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.
1/4cupchocolate chips, melted -I use 60% cacao chips from Ghirardelli
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa
1/4teaspoonvanilla extract
1 tablespoonheavy cream
1tablespoonrainbow sprinkles
6sixletcandies
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.