Kids Birthday Cupcakes

Name: Kids Birthday Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1¾ cups, all-purpose flour; 1 cup, sugar; 1½ teaspoons, baking powder; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened; 3 , large eggs; ¾ cup, milk; 1½ teaspoons, vanilla extract; , Sprinkles, sanding sugar, crushed cookies, crushed candies, or other decorating treats (optional); 1 pound (454 grams; 4 sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened; ¼ cup, heavy cream; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 4 cups, confectioners’ (powdered) sugar

For Kids & Families
Desserts or Baked Goods
Cakes

By America's Test Kitchen Kids

Celebrate family birthdays (and more) with these classic cupcakes—just bake and decorate!

SERVES Makes 12 cupcakes

TIME 1 hour, plus 1 hour cooling time

What Kids Are Saying “It was an easy recipe for really good cupcakes.” —Emma, recipe tester, age 10

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