Best Cotton Candy Cupcakes Recipe

How To Make These Cotton Candy Cupcakes
For this recipe I used what is seriously the best buttercream frosting recipe ever. But I added in a bit of cotton candy flavoring. Like 2 teaspoons. You may want to add a bit less or more depending on your tastebuds. I wanted the cotton candy to stand out, since it was just in the buttercream. Ok well and some cotton candy on top as well.

So what makes this the best buttercream frosting recipe ever? It’s all about using quality ingredients, and mixing your buttercream for a long time so it’s all light and fluffy and eat it with a spoon.

And if you want to move beyond vanilla and flex your buttercream creativity then be sure to grab my “13 ways to flavor your buttercream” cheatsheet. It has 13 ideas on how to inspire your next batch of buttercream!

For the cupcakes, I used my perfect vanilla cupcake recipe. Seriously it’s perfect. I’ve made this cupcake even for weddings. And that couple is still married. I’m pretty sure it started with the cupcakes. Ok, probably not, but I like to think I had a hand in it.

Best Cotton Candy Cupcakes Recipe
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 58 minutes
Yield: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

Vanilla cupcakes

•     190 grams (1 and 1/3 cup) plain flour
•     115 grams (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
•     1/4 teaspoon salt
•     2 large eggs, room temperature
•     150 grams (3/4 cup) caster sugar
•     1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•     125 ml (1/2 cup) milk, room temperature
•     1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cotton Candy Frosting

•     115 grams (1/2 cup or 1 stick) butter, room temperature
•     2–3 tablespoons milk
•     500 grams (4 cups) icing or powdered sugar
•     A few drops of food gel – I used teal, purple and violet
•     A few drops of cotton candy flavouring

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C(360 F). Line a 12 hole muffin tray with cupcake liners.
2. Sift flour, baking power and salt in a bowl and whisk together. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric beater for about 3-4 minutes or until pale and creamy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined. In a separate jug, add vanilla extract to milk.
4. Add approximately one third of your flour mixture and half of your milk mixture. Gently fold with a spatula, then add another third of flour and the rest of your milk .Finally, add final flour mixture. Your cupcake batter should be nice and creamy. Try not to over mix.
5. Fill your prepared cupcake cases. Pop into the oven for approximately 16-18 minutes or until cakes are golden on top and spring back when lightly touched. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. To make the icing, cream the butter with an electric mixer until creamy and pale. Sift in half the icing sugar and one tablespoon of milk.
7. Beat until combined and then add remaining icing sugar and milk. If you feel the mixture is too dry, add another tablespoon of milk. Just be careful because you want the icing to be thick enough to hold its shape when piped. Add a few drops of cotton candy flavouring – to taste.
8. Dish out the frosting into three separate bowls. Add a few drops of food colouring to each bowl and stir with a spoon until you achieve your desired colours.
9. Grab your piping bag and insert a large star tip into the end. Very gently add spoonfuls of one icing and try keep it to one side of the piping bag. Repeat with remaining colours. Essentially you’re trying to make the colours sit vertically in the piping bag. You don’t have to be exact, just do the best you can.
10. Gently press down to remove any air bubbles and force the icing down to the tip. Twist the top of the bag and pipe icing onto the cupcakes. The first one probably won’t have all three colours so use that one as a test run.

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