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.
Servings: 6
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.