There’s a sweet little bakery near my apartment that makes the BEST cupcakes! All of their flavors are amazing – almost too amazing (!!!) – but my favorite is definitely their tinted confetti cupcakes. They remind me of the ones my mama baked for us as kids, and I love that they tint them to celebrate the season. So colorful and fun!
I tinted this batch orange to welcome autumn and all of it’s loveliness. I used orange sparkling sugar for the tint; bright red, green, yellow, and brown circle sprinkles inside; and orange, white and yellow ones on top.
All of the sprinkles gave these cupcakes a ton of Fall inspired color! Perfect for the season! Obviously you can tint and sprinkle and sparkle them up with any colors you want! Making them into your dream cupcakes is half the fun ๐
The other half of the fun is eating them! And if you start baking now, you’ll be doing the confetti cupcake dance in less than an hour!
Oh, and if you really need an extra selling point – this recipe is a two bowl deal-io. One bowl for the batter; one bowl for the frosting! Lemme hear an amen!
Happy Thursday, my friends! Xo
Tinted Confetti Cupcakes – Baker by Nature
Makes 1 dozen cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
2 large eggs + one egg yolk, at room temperature
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup (whatever color you want!) colored sanding sugar
1/2 cup circle sprinkles (choose colors that wont blend into the color of the sanding sugar)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line or grease cupcake tin and set aside.
Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the softened butter and vanilla, mix until the batter resembles a course meal. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well with each new addition. ย Add milk, and mix well. Swirl in sanding sugar, then mix in sprinkles.
Spoon prepared batter into cupcake cups (filling about 1/2 way each) and bake for 18-20 minutes. Let cool completely, and then frost.
Vanilla Cream Cheese Buttercreamย Frosting
Ingredients:
1 sticks (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
3 cups confectioners sugar
1/8 cup whole milk
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 ounces cream cheese, cut into very tiny pieces
Circle sprinkles for topping the iced cupcakes
Instructions:
In a stand mixer or large bowl beat the butter and confectioners sugar together (adding about 1/2 cup of sugar at a time until itโs to your desired sweetness and texture). Slowly mix in milk and vanilla extract, beating until slightly stiff and well combined (about 3 minutes). Add cream cheese and beat for another 2 minutes. Refrigerate for at 20 minutes, then frost cooled cupcakes.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
they’re soooo pretty!!!!
Cass @foodmyfriend says
Very cute. I love foods that bring back great memories ๐
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
Gorgeous – and fun! – cupcakes! Sprinkles make life that much better! ๐
Joanne says
These are so fabulously festive! I love that you can tint them any color depending on your wants/needs. Totally hoping there will be a confetti cupcake dance in my future!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
I don’t know about the bakery near your home, but I’d happily take this delicious and cute cupcakes off your hands ๐
Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says
So freakin’ cute! Loved your high hat cupcakes, but these are just as fun and festive…so colorful with the sprinkles. Have a great Fall weekend, girl. Hope you do something fun and fall-ish like apple picking. Pinning!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Too cute, love the confetti!
Ashley says
These are so fun! And they definitely remind me of baked goods I used to make with my mom when I was a kid too. Plus, frosting with cream cheese is always a very good thing : )