Description
Transport yourself to your childhood with these whimsical Cotton Candy Cupcakes! Fluffy pastel cupcakes topped with a light and airy cotton candy frosting will spark joy at any event. Easy to make and customizable, they’re perfect for birthday parties or whenever you crave a dose of nostalgia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups cake flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cotton candy flavoring
- ½ cup milk
- Food coloring (as desired)
- Cotton candy (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with liners.
- In a bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter until fluffy; add sugar gradually and mix well.
- Add eggs one at a time, incorporating vanilla and cotton candy flavoring.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture, alternating with milk until just combined.
- Fill cupcake liners two-thirds full and bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes on wire racks before frosting.
- For frosting, beat softened butter with powdered sugar and milk; add food coloring as desired.
- Frost each cupcake generously and top with cotton candy.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (60g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg