Small Batch Funfetti Cupcakes
You don’t need a big reason to celebrate, and you definitely don’t need a big batch of cupcakes! Sometimes a few colorful, sprinkle-filled cupcakes are just what you need to make the day a little more fun. This small batch funfetti cupcakes is perfect for birthdays, little celebrations, or whenever you feel like adding a bit of sweetness to the day.
In this recipe, you’ll be able to make 6 cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
Now that means you can make them anytime and not have a whole counter full of sweets tempting you for days.
Six is often the perfect amount of cupcakes many times, and if you eat all 6 yourself, I won’t tell.
If you need 12, just double the recipe.
These aren’t just any cupcakes, they are so CUTE, they are full of great vanilla flavor, and colorful sprinkles.
The chocolate frosting is so creamy and yummy you’ll be tempted to eat it all off a spoon!
If you are looking for more cupcake recipes, look here and at these:
- PBJ Cupcakes – a classic PBJ sandwich converted into a fabulous cupcake!
- Margarita Cupcakes – oh these are so fun and taste great!
- Vanilla Cupcakes– these are filled and full of deliciousness.
- Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes – don’t worry, it’s always a great time for pumpkin no matter what anyone else says.
Now for some sprinkles…
Add in the sprinkles
Now for the fun part, add in some rainbow sprinkles. Use any color sprinkles you’d like to match any theme.
Frosting
With a more minimal amount of frosting on top, just enough rich, delicious chocolate frosting to make these the perfect fun dessert.
Topped with some rainbow sprinkles and a Sixlets candy on top.
Now, to change these up, you can customize them with any color of sprinkles you like- red and blue for some patriotic celebrating; maybe it’s someone’s birthday, and they love green, go ahead and add in green sprinkles top them with green candies and sprinkles! I bet they would love them!
Baking Cups
I used unwaxed fruit and nut cups for the cupcake liners:
These are the style cups I used
and I found them in brown cupcake cups too, which I think are too cute
Small Batch Funfetti Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 eggs
- ¾ cup flour
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles
Chocolate Frosting
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, melted – I use 60% cacao chips from Ghirardelli
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles
- 6 sixlet candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- In a large bowl whisk sugar with eggs.
- Add in flour, milk, butter, oil, baking powder and vanilla until it’s all smooth and well blended.
- Add in the sprinkles.
- Place 3 tablespoons of batter into each of the cupcake liners.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove cupcakes and place on a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
- In a large bowl with a mixer or whisk, cream the butter until smooth.
- Add in powdered sugar, melted chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, and heavy cream (or milk)
- If you want a vanilla buttercream frosting, leave out the melted chocolate and the cocoa. This will spread nicely over 6 cupcakes If you want the frosting to pile high, double the ingredients for a double batch.
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Theses cupcakes were a huge hit, I’m so glad I made them. My kids went nuts for them and asked it I can make them again next week.
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Very pretty cupcakes, I am going to make them soon. I love small batch recipes.
Would this recipe work if I quadrupled it? I need to make 24 cupcakes. TIA
Here is a post for 24 cupcakes with measurements that work for that amount of cupcakes, just add 3/4 cup sprinkles.
Vanilla cupcakes are my favorite and I just love that this recipe only makes 6 at a time.
I just love cupcakes and making 6 at a time is GENIUS!
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I just love small batch recipes and these are so cute!
Wow, I just love funfetti and can’t wait to make these small batch cupcakes, so cute.
I just LOVE sprinkles and this small batch is just what I need, the perfect amount.
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This small batch recipe is just perfect for me, I have no control not to eat more than what I’m supposed to, and this is just great. These are so cute too!