Funfetti Cupcakes

Do you know anyone that loves cupcakes, sprinkles, and condensed milk? Then, you must make these for them. The sheer presence of sprinkles in the batter and on top of the cupcakes is so pretty. Therefore, I often make these cupcakes for my kids’ friends. And, you must see how excited and fascinated they are about all those pretty rainbow sprinkles.

About these cupcakes

The recipe is very simple and easy. I use my light and airy vanilla cupcakes as a base. It is a rich butter-based recipe that’s perfect every single time. Also, the batter takes just about 5 to 7 minutes to prepare and about 18 to 20 minutes to bake. Of course, rainbow sprinkles work best for this recipe.
In addition, the frosting is another fun element on this cake because it uses only two ingredients: butter, and condensed milk. As a result, it is quite an addictive recipe.

Ingredients and substitutes

All-purpose flour – I use regular all-purpose flour. If you use cake flour, reduce the baking powder in the recipe by 1/2 tsp.Sugar – I’m using white sugar, but you can certainly use both white or brown.Butter – Use room temperature, unsalted butter. And yet, if salted butter is all you have, you can use it, but omit salt in the recipe. Buttermilk – Gives a nice soft crumb and texture to the cake. You can also make buttermilk at home in just 5 minutes.Vanilla – Priced like gold, but so important to use good quality vanilla. Therefore, I make my own vanilla extract, bean paste, and vanilla sugar.

Step by step instructions

Cupcakes

Preheat the oven at 170 C/ 340 F.Next, prepare a muffin pan with cupcakes liners.Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. And, set aside.Then, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Add eggs, one at a time, then, the vanilla extract.Followed by the flour and buttermilk in three batches.Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to ensure you have a smooth batter.

Next, fold in the sprinkles with a spatula. Do not overmix at this point to prevent bleeding.Divide the batter between 12 cupcake liners.Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.Cool on the baking tray for 15 minutes. Then, remove from pan and cool completely before frosting.

Prepare frosting

Whip the butter until light and fluffy at least 2 to 3 minutes.Then, add condensed milk in three batches whipping well after each addition.Next, add the vanilla and whip some more.The frosting will be light and airy (see video).

Assemble

Place the frosting in a piping bag with the star tip/nozzle.Pipe a swirl on top of each cupcake, as shown in the video.Finally, top with a generous amount of sprinkles.