Funfetti Birthday Cupcakes

These simple Funfetti cupcakes are a go-to for birthdays! They’re enjoyable, colourful, and tremendous moist. Made out of scratch and so they nonetheless come collectively in below half-hour! What’s to not love?

For extra Funfetti recipes, strive our three-layer Funfetti Birthday Cake.

Why My Recipe

Whip up these cupcakes in below half-hour!
Buttermilk is what makes these cupcakes extremely moist and tender.
Full with my scrumptious vanilla buttercream frosting and rainbow sprinkles.

A Funfetti Birthday Cupcake with frosting and a candle stacked on top of more cupcakes.

Make birthdays much less demanding with this recipe, which doesn’t preserve you within the kitchen for hours. And actually, it doesn’t must be yours or anybody’s birthday to make these. The key to creating certain they’re good and comfortable is buttermilk. Prime them off with a swirl of do-it-yourself vanilla buttercream frosting and a handful of rainbow sprinkles, and also you’ve obtained a bakery-style deal with that’s able to put the enjoyable in any celebration!

Ingredient Notes

Ingredients for Funfetti Birthday Cupcakes.

All-Goal Flour: Follow customary all-purpose for the suitable construction and crumb.
Salted Butter: Used for comfort and taste, as most dwelling cooks have it readily available. For unsalted butter, add an additional pinch of salt to the recipe. Make it possible for the butter is at room temperature for finest ends in each the cake and the frosting.
Granulated Sugar: Follow customary granulated sugar for finest outcomes.
Buttermilk: Provides moisture and a slight tang to stability the sweetness. Heat it within the microwave for 20-30 seconds to convey it to room temperature rapidly.
Eggs: Room-temperature eggs make for a fluffier cake. To heat eggs rapidly, submerge them in a bowl of heat water for five minutes.
Vanilla Extract: Go for pure vanilla extract if doable for the very best outcomes.
Baking Powder: Helps the cupcakes rise for that fluffy, bakery-style texture.
Sprinkles: Use jimmies-style sprinkles for finest outcomes—they’re much less prone to bleed coloration into the batter. Keep away from nonpareils.

Frosting Choices

As written, this recipe makes use of a plain vanilla buttercream. Although you possibly can completely use whichever frosting you want! Listed below are a few of our favorites:

Buttercream Frosting: For many who favor a silky easy and candy choice, buttercream frosting is right. It’s versatile sufficient to be flavored or coloured and gives a traditional, elegant end to the cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting: Cream cheese frosting presents a wealthy, tangy taste. Its creamy texture and decadent style make it a favourite.

Ermine Frosting: Also referred to as boiled milk frosting, Ermine frosting gives a lighter various with a fluffy texture and a delicate sweetness.

Frosting Ideas

To get that picture-perfect swirl of frosting, use a big piping tip like a Wilton 1M or 2D. Fill a piping bag and pipe in a round movement ranging from the periphery and dealing inward. For those who don’t have piping instruments, you should use a zip-top bag with the nook snipped off for a fast DIY choice. Simply make sure the cupcakes are totally cooled earlier than frosting to forestall the buttercream from melting.

A Funfetti Birthday Cupcakes with a bite taken out of it.

Sprinkle Choices

For the very best outcomes, use jimmies-style sprinkles (the little tube or stick-like sprinkles). These maintain their form and coloration when baked into the batter. A rainbow combine is the normal selection, however you possibly can be at liberty to combine and match to your liking, or the liking of the birthday boy or woman. Nevertheless, keep away from utilizing nonpareils(the tiny spherical ones) or sanding sugar, when making funfetti cupcakes, as they have a tendency to bleed and dissolve.