Raise your hand if you don't LOVE funfetti cupcakes.... I see no one is raising their hand... good, so we are all on the same page. They're GREAT. Make you feel like a kid again. Make you smile. They're so damn cute! So why not give it a bake?
Makes 12 cupcakes in standard liners.
RECIPE BELOW - GET BAKING!
FOR THE BATTER /
1¼ cups flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
¾ cup sugar
6 tbsp. butter, room temperature
1 large egg + 1 egg white, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ cup half-and-half
2 tbsp. rainbow sprinkles (plus more for decorating!)
FOR THE FROSTING /
1½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 pound (4 cups) confectioners sugar, sifted
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
FOR THE BATTER /
1 / Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line cupcake pan with paper liners.
2 / In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3 / In a stand mixer, beat the sugar and butter until well combined. Add egg and egg white, one at a time, beating on low. Add the vanilla.
4 / Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with half-and-half in 2 additions. Fold in rainbow sprinkles.
5 / Fill cupcake liners about ½ full. Bake for about 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire cooling rack before frosting. Frost with vanilla frosting (recipe below), and decorate with colored sprinkles!
FOR THE FROSTING /
1 / With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter until pale and creamy.
2 / Reduce speed to medium. Add the confectioners' sugar, ½ cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Frosting will be pale and fluffy.
3 / Add vanilla, and beat until frosting is smooth.
You can find the DIY for the decor I made here. I bought these adorable liners and sprinkles at Sur La Tab, but have seen similar liners ones at TJMaxx lately, so go looking! Download the recipe card for free for the Funfetti Cupcakes here!
These would be perfect for a baby shower, wedding shower, kids birthday or any other fun event! What are you going to make them for?