No, its not me that expecting, but pretty much every other person I know. Seriously. It’s like another baby boom around here!
So, in honor of these babies (and my best friend, in particular, who is on her third baby in 3 years! ) I made some cupcakes! She finds out what she’s having next week, so I couldn’t make just pink or just blue, I HAD to make both!
She didn’t want chocolate (I know, a prego lady that doesn’t want chocolate? What’s up with that?) So I chose funfetti with pink and blue sprinkles, and per her request, Raspberry Buttercream frosting, which I found out does not pipe well… *sad face* (see recipe below for reason why)
And since the raspberry frosting turns out pink, I added some blue sprinkles to the top! These are just cutest baby-themed cupcakes I’ve ever made (not to mention the only baby-themed cupcakes I’ve ever made) And they taste great too!
I decided to use a new funfetti recipe, and although its quite similar to the last one I used, I think I like it a little better. The cupcakes turned out soft, were shaped well (at least most of them were), have great flavor, and the recipe is pretty easy. And I am all about easy!
Happy Baking (to the cupcakes and the babies!)
Funnfetti Cupcakes with Raspberry Butter Cream Frosting
(cupcake recipe adapted from Annie’s Eats)
Yield: about 24 cupcakes
1 cup milk, divided
6 large egg whites
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 3/4 cup cake flour, sifted
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
12 tbsp (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup multicolored sprinkles
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the cupcake pans with paper liners. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup of the milk, egg whites, vanilla and almond extracts. Whisk to blend. In a larger bowl (I used my KitchenAid mixer) combine cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix briefly on low speed to combine. Add butter and mix on low speed until the mixture resembles wet sand. Then, mix in the remaining 3/4 cup milk, then increase to medium speed and beat for about 90 seconds more. With the mixture on low speed, add the egg white mixture in three additions, mixing for about 20 seconds after each addition. Scrap the sides of the bowl as needed. Gently fold in the sprinkles with a spatula.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cupcake liners. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake about 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan briefly, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
Raspberry Buttercream Frosting (from MyRecipes.com)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup fresh raspberries (I used frozen this time, and I think that’s why it didn’t pipe well), washed and dried
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
16 oz pkg powdered sugar, sifted
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat (I used the whisk attachment, because I like the consistency it makes the frosting when complete), beat together butter, raspberries, vanilla, and salt, until creamy.
Add the powdered sugar in two additions (I do this to avoid the ‘cloud’ of sugar that will poof when you start the mixer)
Frost your cupcakes any way you’d like!
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