Description
Soft, fluffy cupcakes topped with smooth, sky-blue vanilla buttercream and cheerful rainbow sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 2 cups Powdered sugar (for frosting)
- Blue gel food coloring
- Rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Mix flour and milk alternately until smooth and pour batter evenly into liners.
- Bake 18–20 minutes until golden and springy; let cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat butter and powdered sugar until creamy, add vanilla and a few drops of blue coloring.
- Pipe frosting in smooth, swirled peaks on each cupcake.
- Sprinkle with colorful rainbow sprinkles for a fun finishing touch.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is at room temperature for easier creaming.
- Do not overmix the batter to keep the cupcakes fluffy.
- Adjust the amount of blue food coloring to achieve desired shade.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg