4.9 from 18 votes
Birthday Cupcakes
These fluffy and moist birthday cupcakes are flecked with sprinkles and topped with your favorite frosting. My recipe serves 12 but doubles easily.Recipe includes a how-to video!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Total Time
38 mins
Servings:
12
cupcakes
Calories:
220 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons butter melted and cooled until no longer warm to the touch, unsalted
- ¼ cup vegetable oil or use olive oil, just note that they will impart a subtle taste on the finished product, or avocado or canola oil
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 egg plus 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup milk whole
- ⅓ cup Sprinkles jimmies or quins, nonpareils are not advised
- 1 white chocolate frosting or your favorite frosting, batch
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add melted butter and oil and stir until combined.
- In a separate small bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together sour cream, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, then whisk in milk.
- Add sour cream mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until batter is uniform and well-combined.
- Stir in sprinkles.
- Divide batter into prepared cupcake tin, filling only ¾ full (note: if you fill up any higher the cupcake tops may spread a bit on the tin, if you have excess batter just discard rather than overfill) and bake in center rack of oven for 17-19 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow cupcakes to cool in baking pan for 5-10 minutes before carefully removing to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.
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Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- The frosting I used in my video is my favorite chocolate frosting.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cupcake
Calories
220kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
(3%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
148mg
(6%)
Potassium
47mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
457IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
0.5mg
(1%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 220kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 148mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 47mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 457IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.