The first part of our moving journey is complete. Everything was loaded into our moving truck today. I hope it all makes it in one piece! Here’s a moving tip: Don’t bother using old boxes. They get too worn and cave in and your kitchen stuff will be smushed. Yup, true story. Even though we had movers to help with the labor, it was still an exhausting day. We are going to take today to tie up a few loose ends and then we are hitting the road on Saturday. I’ve done cross-country trips with my husband before and he usually does all most of the driving. I like to just sit there and take a nap and play Professor Layton on my DS. This time though, we must both drive our cars which means I have to actually drive and pay attention and stuff. I know. How awful.
Today I have another amazing guest poster for you all! Say hello to Chung-Ah from Damn Delicious! Chung-Ah is seriously one of the sweetest gals you will ever meet and her blog is absolutely fabulous! One visit and you will get sucked in by her delicious recipes and gorgeous photos! Some of my faves include: Bacon-Wrapped Sonoran Hot Dogs, Nutella Donuts, and Carnitas Avocado Pizza with Chipotle Avocado Mayonnaise Drizzle. Amazing, right?! Chung-Ah has made some homemade funfetti cupcakes today and they look incredible! I’ll let her take it from here!
Stephanie is in the middle of a huge cross-country move to Arizona so I have the honor of guest-posting for her today. When she first asked me for a favor to guest-post, I could not be more thrilled. Her blog is one of the first ones I began to follow when I started my own blog, Damn Delicious, and her recipes and gorgeous photos were (and still are) such an inspiration to me.
Now what I have for you today is homemade funfetti cupcakes. Sure, you can get the box mix from your local grocery store but if you’re already going to have to add the eggs and the oil, why not just make it from scratch? You get to control all the ingredients that go into the batter, and you’re omitting so many preservatives that are included in the box mix.
Plus, nothing beats homemade right?
And truth be told, I was seriously amazed as to how so many people people were impressed that these cupcakes were made from scratch. Little do they know its actually so easy to make! So the next time you’re celebrating a friend or a co-workers birthday, I highly suggest making these cupcakes. You’ll be sure to wow everyone, and they’ll think you’re a professional baker! Plus, the sprinkles are just so pretty to look at!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in egg whites until well combined. Beat in vanilla until well combined. With the mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients and milk alternately in 3 parts, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, beating just until incorporated. Add sprinkles and stir using a rubber spatula just until moist.
- Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Place into oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add powdered sugar, beating just until incorporated. Add vanilla, salt and milk. Increase speed to medium high and beat until frosting is light and fully, about 1-2 minutes.
- Use a small offset spatula to spread the cupcakes with frosting, garnished with sprinkles, if desired.
Notes
Adapted from Gimme Some Oven
Thank you Chung-Ah for sharing these awesome cupcakes!!
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Thank you so much for having me!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious recently posted..Steak Chili
My husband loves funfetti cake but he never gets it because I don’t like to buy boxed cake that often. This solves that problem. Thank you!
I love funfetti and I love that these cupcakes are from scratch!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..almond butter & apple muffins
Super cute cupcakes! I know moving can be so stressful, even with movers (we’ve had three moves in the last five years!) I hope everything goes smoothly!
Alyssa recently posted..Chicken Biryani
Glad to hear your moving is going well my friend
And wow these cupcakes are too incredible!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Oh my gosh do these cupcakes look out of this world!! Great pick on your guest blogger today!!!! Damn Delicious, these cupcakes look dam delicious! I have to surprise my step-daughter with these, if she does the dishes!!
Have a great weekend!!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers recently posted..Pumpkin Spice Latte
GORGEOUS cupcakes Chung-Ah! I love the piping job – perfect perfect perfect! I wish I could pipe as beautifully as you. I’m a tad sloppy.
I love funfetti ANYTHING. Sprinkles are my favorite food. So glad you posted these and WHAT beautiful pictures!!
sally @ sallys baking addiction recently posted..brown butter milky way oatmeal cookies.
Go ahead, Chung-Ah, these look beautiful. Look at that plethora of rainbow sprinkles. The cupcakes are calling my name, willing me to take a huge bite. Absolutely beautiful.
Good luck with your drive, Steph! I’m not a huge fan of extremely long road trips; boredom sets in and I’m no more good.
