The Best Cotton Candy Cupcakes
Calling all cotton candy lovers! The fluffy stuff is now in a moist & tender cupcake! These Cotton Candy Cupcakes taste just like the real deal and are a cinch to make.You guys – these cupcakes are serious business. They are INSANELY SWEET, so don’t come back and tell me how sweet they were, ya hear? It’s a cupcake recipe inspired by a dessert that literally has no other ingredient other than pure sugar. What did you expect?
The cupcake itself is so moist and fluffy with a tender crumb and a beautiful swirl of baby blue and baby pink batters. Topped off with a cotton candy buttercream, sanding sugar, and a little cotton candy stick, it’s perfect for baby showers, summer sleepovers, or even a carnival-themed soiree!
The Best Cotton Candy Cupcakes
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel
Recipe type: Cakes/Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 18 mins Total time: 38 mins
Serves: 18
Cotton Candy Cupcakes: fun, unique cupcakes flavored just like cotton candy!
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE:
1 box white cake mix
4 egg whites
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
1 Tbsp cotton candy flavoring
Pink and blue food coloring
FOR THE FROSTING & TOPPING:
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 - 1 & ½ tsp cotton candy flavoring
¼ cup heavy whipping cream or milk
3-4 cups confectioners' sugar
Blue and pink sanding sugar
Blue and pink cotton candy
Popsicle sticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin tins with 18 paper liners; set aside. Meanwhile, prepare your cake batter: combine the cake mix, egg whites, oil, water, and cotton candy flavoring with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Divide the batter evenly among two bowls and tint each bowl with your desired shade of blue and pink (I only did one drop of coloring per bowl for a more pastel look).
- Evenly distribute the colors among each muffin cup, filling about ¾ full. Don't swirl the batters, just layer them. Swirling the batters together may muddy the colors.
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