Funfetti Cupcakes
These Funfetti Cupcakes are, well, so much fun! They have been on my blog for around a year or so, so I thought it was time to give them a little update and refresh the photos.
Cupcakes are one of my favourite things to bake, they are just so easy to make and just look at how pretty they are! They are just little cups of happiness.
I used these Baking Cups. I use these for all my cupcakes because they are just so pretty. They come in lots of different colours and designs. They also make the perfect sized cupcakes.
In this recipe, I used light brown sugar because it gives the cupcakes the most delicious caramel taste. If you haven’t’ made cupcakes with light brown sugar before then you need to try it. Trust me, it is amazing! You could also use a darker brown sugar for a deeper caramel flavour or you can use caster sugar for delicious vanilla cupcakes.
To make these cupcakes funfetti I used these Funfetti Confetti sprinkles. They are super bright and the colours don’t run so you get such a pretty confetti look.
Funfetti Cupcakes
I started by creaming together the butter and sugar until it is pale and fluffy. Next, I added the flour, eggs, vanilla and baking powder and mix again.
You shouldn’t need to mix the batter for very long just until it comes together and is smooth. Finally, I fold through the sprinkles.
I would recommend removing all ingredients from the fridge an hour or so before you bake so all the ingredients are at room temperature. This way there is less chance that the mixture splits.
Split the mixture into the cupcake cases. I find the easiest way to make them all equal is by using an ice cream scoop and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
How Do I Know the Cupcakes are Baked?
You can tell the cupcakes are ready when they are golden brown in colour and if you touch them gently they spring back. You could also insert a cake skewer into the thickest part of the cake. if it comes out clean then they are ready. If not pop them back into the oven for 3-4 minutes and test again.
Leave the cupcakes to cool fully in the muffin tray.
Vanilla Buttercream
For the buttercream, I went for a simple vanilla buttercream. I used Neilson Massey Vanilla Bean Paste and it gives the buttercream such a great taste. It also gives the buttercream lovely little vanilla flecks.
I mixed together the icing sugar, vanilla and unsalted butter. Please, please, please use unsalted butter for the buttercream. Baking spreads are perfect for making a light and fluffy sponge but they are too soft to make buttercream.
If you find the buttercream is too thick you can add 1tsp of milk and mix again. Repeat until the buttercream is a perfect consistency.
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Decoration
Pipe the buttercream onto the cupcakes. I used a Wilton 1M Piping Tip and these piping bags.
I finished these with the same sprinkles I used for the inside of the cake.
Updates!
The only major change I have made from the original is not including a hidden sprinkle centre. If you want to include this dead down to the alternatives section.
Alternatives
If you want to make these with a hidden centre. Once you have baked the cupcakes and they have cooled using a cupcake corer remove the centre of the cupcakes and fill with sprinkles. Then just pipe the buttercream on top.
You could also make these cupcakes chocolate flavoured. Just remove 35g of flour and replace with cocoa powder, also add in 50ml of Whole Milk. For the buttercream remove 35g of icing sugar and replace the cocoa powder.
Equipment
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Funfetti Cupcakes
Ingredients
For The Cupcakes
- 145 g Caster Sugar
- 145 g Unsalted Butter or Stork
- 145 g Self-Raising Flour
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 70 g Sprinkles
For The Buttercream
- 500 g Icing Sugar
- 250 g Unsalted Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
To Decorate
- Sprinkles
Instructions
To Make The Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160 Fan. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners and leave to one side.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy
- Add in the flour, eggs, vanilla and baking powder and whisk until all combined.
- Fold through the sprinkles until they are all evenly distributed
- Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners. I use asmall ice cream scoop to do this so I know that they are all even.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. You will know the cupcakes are ready when they are golden brown and springy to touch.
For The Buttercream
- While the cupcakes are cooling make the buttercream.
- In a large bowl add the butter, icing sugar and vanilla and mix until it is all combined.
- Spoon the mixture into your piping bag and leave to one side.
To Decorate
- Remove the centre of your cupcakes and fill the holes with sprinkles.
- You can keep the little bits ofcupcake that you remove and put them back over the hole once it is filled with cusprinkles. Or you can do what I do and snack on them.
- Pipe the buttercream onto the top ofyour cupcakes and finish with some sprinkles.
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Notes
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I absolutely loveee these! They’re so cute! I never actually knew how you got the funfetti inside though, until I read this!
I love funfetti! These are so fun.
Thanks for sharing 🙂 These look amazing 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
These look so delicious and fun to make! They’d be perfect for a birthday party!
These look absolutely adorable! I wish I had seen this recipe a couple weeks back when I was looking for a sponge like this! Saving it and will try asap! x
Ahh what a shame you discovered them too late. I am sure the one you made were absolutely delicious though!
These cakes look so much fun and are perfect for the summer! Love the recipe x
Thank you!
These cupcakes look delightful Sarah! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Thank you!
These look so festive and the baking cups are so pretty! I love it! I will definitly have to make these for the next family birthday. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thank you! I hope you love them!
These look amazing! I love the funfetti, they are just so much fun! I love icing cupcakes and then decorating them in fun ways. And the baking cups look so much better than normal cupcake holders!
Thank you! I love the baking liners I get them from Iced Jems they are super cute and come in so many different colours and designs.
These are so pretty! I just love a good sprinkle cupcake! I like your tip about taking the ingredients out about an hour beforehand. 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! I am glad you found the tips helpful too.
They tasted really nice but all my sprinkes practically melted away so no pretty colours inside, any tips on what will stop that? Thank you! 🙂 also my cakes practically crawled out of the oven, I think I should have used deeper cupcake casings XD better luck next time as I will try again!
Aww I am sorry your sprinkles melted away what sprinkles did you use? I would recommend filling the cases around 3/4 full. Depending on how deep your cases are the batter might make more than 12. I am glad you will try them again thought.
I’m not much of a baker but you made this look super easy! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
These look incredible. I must admit I do better at eating cupcakes than I do making them but I wouldn’t mind giving these a go.
Thank you! Haha they are a lot of fun to make!
How much fun are these!? I love funfetti cakes. they take me back to my childhood.
Ah that’s great! It’s always nice to be taken back to your childhood. I hope you enjoy them if you try them out!