This healthy funfetti cake batter breakfast bake is a great way to celebrate the day or just add a little bit of fun to your morning! It’s vegan, gluten-free, and absolutely perfect for anyone who loves eating dessert for breakfast!
Hands up if you’ve ever eaten leftover birthday cake for breakfast. Come on. Hands up. I know you’ve done it – even if it was just a bite or two. You open the fridge with every intention of just grabbing some [almond] milk for your coffee, see the cake looking all delicious out of the corner of your eye, and before you know it, you’re one sliver, two slivers, one slice into it.
Yeah? Me too. Every.single.year. But what about the day of? What’s for breakfast then?
To be perfectly honest, mine isn’t usually all that different. I might stick a candle in my oatmeal just so I can take a picture for the blog, but that’s about as far as it goes. And if you’re in that same sad little boat, I have a brilliantly simple solution for the both of us -> just add sprinkles and frosting!
See? Instant party vibes.
And it doesn’t even have to be your birthday! It can be because it’s Friday and you want to celebrate. It can be because it’s Monday and you need some cheering up. It can be because it’s someone else’s birthday (which is everyday, by the way) and you want to join in on the fun. Whatever the reason, sprinkles are never a bad idea… unless, of course, you drop an open container on the floor while taking pictures for the blog. Not that I would know, or anything 😳
But I do know that wishing people a happy birthday [when it’s their birthday] isn’t a bad idea either, which is why now would be a good time to send out a huge Happy Birthday to the one and only Papa Spoons, who just so happens to be turning one year wiser today.
Papa, this funfetti cake batter breakfast bake is for you…
… sort of.
I mean, the whole cake batter theme is definitely inspired by his birthday and all, but to be perfectly honest, my dad isn’t exactly an oatmeal kind of guy… at least not under his own volition. He’ll certainly eat it if you doctor (read: sweeten) it up and put it in front of him, but for the most part he sticks to savoury stuff like sandwiches, eggs, dinner leftovers, and the like. Sometimes I can’t believe I’m his daughter. But I digress.
This breakfast bake will make a believer (read: an oatmeal lover) out of even the biggest critic… mostly because it has the fluffy and moist texture of a cake/muffin rather than the gloopy and wet (mmmm) texture that’s usually associated with oatmeal…
Side note: if your oatmeal is gloopy, you’re doing it wrong. Just sayin’.
Anyways, to make this breakfast bake taste more cake batter-y and less oat-y, I took the standard recipe I use in most of my breakfast bakes and replaced all the flour with almond flour. Not only does this add extra moisture and fluffiness, but it also adds a delightful buttery taste without the need for actual butter.
For the frosting, I adapted a recipe I came across on Bodybuilding.com that uses yogurt and protein powder. I tested it with both traditional and vegan products, and both work just fine. It all depends on your dietary preferences!
Other than that, the only thing left to say is that this funfetti cake batter breakfast bake is also vegan, gluten-free, refined-sugar-free, extra fun (hello, sprinkles!), and super delicious. You guys know the drill 😉
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Funfetti Cake Batter Breakfast Bake
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Ingredients
For the bake:
- 1/4 cup (20 g) quick oats
- 2 Tbsp (14 g) almond flour
- 2 tsp (8 g) cane sugar*
- 2 tsp (5 g) arrowroot powder**
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- rainbow sprinkles
For the frosting:
- ~ 2 Tbsp (30 g) of your favourite yogurt
- ~ 2 Tbsp (10 g) of your favourite protein powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (176°C) and lightly spray an individual sized (~16oz./500 ml) ramekin or oven-safe dish with cooking spray or grease it with cooking oil.
- Combine the oats, almond flour, sugar, arrowroot powder, and baking powder in the baking dish. Add the almond milk and vanilla, and mix until everything is well combined before gently sprinkling the sprinkles on top. You don’t want to mix them in, as the colour will end up bleeding.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the centre has set and the bake has reached your desired consistency.
- Meanwhile, make the frosting by adding the yogurt to a small mixing bowl and continuing to add protein powder until you reach the consistency that you want. Different yogurts and powders will behave differently, so it’s hard to give exact measurements. You really can’t go wrong, though, so just keep tinkering!
- When the bake is done, remove it from the oven, break it up into smaller pieces, top with frosting, and enjoy!
Notes
* You can pretty much sub this with any sugar you have on hand, or use 1-2 tsp of maple syrup, agave, or brown rice syrup. ** You can easily sub this for cornstarch.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
Looking for more healthy breakfast bake recipes? Try one of these!
Oatmeal Cookie Dough Breakfast Bake
Chunky Monkey Breakfast Bake
Deep Dish Double Chocolate Breakfast Cookies
Brownie Batter Breakfast Bake
Cinnamon Bun Breakfast Bake
I only have rolled oats! Is there a way to make this with those??
What can I replace the protein powder with for the frosting?
Your oatmeal breakfast bakes are so easy, so filling, and so yummy! I’ve made the brownie one a million times, but this is my new fave!
I like this idea. I think cake is the best for body and my time.
I don’t have any ramekins :/. Possible to use a mug or bowl and microwave instead of bake?
Sorry Seema! I’m not great at cooking in the microwave so I’m not entirely sure how to adapt this recipe for that.
Now that I have this recipe in my life, it’s gonna be party vibes all day errday. So thanks for that 😀
Some of my friends are opposed to oatmeal until I make it the right way— NOT watery and gloopy, but thick and luscious with all the good mix-ins. Only because I’m inspired by recipe developers like you though!
