Sprinkle Birthday Cupcakes
These fluffy and moist sprinkle birthday cupcakes are the ultimate kid friendly recipe for celebrations with a tender vanilla cake base and swirls of colorful buttercream frosting on top. Every kid deserves a homemade cupcake decorated with rainbow sprinkles and these are easy enough for beginning bakers to master.
Soft fluffy vanilla cupcakes topped with rainbow buttercream frosting and loads of colorful sprinkles.
Nutrition per serving
Ingredients
batter
Instructions
Make the Cupcake Batter
Beat the softened butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each then mix in the vanilla. Alternately add the flour with baking powder and milk in three additions beginning and ending with flour and mixing until just smooth.
Fill and Bake
Line a 12 cup muffin tin with colorful cupcake liners and fill each liner about two thirds full with batter. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 16 to 18 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and tops spring back when lightly touched.
Make Buttercream Frosting
Beat 1 cup softened butter with 3 cups powdered sugar a tablespoon of milk and a teaspoon of vanilla extract until smooth silky and fluffy. Divide the frosting and tint with different food coloring gels for a rainbow effect if desired.
Frost and Decorate
Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting. Use a piping bag fitted with a star tip to swirl frosting on each cupcake or simply spread with a knife. Top generously with rainbow sprinkles and any other fun decorations kids want to add.
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