These pretty and delectable desserts are perfect for any occasion. Pictured with our Mini Strawberry Bundt Marshmallows and Lemon Zest Linzer Cookies.
Mini Vanilla Rosette Cupcakes
Serves: 38
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ⅔ cup whole milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- Vanilla Buttercream (recipe follows)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line 38 wells of a 48-well mini muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar. Beat at high speed with a mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt, whisking well.
- In a liquid-measuring cup, combine milk and extracts. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Using a levered 2-teaspoon scoop, divide batter among prepared wells of muffin pan.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean, 11 to 12 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely in the pan on a wire cooling rack.
- Place Vanilla Buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a small closed-star tip (Wilton #30), and pipe a rosette on top of cupcakes. Serve immediately, or place cupcakes in a single layer in an airtight container, and refrigerate until ready to serve, up to a day.
Notes
Kitchen Tip: For buttercream rosette, hold bag upright, and starting in the center, pipe frosting in a spiral.
Vanilla Buttercream
Serves: 1½ cups
Ingredients
- ¾ cup salted butter, softened
- 2 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3 drops neon purple food coloring
- 3 drops royal purple food coloring
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter at high speed with a mixer until creamy. Add confectioners’ sugar, milk, and food coloring, beating at low speed. Gradually increase to high speed, beating until light and fluffy. Use immediately.
