Here is a very happy post! One that I hope will inspire you to make these gorgeous Happy Birthday Cupcakes. They look like a celebration at just one glance! They also can be made for anyone, young or old would love you for them.
I just adore the color of icing our daughter selected. It is a gorgeous blue and I know you all want to dive right into them. The cupcakes themselves are moist and delicious with a little added sour cream. I think cupcakes make anyone smile, I know our Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes, Coffee Cupcakes with Caramel Filling, or our Homemade Pound Cake Cupcakes are also a hit with family and friends. Love sprinkles? Then you have to check out our Funfetti Cake too.
The buttercream frosting is perfection. If you want to mound it up high like you see here, you can double the recipe easily. Otherwise there is enough icing for a generous but more conservative amount for each.
Not only do I love sprinkles on the outside but all the way through!! We used jimmies for the interior, they are the longer sprinkles you see around. Your local craft store should be able to provide you with a great selection but there are also more online.
These cupcakes are a take off of our very popular Vanilla Candy Cane Cupcakes that so many of you have loved for the holidays!! With a few tweaks Amber has transformed them into gorgeous birthday cupcakes. These would also be so pretty for other occasions too like a bridal or baby shower, anniversary, Easter and more!
Happy Birthday Cupcakes Recipe
Happy Birthday Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- 2½ cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ cup jimmies sprinkles
- Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3 cups icing sugar or confectioner's sugar powdered sugar
- 4 Tbsp. half and half cream
- Blue Food Colouring
- Round sprinkles or jimmies for the top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line 18-24 muffin pans with cupcake liners. Cream butter and sugar together until fluffly. Add the eggs one at a time and then beat in vanilla, sour cream and milk. Mix well. In another bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, soda and salt together. Slowly add the flour into the butter mixture and mix until just incorporated. Fold in the sprinkes. Spoon into cupcake liners 2/3 to 3/4 full. Bake for 18-20 min. until they bounce back to a light touch and are lightly golden. Let cool on wire racks completely.
- For the icing, cream the butter in a large bowl. Carefully incorporate the icing sugar and the cream and continue to beat until light and fluffy. Add more cream if necessary. Color to the desired blue colour and mix well. Place icing in a piping bag with a tip and decorate as desired. I usually use a star tip 21. You don’t have to be fancy. Sprinkle with additional jimmies or sprinkles. Place cupcakes in a covered container until you are ready to eat. Refrigerate, remove from fridge 30 min. before serving. Enjoy!!
- Tip: To mound the icing up high like you see, you will want to double the icing. Otherwise they will have a more conservative amount for each.
Comments & Reviews
T says
I have made this recipe twice and will be making them again soon.. Everyone raves about these cupcakes. These cupcakes get better a day later! I always double the recipe, because I need several more than the single batch provides. I don’t make any changes. This will be my go to birthday cupcake recipe.
abby says
This is so yummy like bro wish I could make this every single day .
Tanis says
These cupcakes were a hit this past week at my work and my daughters work. One lady even told me she doesn’t like cupcakes but I could definitely make them for her birthday and my husband loved them. My new go to recipe. Thank you for sharing
Tara Noland says
That is so awesome to hear! Thank you very much for taking the time to tell me!! Happy Baking!!