Description
Confetti Sprinkle Cupcakes are the ultimate celebration treat, packed with colorful sprinkles and topped with creamy vanilla frosting. Perfect for birthdays, parties, or adding joy to any day!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup rainbow sprinkles (jimmies work best)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
- 3 cups powdered sugar (for frosting)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 2 tbsp heavy cream or milk (for frosting)
- Extra sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with liners.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time and mix in vanilla.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
- Gently fold in rainbow sprinkles until evenly distributed.
- Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners (about ⅔ full) and bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
- For frosting: Beat butter until smooth, gradually add powdered sugar, then mix in vanilla and cream until fluffy.
- Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes and decorate with extra sprinkles.
Notes
- Use jimmies-style sprinkles to prevent color bleeding.
- Don’t overmix the batter after adding flour to avoid dense cupcakes.
- For extra moist cupcakes, substitute buttermilk for regular milk.
- Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting to prevent melting.
- Store unfrosted cupcakes at room temperature for up to 3 days; refrigerate if frosted.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320 Kcal
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
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