I’d make this for my birthday or any day. I secretly want one tier of my wedding cake to be funfetti.
Would you believe that my mom actually LIKES her oatmeal all soupy? Whenever I make some for her, she always ends up adding a tonne of milk until it’s swimming. I’m like nooooo – you’re doing it wrong!!!
Happy Birthday Papa Spoons!!
Would you believe I’ve been eating oatmeal for breakfast lately?! I know, I’m equally as shocked. It’s all this breastfeeding. I need something easy and that sticks to my ribs so oatmeal it is.
Sprinkles makes everything better.
Who are you and what have you done to my boo?!!?
Two questions: am I the only one who has never had birthday cake for breakfast??? <- that seems scandalous to me.
2. Why is the whole funfetti thing unknown over here?
And third: I want/need this in my life. I've been eating sprinkles on top of "fluff" lately so the craving is real. Happy belated birthday to Papa Sprinkles!
To be honest, I never really did the whole funfetti thing growing up either. It was always Black Forest or ice cream cake. But sprinkles really do make everything better 🙂
mmmmm funfetti for breakfast! now that my kind of un-birthday! what a great idea 🙂
I think I need to get my eye prescription checked. I swore the title said ‘funfetti cake batter breakfast bake’?! Can’t be true. 🙂
Lolol! I’m kind of obsessed with your comment <3
Thank you so much!!!!!!!! I recently commented on one of your other posts that I’d love to see a cake batter breakfast bake…and now here’s one! So excited. I eat your breakfast bakes several days per week–you’re my go-to breakfast girl!
😀 I was actually planning to do something birthday-y, so your comment came at the perfect time!
Umm. YUM!! Birthday cake for breakfast sounds like a great idea. I’ll have to give this a try.
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I admit, I have had leftover cake for breakfast before.. but who hasn’t?! This breakfast bake is SO fun! And it looks super delicious! Funfetti makes everything better 🙂
Oh my gosh, this looks amazing! I can’t wait to make this 🙂
I love funfetti! It was my go to back in the day. I think it’s the sprinkles. Rainbow sprinkles just have the uncanny ability to make things so much more appealing.
They really do! Toss a spoonful of sprinkles onto anything and it’s insta-party mood. I wonder if that’d work with my boring lunches and dinners 😆
Putting sprinkles on anything just makes it more fun to eat, and I’d argue, more nutritious 😉 I can go either way for cake. I mostly like carrot cake, but it’s CAKE so who says no?! Happy Birthday to your dad!
“but it’s CAKE so who says no” <-- Now that's my kind of reasoning 😀
Funfetti is my favorite!!! And of course cake for breakfast!! (Birthday not required!)
If it were only chocolate vs vanilla, I would go chocolate…but if carrot cake is an option….that’s the cake I want…of funfetti 😛
I love the frosting in carrot cake. It’s one of the only cases where I’ll take frosting over cake!
Yum cake for breakfast 🙂 do you bake the oats uncooked, or cook the oatmeal first?
You bake the oats uncooked, Emma 🙂
I don’t think I’ve ever used arrowroot or cornstarch in baked goods, only to thicken sauces/puddings, could you tell me what it does, i.e. what kind of effect does it have on the texture?
I find that it makes them softer and lighter… so for bakes like this, a little less dense so they don’t so much feel like baked oats.
I am so into rainbow sprinkles it’s not even funny. And don’t get me started on eating cake for breakfast. Birthday cake for breakfast for a week after mine!
BEST! I froze mine once and busted it out like a month later 😆
This looks fabulous and sprinkles absolutely make breakfast more fun! I’m more of a vanilla cake person because if I’m eating chocolate cake I’d usually rather be eating a brownie, but I mean… if it’s good cake I’m probably gonna eat it 🙂
I’ve never really given the brownie vs. cake thing much thought! I’d probably still take a cake though, mostly because it’s what I grew up on and I didn’t have my first brownie till waaaaaaay later in life. I know.
It looks so fun and for breakfast?! win, win! This is the first time I’ve seen someone use the word doctored the way we use use it in my circle-adding something to make it even better!! yay for doctoring!
Hehe! Always nice to find fellow language lovers 🙂
i think you and arman need a funfetti book of baked amazingness! can you make that happen? i mean… you’re not busy , right? LOL! LOVE U
Hahah! Will -totally- add that to the to-do list 🙂
It’s my birthday next week. I will have to get Michael to make this for me! It looks so fluffy a d delicious!!!
Cake for breakfast is a must…..even if it’s a fake cake 🎂 😂
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Happy early birthday, Breanne! I hope you have a chance to enjoy one of these the morning of 🙂
AW it came out so pretty! sprinkles make me smile. I think I prefer vanilla cake with chocolate frosting but I never turn down chocolate cake with chocolate frosting! I always make my son special funfetti birthday pancakes but I am happy with my usual oatmeal lol happy birthday to your dad!
I think my mom used to make me pancakes back when I still lived at home. And it’s been a while since I’ve had vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Thanks for giving me the biggest craving 😛
Just a bite of leftover birthday cake would be cruel! And impossible 🙂 Adam would love me to make him something like this so I totally will – I’m sure he has zero clue a breakfast like this can be healthy. Funny because I made fun of him for years for eating super thick oatmeal, prior to realizing it’s actually a thing people do, oops 🙂
Haha! I used to bug my mom about eating her oats super soupy. I like mine really thick as well. I want something that’ll stick to my ribs 😛