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Covered with hundreds and thousands, these funfetti cupcakes are perfect for kids (and the kids at heart!).
Covered with hundreds and thousands, these funfetti cupcakes are perfect for kids (and the kids at heart!).
Yields
Makes 12
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 125g butter melted cooled
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup hundreds and thousands
- 1 handful hundreds and thousands *to serve *extra
Buttercream icing
- 150g butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups pure icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
- Cupcakes: Line twelve 125ml (1/2 cup) muffin pans with patty cases.
- Preheat oven to 180/160C fan-forced. Use a balloon whisk to whisk together the flour, sugar and baking powder. Make a well in the centre. Add the butter, milk and eggs. Whisk to combine. Add the hundreds and thousands. Gently stir to combine.
- Divide mixture evenly among the patty cases. Bake for 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of a cake comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Buttercream icing: Use electric beaters to beat the butter and vanilla until creamy. With the beaters running, gradually add the icing sugar until white and fluffy.
- Pipe or spread buttercream onto the cupcakes. Sprinkle with extra hundreds and thousands.
