This was my birthday cupcake.
For those of you that know me, you know my birthday was back in November. These adorable little cupcakes were in fact the cupcakes I made for my birthday. You see, I made a lot of cupcakes in 2010 which have now turned in a backlog of recipes and pictures that I need to share with you. In total I have seven cupcake recipes that I want to share with you. I thought about doing a month of cupcakes, but I don't want you to get bored so I am going to spread them out. It works out well because this is my busiest time of year at work and I may not be baking every week.
Anyway, back to these cupcakes. Vanilla has to be one of my favorite flavors, if not my favorite. Since I love vanilla so much I decided that was exactly what I wanted for my birthday. The last several years Zack baked my birthday treat, but unfortunately he was out of town for work on my birthday this past year. Several people offered to make me something, but I really wanted to make these cupcakes and that is exactly what I did. They were so delicious! The cupcake was wonderful and the frosting is my absolute favorite frosting. I have to chew gum while making it and decorating or else I eat it straight out of the bowl. I got the idea for the adorable little cupcake toppers (which are frosted mini Reese's cups) from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen. She has a ton of great stuff on her blog, so if you have not checked it out, you definitely should.
Sugar Cookie Cupcakes
recipe by Baked Perfection
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sour cream
In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a separate mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla; mix well. Add the flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream (batter will be thick). Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup of batter. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Recipe makes approximately 30 cupcakes.
recipe by Baked Perfection
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sour cream
In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a separate mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla; mix well. Add the flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream (batter will be thick). Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup of batter. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Recipe makes approximately 30 cupcakes.
Very Vanilla Frosting
recipe by Baked Perfection
2 sticks of butter, softened
6 cups powdered sugar
pinch of salt
3 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 -4 tablespoons milk
Beat butter and vanilla until creamy. Add salt. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until combined. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach desired consistency.
23 comments:
these are the cutest ever!! such a great birthday cupcake ;-)
Haha! I am glad I am not the only one who has to chew gum while I bake to prevent eating it all!!!
And the cupcakes are too cute!
Yum! I can't wait to try these and see your other cupcake recipes!
Absolutely adorable!
These are so cute, sugar cookie cupcakes - I've never heard of that before, they sound good! and seven more cupcake recipes to come? I can't wait!
These are adorably perfect birthday cupcakes!!!
omg i LOVE the mini "cupcake" on top! so cute!
thank you so so so so so... much for sharing your recipe!(:
would you care to email me a picture of the inside of the cupcakes? I wonder if it has the texture or looks or taste of sugar cookies...
my email is shannen1992@hotmail.com
<3,
Shannen Seow
oh and Happy Belated Birthday!(:
your cupcakes were beautiful.
<3,
Shannen Seow
I baked these for one of my Christmas offerings and they were a huge hit. Love the idea of adding the frosted Reese's. Always looking for simple, new ideas-thanks!
These are adorable! Did they really taste like sugar cookies??
Can't wait to see all of the other cupcake recipes you're going to feature!
These are so cute, I love the topper!
I am not a cupcake baker and yet this little ditty sure has inspired me. I think this is the cutest cupcake decoration I have ever seen. I am going to a child's birthday party this weekend and I might have to whip a batch up. Happy bloging!
Just adorable!
Super cute idea to blend in the flavor of sugar cookies into a cupcake.
These are soo cute!! Really awesome. Are there those small pans available?
so very cute!
Cupcake on a cupcake! Too clever, and so cute!
Love the cupcake cupcake topper! So cute! And sugar cookie cupcakes sound delicious too.
These sound delicious but I think I may be missing something in the recipe.. does it matter when I add the baking powder to the batter? Should I mix it with the rest of the dry ingredients? Thanks!
To the last comment, just add the baking powder with the other dry ingredients.
OMG!!! When I saw the mini peanut butter cups at the store, I thought they would make cute mini cupcakes! Glad someone else thinks like me! Lol!
I love your site, it's my go-to for recipes and ideas. First and foremost, CONGRATULATIONS on your upcoming arrival! :)
I was thinking of using this cupcake and icing recipe for my easter cupcakes with the toasted coconut and cadbury eggs on top. Have you ever added strawberry jam to a cupcake recipe to make strawberry flavored cupcakes? Would you recommend it?
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