Birthday Cake Cupcakes

Birthday cake cupcakes with sprinkles. A small batch cupcake recipe for birthday cupcakes for celebrating a kids birthday party, or gifting a friend or coworker on their special day! This recipe for 4 cupcakes will come in handy! Be sure to pin it to save for later!

The other day, my daughter and I were invited to a low-key birthday celebration for one of her friends from school. It wasn’t the typical birthday party with a huge cake and formal setting; it was a fun, relaxing play date. Can I admit that these are the only kinds of kids birthday parties I like to attend?

Even though the party was low-key, I still felt like sprinkles needed to be involved in some way. So, I altered my recipe for wedding cake cupcakes to become birthday cake cupcakes with sprinkles. In order to make the cupcakes have a softer texture more similar to cake mix, I use oil instead of butter.

Ingredients
For the birthday cake cupcakes:

• 1/4 cup neutral oil (like canola or grapeseed)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg white
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• big pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons of sprinkles

For the frosting:

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon sprinkles, plus extra for decorating

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350, and line four cups in a muffin pan with paper liners.
2. First, make the cupcakes: In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, almond and vanilla extracts. Whisk until very well combined.
3. Add the egg white and sour cream, and whisk until combined.
4. ..........................

For full instruction please see: www.dessertfortwo.com

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