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One confetti cupcakes on its side in a bowl of sprinkles.
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Moist and Fluffy Confetti Cupcakes

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 22 minutes
cooling time: 10 minutes
Total: 42 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Got a fun party coming up and need a dessert for the occasion? Try these Moist and Fluffy Confetti Cupcakes! These sprinkle cupcakes are easy to make and will be the star of the show at your next celebration! The cake is fluffy and light and is topped with a fluffy funfetti buttercream and more sprinkles! So fun!
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Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cup cake or all purpose flour, (207g)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, (113g) softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, (200g)
  • 1 egg, (50g)
  • 2 egg white, (70g)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup buttermilk, at room temperature (118mL)
  • ¾ cup sprinkles, classic rainbow jimmies

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners.
  • In a medium size bowl combine the 1 ¾ cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, and ¼ tsp kosher salt. Whisk until combined.
  • Butter and sugar mixed and creamed in a mixing bowl.
    In the bowl of a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the ½ cup butter for 1 minute on medium speed. Scrape down the bowl and add 1 cup sugar. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Butter, eggs, and sugar combined in a mixing bowl.
    Scrape down the bowl and add the egg, 2 egg whites and 2 tsp vanilla extract. Mix for 1 minute on medium speed.
  • Vanilla cake batter in a mixing bowl.
    Add in 1/3rd of the dry ingredients, then half of the buttermilk and alternate, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix only until combined. Do not overmix.
  • Vanilla cake batter topped with sprinkles in a mixing bowl.
    Remove the bowl from the mixer and add in the ¾ cup rainbow sprinkles. Mix lightly with spatula.
  • Confetti cupcake batter in a muffin tin.
    Using a 3 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop the batter into the muffin liners 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until the cake is set.
  • Frost with funfetti frosting and garnish with more sprinkles!

Notes

Make sure to use classic jimmy sprinkles in the batter and not any other kind of sprinkle. Other kinds of sprinkles melt or bleed into the cake. 
Make sure to fill the cupcake liners only 2/3 of the way full. 
Serving: 1cupcake, Calories: 256kcal, Carbohydrates: 40g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 132mg, Potassium: 49mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 273IU, Calcium: 39mg, Iron: 0.3mg
Course: Cupcake, Cupcakes, Dessert
Author: Sam Adler
Cuisine: American
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