Mini Funfetti Cupcakes are the perfect treat to make for a birthday party! They are cute, colorful, festive, and so delicious! Bring on the sprinkles!
These are not just any Mini Funfetti Cupcakes. These cupcakes are to celebrate a very special birthday…my good friend Katie’s blog Twin Stripe is turning 3 this week and I am so excited to be celebrating with her!
When Katie invited me to join in Twin Stripe’s birthday celebration, I knew I had to make something with sprinkles, because nothing says birthday quite like sprinkles! I decided Mini Funfetti Cupcakes would be the perfect party treat. Cute, easy to eat, festive, and delicious!
And you have a chance to join in on the celebration as well! Twin Stripe is giving away a birthday prize pack full of birthday treats and some of Katie’s favorite things. Scroll to the bottom of the post and enter to win the GIVEAWAY!
Katie, the lovely lady behind Twin Stripe, is so creative. Her posts are a great mix of food, fashion, crafts and design and they are always impeccably styled and beautifully photographed. Katie and I actually went to high school together in good ‘ol St. Louis, MO! We lost touch in college, but re-kindled our friendship through our blogs which I think is just awesome. Katie also created my logo for me – she is truly so talented!
She sent me the cutest box of birthday goodies to help me create my post. I actually borrowed some of them for Chez CateyLou’s birthday post!
These are a pretty standard funfetti cupcake recipe, just made in a mini version! I made half the cupcakes with cupcake liners and half without – I recommend using a cupcake liner. The ones without just looked too muffin-y to me!
The cupcakes are topped with a delicious vanilla buttercream frosting, which is my favorite icing for funfetti cake. I started icing my cupcakes by piping the icing to make it look pretty, but quickly got tired of doing it that way – I do not have much patience when it comes to icing! I finished off the cupcakes with just a simple icing job, which I personally think looks just as good as the fancy piping, especially if you are topping with sprinkles! It is how they do it at Magnolia Bakery after all! Plus I like more cake than icing on my cupcakes – piping the icing results in more frosting on the cupcake. If you want to pipe icing on all the mini cupcakes, I suggest doubling the recipe.
Mini Funfetti Cupcakes are the perfect treat to make for a birthday party! They are cute, colorful, festive, and so delicious! Bring on the sprinkles!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup sprinkles (Jimmies, not Non Pareils)
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1-2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 mini muffin tins with mini cupcake liners (makes about 36)
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well combined.
- In a separate bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment), beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until very well incorporated. Mix in the vanilla and buttermilk. The mixture may look curdled - that is ok!
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the sprinkles.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling each cavity only 2/3 full.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Beat the butter for a minute until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup of powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and salt and beat until very well combined. Continue beating in powdered sugar, until desired consistency and flavor is reached.
- Ice the cooled mini cupcakes using an offset spatula, and decorate with sprinkles. If you want to pipe on lots of icing, double the icing recipe.
Notes
Double the icing recipe if you want to pipe the icing on the funfetti cupcakes
And now for the GIVEAWAY! Good luck, and thanks for entering! Happy Birthday, Twin Stripe!
Giveaway rules:
- Enter the giveaway through the Rafflecopter widget below. Everyone gets a free entry. You can enter multiple times, up to 11 additional entries by following my blog friends and myself on social media. (If you’ve followed in the past, that counts. Just enter the info as prompted.) All entries will be verified. No purchase is necessary to win.
- The giveaway is open until Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST. One winner will be chosen at random and emailed within 48 hours. Winners must claim prize within 48 hours of initial contact. The retail value of the prize is $50. Prizes shown in the graphic are the only ones available.
- Open to U.S. residents with a valid shipping address only. Must be 18 years of age as of Feb. 23, 2015.
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Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
eeeeee! These cupcakes are so cute and pretty and happy and yuuuummmyy!!!
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
I love funfetti, and these are just so cute!!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says
These cupcakes are perfection! Seriously so darling. I want them all!
Susie Gall says
I love, love these cupcakes. My granddaughter loves anything with sprinkles and she will adore these cupcakes. Thanks for sharing the recipe and such beautiful photos.
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says
These are TOO cute!! My toddler would be all about these!
Mandy @Mandy's Recipe Box says
These are adorable and delicious, no doubt!
Katie says
Thanks for being a part of Twin Stripe’s birthday celebration, Cate! It’s hard to believe I’ve been blogging for three years. I’m so glad we’ve reconnected through blogging – who would have thought?
These cupcakes are so delicious, even GF! 🙂 And the icing was out of this world. I’ve made buttercream before, but this one takes the cake (literally)!
Kathleen R. says
These are so cute! Sounds delish
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
I love anything with sprinkles! These are darling!
Becky | The Cookie Rookie says
YUM! These are so adorable!
Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says
Everything is better with sprinkles! These are adorable.
Erin @ The Speckled Palate says
Well, aren’t these funfetti cupcakes stupid cute?! Seriously. Such a perfect sweet for a birthday celebration… Love this post and will have to try these soon!
Heather | girlichef says
I don’t know anybody who can resist funfetti – these are just adorable, and perfectly festive!
Ashlyn @ Belle of the Kitchen says
These are so so cute! I love mini versions of anything, but especially cupcakes! Definitely entering your giveaway, too, Cate!
Joanie @ Zagleft says
What a fun giveaway and I love all the sprinkles! Such pretty cupcakes!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
You can never go wrong with a good ol funfetti cupcake! These are adorable!
Andrea @ Chocolate & Sea Salt says
Anything made mini is that much more fun! These are SUPER cute and of course, funfetti is the best. YUM!
Beth @ bethcakes says
Cate, these are so cute! I haven’t made mini cupcakes in a long time. I’ve forgotten how cute they hare! Plus I am obsessed with funfetti. So fun for a blog birthday! 🙂
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
I love cupcakes and sprinkles. What a fun birthday treat, Cate! Love your photos as always 🙂
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
Aren’t these just the cutest cupcakes in the world?! I love anything funfetti – so these are an instant hit for me.
Nicole @ CoSchedule says
Funfetti is so awesome! Your cupcakes are adorable. Happy birthday!!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
These are adorable, and the vanilla buttercream frosting sounds scrumptious! So cool that you and your friend found each other again through blogging! Love it!
Annie @Maebells says
I’ll take a dozen! 🙂 What beautiful cupcakes and such a fun giveaway!
Sara @ Bitz & Giggles says
These are certainly perfect for a celebration and I ADORE sprinkles, too! What a special way to celebrate with your blogging buddy!