Funfetti Cupcakes with Chocolate Funfetti Frosting

I just had one of those “aha” moments, mixed with a nice combo of “are you losing your memory how did you not already blog about this”.  About a week back, after much rescheduling and quick moving plan changing due to my friend Irene, I finally got the chance to make cupcakes for the birthday girl!   About a month before she had kindly requested Funfetti Cupcakes with Chocolate Funfetti Frosting.  I love it when people request their birthday treat because it saves me from trying to think up something uber special and inevitably failing because my sweet tooth is weirder than others.

Birthday girl came over and vegged on the couch, watching the beginning of the William and Kate Hallmark Movie (because they obviously NEEDED to make another one after the Lifetime one), while I got down to business.  I was certain that this was going to be easy as can be and I would just make the same scrumptious Funfetti Cupcakes that I made for Lisa back in June for her birthday. Nope Jessica, you were wrong.  I forgot to get the yogurt that goes into these cupcakes so, I took another fabulous cupcake recipe, made some easy tweaks and created a different Funfetti Cupcake recipe.  I shall call it Funfetti Cupcake Take 2! Lucky for you, its just as easy IF NOT EASIER, than the Lisa Recipe and it is just as healthified, if not more.  You will see my secret ingredient below

Funfetti Cupcakes Take 2

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

6 tablespoons Smart Balance Light Butter<– SECRET INGREDIENT

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup skim milk

Sprinkles

1 can chocolate frosting

Steps:

1)Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2) In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.

3) Add Smart Balance Light to dry mixture with an electric mixer

4) In a separate large bowl combine milk, egg whites, and vanilla extract

5) Slowly add the dry ingredients to the large bowl of wet ingredients and beat slowly until there are no lumps.

6) Add sprinkles to combined batter and fold in consistently.

7) Fill 12 pam-ed muffin tins 1/2 way

8 )Scoop one tablespoon of sugar free jam on top of each cupcake

9) Top with one more scoop of cake batter

10) Bake for 15 to 25 minutes, until top of cupcakes begins to brown slightly

11) While the cupcakes are baking, mix sprinkles into the chocolate frosting and mix to make Funfetti Chocolate Frosting (yes I went with store bought frosting but you can make your own with this recipe!)

12) Once cupcakes are cooled, frost evenly and serve!

Enjoy:

and yup you guessed it.. Star Fabulous Rating is definitely 10/10!

Star Fabulous Rating: 10/10

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