Some people think it's weird that I baked my own cake for my birthday. But it's my birthday and I'll bake if I want to, bake if I want to, baaaaaaaaaake if I want to. And I always want to. (Ha! That song is so going to be stuck in your head now!)
You know I'm a fan of the meta-desserts, so I took inspiration from one of my favorite food blogs, Bake It in a Cake. I thought to myself, "What the most awesome thing I could bake inside a cake?" DUH! MORE CAKE!!!
So Funfetti Cake Ball Chocolate Cupcakes were born!
Funfetti Cake Ball Chocolate Cupcakes
Part 1: Cake Balls
Ingredients - 1 box Funfetti cake (with corresponding eggs, oil, water)
- 8 oz Funfetti frosting
- As many extra multi-colored sprinkles as you can jam in there
Directions
- Bake cake as directed and let cool.
- Crumble up cake into HUGE bowl. Mix in all of the frosting and tons of sprinkles.
- Scoop into tablespoon-size balls and let chill.
Part 2: Chocolate Cupcakes (I used the Cake Mix Doctor's Sour Cream Choc. Cupcakes)
Ingredients
- 1 package (18.25 ounces) devil's food cake mix with pudding
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- Mix all ingredients at low speed until incorporated, then at medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Line cupcake pan.
- Scoop 1T of cake batter in each cupcake pan.
- Place one cake ball into each T of batter.
- Top with an additional heaping 1T of cake batter.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes (it may take more time, but start with that) and let cool completely.
Part 3: Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 cups (1 lb) confectioners sugar
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions
- Cream butter and shortening. Add vanilla. Add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
- Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
Then, frost those meta-awesome-cakes up, roll the tops in sprinkles and prepare to eat the best birthday cupcake ever! EVER!!
They were moist and fabulous, and exactly what I was hoping for. It was time consuming as I had to bake two totally different cakes (and the scooping and rolling of the balls takes time), but man was it worth it. WORTH IT!!
Oh my gosh! I am a die-hard cupcake fanatic and I thought this would be all to hard for a 13 year old like myself to do... I tried it and they were amazing! I found my new idol! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHi Becky - I found your recipe from bakeitinacake.com and made these wonderful cupcakes for a friend's birthday last week. They were a big hit and were enjoyed by everyone! Thanks for sharing this :)
ReplyDelete-Tracy
That's great! Thanks to both of you for letting me know!
ReplyDeleteBecky, thanks for the fabulous idea!! I'm going to make these to take to a Super Bowl party, with a green cake ball, and yellow cake! Also, I've spent some time perusing the rest of your blog. I love it! Keep up the deliciousness! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Becky! These look awesome! So creative combining two different recipes like this! I will be making this soon!
ReplyDeleteP.S. This is Sara, I met you at Duncan Hines! :) I'm Mocha!