Jennie recently posted..Count Down to 5k!
She just has the best photos ever. so pretty! and funfetti makes me smile.
claire @ the realistic nutritionist recently posted..Gluten-free Caramelized Onion Dip & A Ninja Giveaway
I love funfetti! They were the only cupcakes I’d eat growing up-the boxed kind of course. I LOVE that these are homemade! And super easy!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) recently posted..Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
these look gorgeous! i love the frosting on these and the funfetti makes it so FUN!
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These are beautiful! And everything is better with sprinkles.
Great guest post!
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Stephanie.. I’m so glad your phase one is complete! I hope the next few phases go by quickly and easily. Good luck on the drive out there.
Love funfetti anything and these cupcakes are so cute …. the only problem is I can’t get one out of my computer screen.
It’s a wonderful guest post and nice to meet a new blogger. 
Have a wonderful weekend ladies! ~ Ramona
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Stephanie, these are perfect! Funfetti is the BEST and it’s so much better to make something homemade than out of a box. We’ll have to give this one a try!
The Newlywed Chefs recently posted..Braised Beef with Tomato Sauce
I really truly believe that there is nothing better in this world than a good funfetti cupcake. Yours look so good!
These are so pretty! Good luck with the move!
Cassie recently posted..Roasted Butternut Squash Tacos with Caramelized Onions & Parmesan
I just like how the word “funfetti” sounds
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What is it about funfetti that makes everything so…well, fun?!
Just looking at these cupcakes makes me happy!
Valerie recently posted..Antique Caramel Cake
You rocked these. Omg. And the frosting is just the icing on the cake. Pun intended! Awesome!
LOVE funfetti anything! I feel your pain with the boxes situation…I just moved last week
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes recently posted..Red Pepper Pasta with Avocado Cream Sauce
That icing! What a great cupcake.
Grubarazzi (@Grubarazzi) recently posted..Avocado, Tomatillo and Black Bean Spring Rolls
Love these! They look perfect and so yummy! and I love Chung-Ah’s blog as well! Great guest post! Pinning this.
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Chung-Ah, these are gorgeous, perfectly frosted, and so colorful! I think I could easily eat a baker’s dozen or so by myself
Colleen, The Smart Cookie Cook recently posted..The Weekender: Halloween, Yoga, & an Update
Funfetti always makes me smile
I kind of get excited about giant road trips…when I’m just the passenger. Good luck!
Baking Serendipity recently posted..Red Wine and Dark Chocolate Apple Crisp
Good luck with organizing and everything – I used to love moving and love helping others…but now with so much stuff I pray that I don’t have to move any more! Hope you will get some break between and bake this funfetti cupcakes to make yourself relax… Chung-Ah, great guest post is cute funfetti cupcakes!
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So good to see Chung-Ah over here! I love her blog, recipes and oh her pictures are just amazing! These funfetti cupcakes look to die for. Great guest post, S!
Those look so delicious!! The perfect party trick
Safe travels and move!
Emily @ the best of this life recently posted..Monday Inspiration :: Nature
Chang-Ah, these are sooo cute! I love the look of funfetti, and I am sure they are delicious as well
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Amy @ fragrantvanillacake recently posted..Raw Pumpkin Spice Bars
Funfetti is always, well, for lack of a better word, fun! These cupcakes are adorable and I’m sure satisfy even the fiercest sweet tooth. Hope eating them was as fun as making them!
Pretty!!! I just had to pin these to my Funfetti board!
http://pinterest.com/cookincowgirl/funfetti-confetti-sprinkles/
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Just made these, this is literally the best cup cakes I have ever tasted!! So good!! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed them, Kristin!
I am in the process of baking these little squeezes of heaven, but am sooooo upset that AS SOON as I started mixing in the sprinkles, the colors ran and turned my batter PURPLE!!!
What do I do next time to make sure that doesn’t happen? I want my cupcakes to be crisp white with dots of color too lol any suggestions would be appreciated
Oh no, Brittany!! I think two things could be happening. The first is that if you are using nonpariels, the colors tend to bleed pretty easily, so when you add them in, you need to gently fold them in and need to be careful not to overmix them or they will bleed. The second thing is that it could just be the particular brand, type, or color of the sprinkles you used. My guess though is the first thing.