My friend,
Sierra, celebrated her 8th birthday today (or 32nd birthday for you math
haters). She is the first person I’ve
known that was born on Leap Day. This
gave me a perfect excuse to make her some cupcakes. I have had my eye on this recipe and knew it
would make a perfect birthday cupcake.
I found this picture on Pinterest, so I adjusted the heat to 325 degrees and increased my
baking time. The cupcakes rose up nicely. I love all the color from the sprinkles and
the buttercream is a perfect complement to the cake.
Putting this
one in my recipe book. Enjoy and HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO SIERRA!!!
Funfetti Cupcakes
From HowSweetEats.com
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp
vanilla extract
½ tbsp Cream Bouquet (if you have it)
1 1/2 cups
flour
1 tsp baking
powder
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup colored
sprinkles (you’ll need more for the frosting)
Preheat oven
to 325 degrees F.
Cream butter
and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla, and bream bouquet, and
beat until combined.
Whisk dry
ingredients in another bowl. Add half of
the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Add the milk, combine, and then add remaining
dry ingredients. Fold in assorted
sprinkles – don’t over mix or the colors will bleed.
Pour into
cupcake tins and fill ¾ of the way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow cupcakes to fully cool before frosting.
Vanilla Buttercream
2 sticks of
butter, softened
2 ½ cups
powdered sugar
1 tbsp
vanilla extract
1 tsp of
milk, if needed
Cream butter
in the bowl of an electric mixture until completely smooth and creamy. With the mixer on low speed, add in powdered
sugar slowly. Increase speed and add the
vanilla, then beat for 2-3 minutes, scraping down sides and bottom of the bowl.
If frosting
is too thick, add milk 1 tsp at a time until desired consistency is reached. If it’s too thin, add sugar gradually until
it thickens. Frost cupcakes and top with
sprinkles.
Thanks for
stopping by!