Kids Birthday Cupcakes

Name: Kids Birthday Cupcakes
Yield: Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1¾ cups, all-purpose flour; 1 cup, sugar; 1½ teaspoons, baking powder; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened; 3 , large eggs; ¾ cup, milk; 1½ teaspoons, vanilla extract; , Sprinkles, sanding sugar, crushed cookies, crushed candies, or other decorating treats (optional); 1 pound (454 grams; 4 sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened; ¼ cup, heavy cream; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 4 cups, confectioners’ (powdered) sugar

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For Kids & Families

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cakes

Celebrate family birthdays (and more) with these classic cupcakes—just bake and decorate!

SERVESMakes 12 cupcakes

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour cooling time

What Kids Are Saying“It was an easy recipe for really good cupcakes.” —Emma, recipe tester, age 10

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

These classic yellow cupcakes are ready to get the (birthday) party started. While we love baking, we think decorating is just as fun (and sometimes even more fun). While the cupcakes cool, ask your young chef how they’d like to decorate. C...

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