Description
These Simple Funfetti-Style Cupcakes are soft, colorful, and full of sweet vanilla birthday-cake flavor, making them a joyful easy recipe for parties, lunchbox treats, weekend baking, and fun dessert ideas. With fluffy homemade cupcake batter, rainbow sprinkles, and creamy vanilla frosting, they are perfect for anyone looking for quick baking ideas, kid-friendly desserts, birthday cupcakes, or simple food ideas that feel festive without being complicated.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup rainbow jimmies sprinkles
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened, for frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, for frosting
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons extra rainbow sprinkles, for topping
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then mix in the vanilla extract.
5. Mix in the sour cream, then alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk until just combined.
6. Gently fold in the rainbow sprinkles with a spatula.
7. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
8. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
9. Cool the cupcakes in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Beat the frosting butter until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream until fluffy.
11. Frost the cooled cupcakes and finish with extra sprinkles.
Notes
Use rainbow jimmies instead of nonpareils to reduce color bleeding in the cupcake batter.
Do not overmix once the flour is added, or the cupcakes may turn dense instead of soft.
Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting so the buttercream stays fluffy and does not melt.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 115mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
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