Description
Sweet cotton candy cupcakes bring whimsical childhood memories to life with fluffy frosting and pastel-colored sprinkles. Delicate bakery magic promises delightful moments you will savor and share with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcake Base:
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 0.5 cup butter (softened)
- 0.75 cup milk
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coloring:
- Pink gel food coloring
- Blue gel food coloring
Frosting:
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons cotton candy flavoring
- 2 tablespoons milk
Garnish:
- Cotton candy tufts
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Calibrate the oven to 350F (175C) and arrange cupcake liners in a muffin tin.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl, then set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, whip butter and sugar until ethereal and voluminous. Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring thorough blending after each addition, then fold in vanilla extract.
- Methodically integrate dry ingredients into the butter mixture, alternating with milk, and mix until ingredients are harmoniously combined.
- Partition batter into two separate containers, infusing one portion with vibrant pink food coloring and the other with electric blue.
- Carefully deposit alternating pink and blue batters into cupcake liners, creating a mesmerizing marbled pattern by gently swirling with a toothpick.
- Transfer muffin tin to preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes until a inserted toothpick emerges pristine. Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Whip butter until silky, then gradually incorporate powdered sugar, cotton candy flavoring, and milk until achieving a smooth consistency. Divide frosting and tint into complementary pink and blue hues.
- Artfully pipe swirled frosting onto cooled cupcakes, adorning with delicate cotton candy wisps and playful sprinkles just moments before serving.
Notes
- Choose high-quality food coloring to achieve vibrant, even colors without affecting the batter’s taste or texture.
- Fold batter gently when mixing colors to maintain soft, airy cupcake consistency and prevent overmixing.
- Use room temperature ingredients like eggs and milk for smoother batter and more consistent baking results.
- Replace regular milk with lactose-free or almond milk for a dairy-free version that maintains the same delightful texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg