Confetti Cupcakes with Cake Batter Frosting for Three!

I'm super excited about today's blog post because, not only do I get to share confetti cupcakes with you (which are my favorite!), but we're also having a virtual baby shower! My blog buddy Jessica of How Sweet It Is will welcome her new baby in December, so a whole bunch of us food bloggers are throwing her an online shindig. I know she'll be the best mama ever, and good gracious will that child ever be well fed!

The theme of the shower is trashed up foods - and who doesn't love a good homemade Funfetti cupcake with too many (and I mean waaaay too many) sprinkles.  So no, It wasn't difficult to decide what to make for Jessica. We share an intense (insane?) love of sprinkles and confetti cupcakes seemed just perfect to me. This recipe is a riff on her One Bowl Vanilla Cupcakes for Two. Since her family is increasing from two to three (er, I'm assuming), I decided to develop a recipe that makes exactly three cupcakes.

Now, I realize it will be a good long while before the baby will be eating cupcakes, but it's good to think ahead, right? And something tells me this kid will be introduced to sprinkles early on.

As for the cake batter frosting? It was also inspired by Jessica's magic, specifically this sprinkled Cake Batter treat. I try to avoid eating buttercream straight from the bowl (hehe, yeah right) but this one is irresistible!  I already have plans to shmear it over a batch of Rice Krispy treats.

Also, friends, please take a gander at all the fabulous trashed up (read: freaking delicious) foods that my blog buddies have created. You'll find the entire list with links just below the cupcake recipe.


The only important thing I have left to say is - Congratulations Jessica! We're all so excited for you! 


Confetti Cupcakes with Cake Batter Frosting for Three
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Yields 3 standard-size cupcakes
Total time 25 minutes

I like a lot of frosting on my cupcakes, especially when it tastes like cake batter. If you're less inclined to eat so much frosting, the recipe can be halved.

Cupcakes
1 large egg
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup/60 g all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons confetti sprinkles, plus more for garnish

Cake batter frosting
1/2 cup/113 g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup/120 g confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
2 1/2 tablespoons French Vanilla cake mix (I use Betty Crocker, of course!)
1 to 2 tablespoons milk, if needed

Make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with three cupcake papers.

In a large bowl, combine the egg, sugar and vanilla using a whisk. Whisk in the oil. Add the flour, baking powder and salt; stir together until just combined, then add the milk. Fold in the two tablespoons of confetti sprinkles. Divide the batter between the three cupcake liners, filling them no more than 3/4 full.

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the cupcakes have fully crowned and spring back when pressed in the center. Let cool completely.

Make the frosting: Cream the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat to combine. Beat in the vanilla.

Add the pinch of salt and cake mix; beat together. Add milk one tablespoon at a time until the mixture is lax enough to pipe. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe onto cooled cupcakes. Garnish with sprinkles.

trashed up salads

1. Gimme Some Oven - Asian Broccoli Salad with Peanut Sauce
2. The Lemon Bowl - Brussels Slaw with Tahini Dressing and Za'atar Crostini
3. With Style & Grace - Kale Salad with Apple, Hazelnuts & Bacon

trashed up cocktails

1. Dine & Dish - Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail
2. Food For My Family - Cranberry Orange Dark and Stormy Cocktail
3. Minimalist Baker - Bourbon Pumpkin Milkshakes
4. Stylish, Stealthy & (sometimes) Healthy - Apple Cider Shandy
5. A Spicy Perspective - Preggy Punch Mocktail
6. Girl vs. Dough - Boozy Maple Peanut Butter Cup Milkshake
7. Honestly Yum - Maple Bacon Pisco Sour
8. Cookin Canuck - Pink Grapefruit Margaritas
9. A Thought For Food - Mezcal Citrico Cocktail
10. A House in the Hills - Pomegranate Rosemary Spritzer
11. The Novice Chef - Ginger Bourbon Apple Cider
12. Bran Appetit - Citrus Cider Punch Floats

