PINK CUPCAKES BIRTHDAY RECIPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and food coloring until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Fill 24 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 23-27 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , Meanwhile, place white chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chips; whisk until smooth. Stir in butter. Transfer to a large bowl. Chill for 30 minutes, stirring once. , Beat on high speed until soft peaks form and frosting is light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Frost cupcakes. Top cupcakes with coarse sugar and sugar pearls. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, egg whites and lemonade concentrate until smooth.
• Alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk, making three additions of flour mixture and two of buttermilk, beating just until smooth.
• Add enough food colouring to turn batter light pink.
• Scoop batter into paper lined muffin pans.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back when lightly touched.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes from pan and let cool completely on rack.
• To make the frosting: In a bowl, using and electric mixer on low speed, beat together sugar, butter and salt until creamy.
• Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add lemonade concentrate, lemon extract, beat 1 minute.
• Add cream, beat until frosting is smooth and fluffy. If you would like stiffer or sweeter frosting you can add more sugar at this stage 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached.
• Pipe or spoon frosting onto completely cooled cupcakes.