Funfetti Cupcakes
 
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1⅔ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup yogurt (Sally mentions you can use any- plain, vanilla, greek or even sour cream. I used greek yogurt)
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup sprinkles
for the Malted chocolate frosting:
  • 2 sticks butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups icing sugar, sifted
  • 37.5 gms ovaltine classic malt powder
  • ½ tbsp vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • 125 gm dark or semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 60 ml whipping cream
Instructions
For the cupcakes:
  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  2. Line muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners..
  3. In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients- flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  4. In a large bowl, mix the melted butter with the sugar - mixture will be gritty. Chill in the refrigerator for a minute.
  5. Stir in egg, yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract until combined.
  6. Gradually mix in dry ingredients until no lumps remain. Batter will be thick.
  7. Slowly stir in sprinkles, but do not overmix because the sprinkles will bleed their color.
  8. Divide batter among 12 cupcake liners and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before you frost them.
For the malted chocolate frosting:
  1. In a bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with paddle attachment, combine the sugar and butter and beat on the lowest speed for a minute till mixed.
  2. Add the malt powder, vanilla, salt and again beta on low till combined.
  3. Add in the melted and cooled chocolate and beat on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. This is when you will see things shaping up. Resist the temptation to stick your hand in and get a lick of the frosting.
  4. Add the whipping cream and beat on medium high for about a minute. (This frosting is best used right away.)
  5. Top with more sprinkles. Eat. Enjoy. Indulge.
Recipe by The Novice Housewife at https://novicehousewife.com/2013/04/27/funfetti-cupcakes/