Funfetti Cupcakes

Recently, Spice and I discovered some things about ourselves that the other didn't know. I discovered that her eyes are green (I totally thought they were brown), her favorite color is orange and she LOVES funfetti cake! Who knew?!

I found a recipe so she could bake herself some. It was just a Martha recipe and we added colored sprinkles. I really liked the cake, it was very moist and had a good vanilla flavor to it. I liked the frosting, but I think it could have used some work. Spice got a lot of comments that it was too sweet and although that wasn't true for me (who are we kidding here?), I did agree that it was definitely on the overly sweet side.

I had a little trouble with the fact that these didn't have any chocolate on them/in them/around them...but once I got over that, they were delicious!

Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes
Martha Stewart

1 3/4 cup cake flour
1 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1 inch cubes
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Colored sprinkles

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder and salt; mix on low speed until combined. Add butter, mixing until just coated with flour.

In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla. With mixer on medium speed, add wet ingredients in 3 parts, scraping down sides of bowl before each addition; beat until ingredients are incorporated but do not overbeat. Fold in colored sprinkles.

Divide batter evenly among liners, filling about 2/3 full. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat process with remaining batter. Once cupcakes have cooled, use a small offset spatula to frost tops of each cupcake.

Billy's Vanilla Buttercream
Martha Stewart

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
6-8 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. With mixer on low speed, add 6 cups of sugar, milk and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy. If necessary, gradually add remaining 2 cups of sugar to reach desired consistency.