Cupcakes: Kitchen-made Funfetti

This is the Go-to Kitchen-made Funfetti Cupcakes recipe! Who needs store-bought cake mixes when you can make these dependable from the pantry cupcakes at home? Fun for all ages! Yields 24 cupcakes.

It happened and I’m not sure how to feel about it.

I mean I knew it was going to happen someday. But I didn’t know it was going to happen so fast. I wasn’t sure if I should cry, scream, crawl under my covers and pretend it’s not true or fist pump.

My daughter turned 10. As in TEN. Years. Old.

I mean she truly was simply born, well what feels like yesterday! Her blonde hair in ringlets, her thighs so chubby her onesie pajamas couldn’t zip past them. I can still see her with her warm and rosy chubby cheeks, and see her pleasantly plump little feet padding across the floor while she carries every lotion, tube-of-whatever, or cream all gathered up in her arms.

Now it’s all about Monster High dolls, chapter books, skinny jeans and converse shoes. Pierced ears, peace signs, feathers and yet she proudly wears her Great Grandma’s ring on her finger. But one thing still remains; she’s fine, smart and caring. Her smile infectious, her laugh contagious. And most importantly, no matter if she likes it or not, Haileigh is still my baby. Even if she is the oldest. Okay, okay I’m pulling up my big girl pants and moving on. Tomorrow.

For her 10th birthday she wanted cupcakes, the funfetti kind. With that came the challenge, to make funfetti in a home kitchen. Hmmm. Cake flour -check, eggs -Cchhheckk, sprinkles chickity-check. It’s was as straightforward as pie-err cake!

First things first, you need to gather all of your ingredients.

First crack and separate the yolks from the whites. Not sure what I’m going to do with those yolks, but I’ll save them find a purpose – like a frittata! A special thanks to my oldest daughter for taking such excellent shots for me so I could use both of my hands. Photographer in the making??

Next add in the vanilla and the whole milk.

And whisk until the ingredients are well combined.

Then sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a separate bowl.

The dry ingredients should be light and airy.

Then place the dry ingredients into your mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment.

Next add in the softened butter and mix on low to medium-low speed until creamy!

Sprinkles! Who doesn’t love sprinkles? They’re right up there with scratch-n-sniff stickers, Faygo pop and hubba-bubba (the blueberry flavor!) *sigh*

Jimmies are the GO-TO sprinkles for funfetti cakes. They work waaaay better than the flat circular or the nonpareil sprinkles. Promise.

Then sprinkle them into the cake batter (see what I did there?) and gently fold them in by hand.

Consider sneaking off to a quiet corner with the spatula.

Next, line the muffin tin with fun paper cup liners or if you’d rather, use plain colored liners.

Next, fill the cups half way with the funfetti cake batter. Okay… okay, mine are more than half filled. I like tall cupcakes. 🙂

Then bake the cupcakes in a preheated 350°oven for 18-20 minutes or until a cake tester comes our clean. Watch carefully so not to over bake.

Let cool completely before frosting. I frosted these cupcakes with this cream cheese frosting but buttercream frosting works great too! Cream cheese was at my daughter’s request. 🙂

Lastly, top the frosted cupcakes with a few sprinkles which only further adds to their cuteness.

I probably should taste test these for quality control. Plus I’m dying to see what they looked like inside!

While the cake is fluffy and moist, the frosting is creamy and sweet. Above all they are fun and certainly bring a smile to your face. The reliable combination.

I also let my girls frost their own from-scratch confetti cupcakes because they’re kids, and kids love to be apart of the baking process. I think they did pretty good!

The cake itself isn’t overly sweet, which is how I like it! I still have a dozen or so left… who wants to stop by and help me finish them off? Inbox me!

Enjoy! And if you give this From-scratch Funfetti Cupcakes recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!