Description
Colorful confetti sprinkle cupcakes bring pure birthday party magic to your dessert table. Sweet vanilla batter studded with rainbow sprinkles creates irresistible childhood nostalgia you’ll savor with pure joy.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons (10 milliliters) baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) salt
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
Liquid and Flavor Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons (10 milliliters) vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) whole milk
Decorative Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F and arrange paper liners in a standard cupcake tray.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl, ensuring even distribution of dry ingredients.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and airy, approximately 3 minutes.
- Incorporate eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition, then blend in vanilla extract.
- Slowly integrate dry ingredient mixture into wet ingredients, alternating with milk to maintain smooth consistency.
- Delicately fold colorful sprinkles into batter, distributing evenly without overmixing.
- Portion batter into prepared cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, rotating pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow cupcakes to rest in pan for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack and cool completely before applying frosting.
Notes
- Keep sprinkles cold before folding to prevent color bleeding and maintain their vibrant appearance in the cupcakes.
- Use gel food coloring for brighter frosting colors that won’t thin out the buttercream texture.
- Fold sprinkles gently at the end of mixing to distribute evenly without breaking them down or causing color streaks.
- For gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend and ensure all sprinkles are certified gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg