti, Jess! And soon! It’s deliciously life-changing good! 🙂
Girl you are all about the cake batter! I love it! These look like such fun desserts! I don’t do nearly enough sweets around here, that needs to change pronto!
I do have a slight addiction to cake batter! And I think I make too many sweets around my house, my counters are full of baked goods every weekend. Though that’s not horrible, right?!
No explanation needed – the pics speak for themselves :). And no, I could never get enough of anything funfetti or cake batter. These bars look amazing!
Thanks, Kathi! I’m glad you like funfetti just as much as I do!
I want to be at your house on the weekends!
I would definitely share if I had any of these left, Christin! My husband’s co-workers devoured these, so there was nothing left!
I’m salivating! The white chocolate chips MAKE these 🙂
I agree, Medha! White chocolate is amazing in just about anything!
Is anyone ever tired of funfetti?! I sure hope not! And especially not when it involves white chocolate! That combo is a thick blondie sounds incredible. During the summer, I did all my baking on the weekends too. It was fun to be in the kitchen so much!
White chocolate definitely gives these bars an added touch! And I’m so glad that you aren’t tired of funfetti yet, although I agree…who would be? 🙂
Gayle, these look soo good! I love the white chocoloate chips, and I am a huge fan of all things funfetti 🙂
Thanks, Katie! These bars baked up so fluffy and moist. Pure funfetti goodness! 🙂
Love these fun colorful bars, sounds like your house is the place to be on the week-ends.
Thanks, Cher! My husband does love all of the baking and cooking that I do!
Awww these are just too cute! I am in love with anything with sprinkles!
Thanks, Jessica! Sprinkles just make everything more fun! 🙂
This looks like so much fun. I bet my niece would love making it with me. And then eating it of course haha
Sounds like this would be perfect for you and your niece! And eating your creation would definitely be the best part. Thanks, Dannii!
I used to make Funfetti cookies all the time, but these sound even better!
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Funfetti cookies are delicious, too! And I’m so glad you found my blog, Melissa! Thanks so much for the kind words and for stopping by!
I’m loving all of your funfetti and cake batter recipes! These look so delicious and I love that there is cream cheese in the batter too. I’d love to make a batch of these, but I’m afraid I’d eat them all 😉 I just need an excuse to make these now!
Oh I keep meaning to ask you too, what plugin is it that you use for the e-mail subscriptions at the top? I love it, but can’t figure out what it is!
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Thanks, Danielle! I’m so glad you like these recipes. I didn’t trust myself with these bars around the house, so I made my husband take them to work. I was sad to see them go, but I have no will power when it comes to anything with cake batter!
Looks delicious, Gayle. I think sprinkles make everything better, and I’m sure all that cream cheese doesn’t hurt, either 🙂
Thanks, Denise! Sprinkles do make everything better, and the cream cheese gives these bars extra moisture and flavor!
We’re on the same baking schedule, Gayle! I love it most of the time, but sometimes I just want the weekend to be lazy.
I’d love some of these! They look so amazing and cheery and summery! I want bright colors in my food as long as possible!
I agree, I want lazy weekends too, but then I feel guilty about not being in the kitchen! 🙂 And these are definitely so fun for the summer!
You had me after the very first sentence! These sound SO good! I do the same thing on the weekends. Bake, Cook, Bake for my blog!
Thanks, Michele! Isn’t it great to bake on the weekends? It’s so therapeutic for me!
I TOTALLY love funfetti cake, but it has been a long time I don’t make it. Thanks for inspiring me 😉
Then you must make these cake bars, and soon! It’s so easy and tastes so delicious!
hehe Gayle I think I am going to love these too!! I am a sucker for anything cake batter!
Then these bars are definitely for you, Ami! Cake batter deliciousness!
Everything is better with funfetti, right?! And these bars are so fun and the perfect sweet treat!
Thanks, Ashley! I just can’t get enough of funfetti!
They say everything is better with sprinkles. I agree! This looks delicious!
Thanks so much, Aimee! The sprinkles add a colorful pop to these bars!
I am a lover of all things funfetti. These look so yummy and festive!
Thanks, Krystle! I can’t get enough of funfetti and cake batter flavors, either!
ugh I am SUCH a sucker for funfetti anything, I just love me a sprinkled dessert!! this one looks incredible, cake batter gets me everytime 🙂
Same with me, Christine! Funfetti is my weakness. Sounds like you would love these bars!
I just want to shove all of this sprinkled goodness into my mouth!! 🙂 I might not look lady like doing it, but it’d be sooo worth it! Yummmm!! Pinned!
Ha ha it would be so easy to keep shoving these bars in. They were quite addicting, so my husband to them to work with him. Thanks so much for the kind words and pin, Jocelyn!
These look insanely delicious- My mum used to make similar cakes when I was growing up, so funfetti cakes always make me feel like a child again!
These funfetti cake bars are one of my favorites, Sian! Thanks so much for stopping by!
These are so cute! Love funfetti cake! Pinning to try them.
Thanks, Mira!
suggestions in how to make enough for a 9X13? thanks
Hi Kelsey! I haven’t made it in a 9×13 pan, but I would suggest doubling the recipe. The bars may be a bit thicker, but I think that might work. Good luck!
I don’t understand the nutrition info. A serving is 1g and that is 203 calories? According to google, 1g is equal to 0.03527396195 ounces (oz). That doesn’t sound like much cake for the calories!
Hi Brenda! That’s an error, the serving is one bar. The nutrition facts are just an estimate, as I am not dietician. Enjoy!