trashed up burgers

1. Edible Perspective - Meatloaf Veggie Burgers with Mashed Potatoes + Gravy
2. The Little Kitchen - Salmon BLT Sliders with an Avocado Aioli & Brie
3. Daisy At Home - Balsamic Beef Burger with Mac and Cheese
4. Cookies & Cups - Candied Bacon Maple Cheddar Burger
5. Climbing Grier Mountain - Trashed-Up Steak Burger with Chicken Fried Bacon & Dijon Gravy
6. Dessert For Two - Bleu Cheese Burgers + Sweet Potato Fries
7. Country Clever - Fig Rosemary Roast Chicken Brie Brussels Sprout Panini
8. Foodie Crush - The Best Cheeseburger Soup
9. Lady and Pups - Spicy Sambal Chicken Meatball Sub with Eggs
10. Two Peas & Their Pod - Sweet Potato and Kale Grilled Cheese
11. Bake Your Day - Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich

trashed up tacos

1. Spoon Fork Bacon - Crunchy Ground Beef and Cheesy Tacos
2. The Fauxmartha - Boozy Beef and Butternut Tacos
3. With Food + Love - Harvest Hash Breakfast Tacos
4. Mountain Mama Cooks - Crispy Kale and Brussels Sprout Tacos with Bacon
5. Heather Christo - Bahn Mi Tacos with Spicy Sriracha Honey Sauce
6. A Couple Cooks - Loaded Huevos Rancheros Tacos
7. Fitnessista - San Diego Lobster Street Tacos

trashed up desserts

1. Table for Two - Salted Caramel, Dark Chocolate, and Brown Butter Shortbread Bars with Sprinkles
2. My Name is Yeh - Mini Vanilla Loaf Cakes, All Trashed Up
3. Picky Palate - Pumpkin Spice Butterscotch Sprinkle Cupcakes
4. Sprinkle Bakes - Cake Batter Confetti Cupcakes
5. Averie Cooks - Easy Homemade Funfetti Cake with Vanilla Buttercream
6. Sweet Phi - Trashed Up Shortbread Cookie Bars
7. Love & Olive Oil - Loaded Junk Food Brownies
8. Lauren’s Latest - Bakery Sugar Cookies
9. Cookie + Kate - Peanut Butter, Banana, Honey and Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies
10. Flourishing Foodie - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting
11. The Sugar Hit - Salted Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream Cake
12. Hummingbird High - Breakfast Cereal Cake Donuts
13. Top With Cinnamon - Triple Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Crumb Cake
14. Bake at 350 - Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sundaes
15. Simple Bites - Lemon Layer Cake
16. Bakerella - Baby Block Cake Pops
17. She Wears Many Hats -  Chocolate Covered Grapefruit

trashed up pizza

1. Bev Cooks - Beer Battered Fried Calamari Pizza
2. Rachel Cooks - Apple and Chicken Sausage Pizza with Macaroni and Cheese Stuffed Crust
3. Foodie With Family - Trashed Up Barbecue Turkey Pizza
4. Shutterbean - Pesto Potato Bacon Pizza
5. i am a food blog - Grilled Cheese Pizza
6. My Life as a Mrs - Chili Cheese Dog Pizza
7. Simply Scratch - Steak + Blue Cheese Pizza with Crispy Fried Shallots and Honey Balsamic Drizzle
8. The Beeroness - Beer Cheese Tater Tot Pizza
9. Yes I Want Cake - Roasted Pumpkin Pizza
10. Two Red Bowls - Bacon Mashed Potato Pizza
11. Dula Notes - Pork Bahn Mi Pizza
12. Weelicious - Trashed Up Mexican Pizza Pockets
13. Take a Megabite - Roasted Beet Pizza
14. Hungry Girl Por Vida - Hard Cider Braised Pork with Sour Cherries and Cheesy Polenta
15. Bakers Royale - Trash’d Street Tacos

link Confetti Cupcakes with Cake Batter Frosting for Three! By Heather Baird Published: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 Tuesday, November 04, 2014 Confetti Cupcakes with Cake Batter Frosting for Three! Recipe