Butterfly Cupcakes

20 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cool unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • Rainbow sprinkles
  • White frosting, see recipe below
  • 36 (2-inch) lengths red licorice whips
  • 12 (1 1/2-inch) lengths black licorice whips, cut in thin tapered strips
  • 1 tube black icing (the supermarket kind with a small writing tip)
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

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    ["Line a muffin tin with cupcake papers.", "Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sift the already sifted cake flour with the baking soda, baking powder and salt.", "Cream the butter in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until soft, then add the sugar and mix.", "Add the yolk, the egg and the vanilla and whip at medium-high speed until light and fluffy.", "With the mixer running at low speed, add a third of the flour mixture and mix.", "Then add half of the sour cream and mix.", "Add another third of the flour and mix.", "Add the remaining sour cream and mix, then the remaining flour.", "Give it one last mix to make sure everything is blended in.", "Pour the batter into the muffin cups, filling them 3/4 full.", "Bake until firm to the touch in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.", "Set the pan on a wire rack and let cool.", "White Frosting: Over medium heat, cook the flour and milk until thickened.", "Let cool.", "In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.", "Beat in the flour mixture.", "To make the butterflies, spread a thick layer of rainbow sprinkles on a plate.", "Cut off the top rounded \"cap\"" (like the cap of a mushroom or a muffin) of each cupcake.""

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