March 5, 2012

Funfetti Cupcakes

Whenever I have to make treats for a school bake sale, I try to find a simple classic recipe that I know people will buy. While I personally enjoy cupcakes with unique flavor combinations and gourmet ingredients, I know ALL of my high school friends love Funfetti cupcakes. This simple recipe is a homemade take on the cute and delicious Funfetti cupcakes you can make with a box mix. If I were to make these cupcakes again, I would probably look for prettier smaller sprinkles. I may have gone a little overboard with the sprinkles in the batter, so feel free to reduce the amount of sprinkles used, but Funfetti is always a hit!

FUNFETTI CUPCAKES
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. orange juice
2 eggs
1 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup sprinkles





Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix sugar and orange juice until combined. Add eggs.

Mix in yogurt and oil.

Add flour, baking powder, and salt. 

Mix in sprinkles.

Divide batter among 12 sprayed or lined cupcake tins.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Remove from pan to allow cupcakes to cool.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
2 tbsp. butter
3 ounces cream cheese
1 tbsp. milk
2 cups powdered sugar (adjust to achieve desired thickness)

Cream butter and cream cheese in mixer.

Add powdered sugar and milk until desired thickness is achieved.

Pipe onto cooled cupcakes.

Sprinkle!

Yields 12 frosted cupcakes.

Enjoy



5 comments:

  1. Hi Bridget!

    We just launched a new foodie community and are big fans of your food blog and would like to send you an invitation to join. You have been handpicked by our team to become a Grub Snapper member for having gorgeous food styling and photography skills! If you're interested in becoming one of our first members you can request an invite at http://grubsnapper.com/request-invite and we’ll email you a link to join.

    Grub Snapper is an invite-only community for food bloggers to share and discover delicious new recipes. After joining, you can post recipes, vote and comment on other recipes, and follow other members.

    Cheers,
    Patrick & The Grub Snapper Team
    http://grubsnapper.com
    http://twitter.com/grubsnapper
    http://facebook.com/grubsnapper

    ReplyDelete
  2. These look so yummy, and they're adorable! Just pinned. Thanks for sharing the recipe!! =)
    www.TheLatestFind.com

    ReplyDelete
  3. if i saw these at a bake sale, i'd buy them!
    yummmmm... & they're so cute!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I'd love playing around with sprinkles...Really adorable cuppy cakes!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Orange juice in a funfetti cupcake sounds yummy. Great photo.

    ReplyDelete