BIRTHDAY CAKE CUPCAKES

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From the moist cake to the fluffy frosting, these scream
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The perfect birthday cake flavor
 - without the extra work that goes into a traditional cake!
PREP TIME:15 mins

 COOK TIME:15 mins

 TOTAL TIME:30 mins
Author: Tiffany
Recipe type: Dessert


 INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • ½ cup greek yogurt (or sour cream)
  • ? cup oil
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • frosting
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • optional: sprinkles









INSTRUCTIONS:

 1-Preheat oven to 325 and fill muffin tins with cupcake liners.

 2-Sift cake mix into a medium bowl. In a larger bowl combine, greek yogurt (or sour cream), oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and eggs and whisk until smooth. Add cake mix and mix until smooth. Fill cupcake liners ¾ full and bake 13-18 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

 3-After cupcakes have cooled completely, cream the butter for two minutes in a large bowl. Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar one cup at a time until desired consistency is reached (**if piping the frosting, double the frosting recipe and look for a slightly stiffer consistency) Spread or pipe frosting onto cupcakes. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

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