RAINBOW CUPCAKES

RAINBOW SPRINKLE CUPCAKES

Easy, homemade cupcakes made with simple ingredients with a creamy buttercream frosting.

 Servings12 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp vegetable shortening
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
• 1 tsp natural butter flavoring
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles

BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

• 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
• 1/2 cup butter soft
• 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream 36% fats
• 1/2 tsp clear vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp natural butter flavoring
• salt pinch
• sprinkles for decorating

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a seperate large bowl stir together sugar, oil and shortening until well combined.
• Stir in egg whites, sour cream, vanilla extract and butter flavoring.
• Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients alternating with the buttermilk.
• Fold in the sprinkles.
• Fill cupliners 3/4 full of batter.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothick inserted into cneter comes out clean.
• Place on a cooling rack to cool.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting by combining all frosting ingrdients and mixing until creamy.
• Place frosting into a forsting bag and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
• Sprinkle the frosting with additional sprinkles.