To stick sprinkles to the side of your cake, the first step is to place your cake on a turn table and frost it with a buttercream frosting. Once you've smoothed your buttercream to the desired finish, grab a handful of sprinkles and angle your hand directly next to the cake, so that the sprinkles are able to fall almost directly onto the cake. With your free hand, rotate the turntable until you reach the start point again. We recommend using an icing spatula to pick up and attach any sprinkles that didn't stick. Voila!

For funfetti cakes, we recommend using wax-coated sprinkles (also known as jimmies or quins) to reduce the risk of colour bleed. Although funfetti cakes traditionally use rainbow blend sprinkles, don't let that limit your creativity! You can easily make a holiday-themed funfetti cake using Christmas sprinkles, or a funfetti cake fit for a princess with our rainbow blend jimmies.

There are two main ways to stop sprinkles from bleeding - the first is to include less moisture within your frosting, so that the colour is less likely to be drawn out. The second way is to wait for your icing to semi-set before adding sprinkles.

We advise you do not let sprinkles sit for more than 12 hours, as with more time comes more risk of colour bleeding. In general, using higher-quality sprinkles with waxy coatings, such as those we stock, will also reduce the risk of colour bleeding.