Celebrate birthdays, graduations, anniversaries and much more with the Swans Down Celebration Cake. Also known as the Happy Day Cake, it’s a simple sheet cake recipe that’s easy to make and perfect for any gathering. Get creative with frostings, sprinkles and decorations to dress this classic cake up for any occasion. This recipe can also be used for cupcakes!
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How many cupcakes will this recipe make? Thanks.
Hi Carolyn, The Celebration Cake recipe should yield approximately 20 standard size cupcakes. Happy baking!
Can I add chopped pecans and or blueberries or raspberries or chopped strawberries to the cake batter?
Hi Josie, You can fold about 1 cup into the batter. Just make sure that if the fruit has juice that you drain them well or offset the liquid in the recipe. Happy baking!
I love the recipe, but was wondering if you could make it easier to print out.
Hi Chris, We will definitely pass this request on to our web development team. Happy baking!
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Can l leave egg yolks out to make a true white cake?
Can this cake be baked in a 9x3 round baking pan?
Hi Debra, Great question! You can use 3 - 9 inch for the Celebration Cake, pans but your layers will be thin. And you will have to reduce the bake time. You may do better using only 2 if you'd prefer taller layers. Be careful not to fill the pans more than 2/3 of the way full though. Happy baking!
This was a favorite cake while we were growing up%. My Mom used a 7 minute frosting with coconut on it. Do you have recipe for 7 minute frosting..?.
Hi Carol, This the Celebration Cake, or Happy Day as it was originally named is certainly a Swans Down favorite. Out 1955 Cakes Secret recipe booklet has the recipe for both the Happy Day Cake and 7 Minute Frosting and Coconut! Here's a link: https://swansdown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SD_1955-cake-secrets.pdf Happy baking!
It seems odd that the recipe calls for TWO (9x13) pans, as the ingredient quantities are typical for ONE (9x13). Also, the frosting directions make no mention of two layers. Is the recipe supposed to be for one (9x13) cake? Thanks for clarifying!
Hi Susan, Sorry for the confusion. The recipe is to make a 9x13 2-layer cake. You can fill the layers with frosting or your favorite preserve. You could also use only 1 9x13 pan and make a 1-layer cake. Happy baking!
Do u gave a yellow cake recipe my daughter loves yellow cake with chocolate buttercream frosting
Plz help me
Hi Betty, We would recommend the 1-2-3-4 cake on the back of the box. Or the Celebration (Happy Day). happy baking!
https://swansdown.com/recipes/1-2-3-4-layer-cake-back-of-the-box-cake/
https://swansdown.com/recipes/celebration-cake/
Can you pour all of the batter into just one 9x13?