Easy Mother’s Day Flower Cupcakes
These delicious flower cupcakes are a perfect for Mother's Day. Moist Vanilla cupcakes are topped with frosting and decorated with candies. It doesn’t get easier than this.
Yield: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 217kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup butter
- 4 ¼ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pink or yellow candy melts
- M&Ms Easter colors or jelly bean
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a cupcake pan with 12 pretty paper liners to make the cupcakes look special.
- With an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add egg and vanilla to give the cakes that special flavor.
- Combine the baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
- Add the flour and milk mixture, alternating between the two. Stir in until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the liners and bake until the top turns golden, about 18 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then, let them cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat the butter until it looks fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of confectioners' sugar and beat well.
- Pour in the milk and vanilla, then slowly beat the remaining sugar.
- If the frosting feels too thick, add more milk. For a touch of fun, tint it with your favorite food color!
- Once your cupcakes have cooled, spread them with butter frosting and smooth them out with a knife.
- Place a pink or yellow candy melt in the middle of each cupcake.
- Place M&Ms or jelly beans around the candy melt to create the petals.