Funfetti cupcakes
Birthday cupcakes shot through with sprinkles in the batter, fluffy, festive and made to celebrate. Watch the video above for Jemma's finish.
Inspired by Cupcake Jemma
- butter, softened125 g
- granulated sugar125 g
- eggs2
- all-purpose flour125 g
- baking powder1½ tsp
- vanilla extract1 tsp
- milk2 tbsp
- sprinkles (jimmies work best)3 tbsp
- butter for buttercream, softened150 g
- icing sugar300 g
- milk for the buttercream1 tbsp
- 1
Heat the oven to 175°C (347°F) and line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases.
- 2
Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each.
- 3
Fold in the flour and baking powder, then the vanilla and milk. Fold the sprinkles in quickly at the end so the colours don't bleed.
- 4
Divide between the cases and bake 18–20 minutes until they spring back. Cool completely.
- 5
Beat the butter until pale, sift in the icing sugar and beat with the milk until fluffy. Pipe and top with more sprinkles. See the video for the finish.
Contains: gluten, egg, milk
Produced in a kitchen that handles nuts, milk, eggs and gluten.
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This is an at-home version. Follow the video above for Jemma's exact method. Add the sprinkles last so the batter doesn't take on colour.
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