Description
Delicious and fluffy vanilla cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting and colorful decorations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups cake flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 3/4 cup butter (softened)
- 2 3 oz. packages cream cheese (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
- 4 drops purple food coloring or desired color
- 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
- Red shoestring licorice
- Jelly beans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line two 12-cup cupcake tins with paper liners. Set aside.
- Mix sugar and butter in a mixer until very creamy, scraping sides as needed, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs and yolks, one at a time. Add the milk, water, and vanilla and blend.
- In a separate medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients in 3 batches to the wet mixture.
- Evenly pour the batter into the prepared cups, filling them 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake until the cakes are just firm and spring back when gently pressed, about 18 to 25 minutes.
- Let cool.
- In a small bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar; spread over cupcakes.
- Combine water and food coloring in a large resealable plastic bag; add coconut. Seal bag and shake to tint.
- Sprinkle over cupcakes.
- Using a skewer, poke a hole in the top on opposite sides of each cupcake.
- Cut licorice into 6-in. strips for handles; insert each end into a hole.
- Decorate with jelly beans.
Notes
- This recipe can be adapted for different colors and decorations.
- Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for best results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 50mg