Mini Cupcakes - With Rainbow Sprinkles
These easy mini cupcakes with rainbow sprinkles are a quick treat for any occasion! You can easily whip these up in about an hour, and the recipe makes 24 delightful mini cupcakes.
Ingredients
Mini Cupcakes with Rainbow Sprinkles
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles
- 1 tsp vanilla
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 Tbsp milk optional, for texture
- extra rainbow sprinkles optional, for decoration
Instructions
Mini Cupcake Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a mini cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg beating well. Add the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk. Begin and end with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Gently fold in the rainbow sprinkles until evenly distributed in the batter.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into the prepared mini cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting them. To speed up the chilling process, you can put them in the fridge or freezer for a bit once the pan is cool enough to touch.
Frosting and Assembly Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and beat the frosting until smooth and fluffy.
- If you find your frosting is too thick, add in a little milk (start with a teaspoon or so)
- Put your frosting in a piping bag with a tip. Pipe a small swirl of frosting on top of each mini cupcake and sprinkle rainbow sprinkles on top before the frosting sets.