Ingredients
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
0.5 cup whole milk
0.25 cup sour cream
Yellow and Orange gel food coloring
2 cups vanilla buttercream frosting
Candy corn for garnish
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cupcake tin with 12 white paper liners.
Step 2: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
Step 3: Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy, then beat in eggs, vanilla, and sour cream.
Step 4: Gradually add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined.
Step 5: Divide batter into three bowls; color one yellow, one orange, and leave one white.
Step 6: Layer the yellow, then orange, then white batter into the liners and bake for 18-20 minutes.
Step 7: Cool completely, frost with vanilla buttercream, and garnish with candy corn.
Notes
Always use gel food coloring for the most vibrant layers in your candy corn cupcakes recipe.
- Prep Time: PT30M
- Cook Time: PT20M
- Category: Baked Goods
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 345 kcal
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
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