Date Weekend & Homemade Funfetti Cupcakes!

The Husband and I usually run errands and such on weekends... This weekend though, we decided to just hang out at home and have a relaxing "date weekend". Our plan? Watch Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. I refer to them as the original, and the new one, because I always get them confused. So in true Gilmore Girls fashion, we stocked up junk food. Because "you can't watch Willy Wonka without massive amounts of junk food." - Gilmore Girls

I promise we did not eat all of that.. not even half... but we felt better thinking we were getting into the true spirit of the movies :P We also ordered pizza, and made another batch of hugs and pretzels to go along with the madness. Ummm... I think this is The Husband's "stop taking pictures of me" face... Sorry Husband :P 

Anyway, we made it through the original, but then we got tired... so we went to bed and finished the new one this morning :)  After that, we made cupcakes, and turned on football. As of now, we are still hanging out and watching football, because we love it THAT much :P It's been a pretty great weekend, just about spending time together, and those are the best weekends! Here are our cupcakes:

Makes 12 - 14 cupcakes

Recipe: sweetpeonyblog.com

You will need:

- 1 1/2 cups flour

- 1 teaspoon baking powder

- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter

- 1 cup sugar

- 2 eggs

- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

- 1/3 cup milk

- 1/4 cup assorted sprinkles for cupcakes, 

plus more for sprinkling on frosting

(I messed up and only put about half as many sprinkles 

in as I was supposed to... oops! Next time right? ) 

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Line cupcake pan with liners

3. Combine flour and baking powder in a bowl. Set aside.

4. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat sugar and butter on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes.

5. Lower speed, and add eggs one at time. Scrape bowl as needed.

6. Add vanilla, and mix until everything is well combined.

7. Reduce mixer speed to low, and add half of the flour/baking powder mixture. Mix.

8. Pour in milk. Mix.

9. Add other half of flour/baking powder and mix until combined.

10. Fold in sprinkles with a spatula. 

I used an ice cream scoop, and my cupcakes were a little more full than 2/3.. But I was okay with that :P

Also, mine took all 18 minutes to bake, so make sure you bake until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

I used this recipe for my frosting. And those sprinkles.. well they're supposed to be dolphins. At least that's what the sprinkles pack said.. I'm going to just take their word for it ;)

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Items needed:

- 1 1/2 cups flour

- 1 teaspoon baking powder

- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter

- 1 cup sugar

- 2 eggs

- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

- 1/3 cup milk

- 1/4 cup assorted sprinkles for cupcakes, plus more for sprinkling on frosting

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Line cupcake pan with liners

3. Combine flour and baking powder in a bowl. Set aside.

4. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat sugar and butter on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes.

5. Lower speed, and add eggs one at time. Scrape bowl as needed.

6. Add vanilla, and mix until everything is well combined.

7. Reduce mixer speed to low, and add half of the flour/baking powder mixture. Mix.

8. Pour in milk. Mix.

9. Add other half of flour/baking powder and mix until combined.

10. Fold in sprinkles with a spatula. 

11. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full

12. Bake 15-18 minutes

13. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes

14. Transfer to wire rack to cool

15. Frost cupcakes and top with sprinkles