What a great way to start off the weekend with these Cotton Candy Funfetti Cupcakes!
To finish off the week and because it is FRIDAY I wanted to share with you the star of my daughter’s birthday last week. These cupcakes. I am pretty sure she had no idea that this was what I was going to be making for her. When she saw them she literally was speachless. And let me tell you that is no small feat.
As I told you last Friday we like to have rainbow treats on Fridays to start the weekend off on a happy note. The kids look forward to coming home and seeing what I have made up for them. So when I realized my daughters birthday landed on a Friday I knew rainbows would be involved.
I made these pretty much how I normally do. Cake mix, some added ingredients, icing, flavoring. See easy peasy! What I will tell you is that I experimented with the Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Flavor Mixes for icing. Don’t add it to cool whip or homemade whipped topping. Trust me, it is not good.
I wanted the icing to look like the sky. I wanted it too look puffy and light. Well adding the cotton candy flavor to cool whip and whipped icing made it taste bitter and just gross. Not what I was looking for when it comes to serving these for a kids party. So I pulled out my trusty icing recipe and went for it. Then I added a dollop (try explaining to kids what a dollop means, FUN FUN FUN) of cool whip to have a cloud on top before inserting the rainbow cupcake topper. The toppers are exactly what I did with the Soccer Cupcake Toppers but I just cut out rainbows from here instead of soccer balls. Folded in half. Taped it and inserted the tooth pick directly in the middle. I am so loving the homemade cupcake toppers!! ENJOY!
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Cotton Candy Funfetti Cupcakes
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 1 funfetti cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup greek yogurt plain, I use Chobani
- FOR THE ICING:
- 6 oz. cream cheese, slightly chilled
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Cotton Candy Flavor Mix
Instructions
- FOR THE CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350. Prepare 2- 12 cup muffin tins by lining with cupcake liners.
- In mixer add cake mix, eggs, water, oil and greek yogurt.
- Mix till completely combined.
- Fill liners 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool
- FOR ICING:
- Mix butter and cream cheese together.
- Add powdered sugar and milk.
- Mix in Cotton Candy Flavor Mix
- Pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- ENJOY!!
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so fun, i love the frosting color too!
Thanks Michelle!
These cupcakes are so much fun, Nancy!
Thanks Sally!
Oh I love the color of the icing! It’s so pretty. Great little cupcakes. 🙂
Thanks Julie!
Aww, these are so cute! Perfect way to celebrate the weekend!
We had a great time with them! Thanks Yvonne!
Wow, love this. Pinned to my SD board. Thanks for joining Saturday Dishes. ~ Paula
Glad to be a part of it! Thanks Paula!
So pretty!! 😉
Thanks Jocelyn!
So cute! Looking at these make me so happy 🙂
I’ve just stumbled across your blog and am following you now!
xx gemma @ http://andgeesaid.blogspot.com.au/
Me too! So great to have you Gemma!!!
What a fun cupcake theme! The homemade toppers really takes the presentation to a whole other level!
Thanks Janine! My daughter loved them!!
These look so bright and fun! I found your blog on Share the love Sunday over at Buttercream Bakehouse.
Thanks Laura!!!
Hi, I’m your newest follower through Bloglovin. I found you over at Let’s Get Social Sunday and would love a follow back @ gloriouslymade.blogspot.com.
Have a great day!
Deanna
Thanks Deanna!
These are gorgeous, Nancy!! Seriously….I am just in love with these already 🙂 I’m a 5 year old at heart who loves funfetti and cotton candy more than anything
LOL! Thanks Ashley!
They look fun & tasty. My kids would love, love, love them!
Thanks Pam! We all loved the flavor of them!!
Hi Nancy,
Stopping by from Jamie’s Bugs and Beans blog hop. I love to bake too so will enjoy your blog I’m sure. Following you on bloglovin as well.
Monica.
Thanks for stopping by Monica!
Oh yeah. So cute!
Thanks Aimee!!
These look beautiful, Nancy! How fun. 🙂 They made me smile just looking at ’em. Hope you’re having a great week!
Amy, @Chobani
Having a great week! Thanks Amy!!!
Hi! visiting from Juggling Act Mama’s cupcake part!. These are so cute with the rainbows!
Thanks Raquel!