the night before avie's birthday party i knew i had to make ~40 cupcakes and i didn't have time to mess up and start over. so i took the easy way out and used a doctored box cake mix and made a simple frosting. it turned out fast, easy, and pretty foolproof, so i thought i'd share.
CUPCAKE BATTER:
yellow box cake mix
3 eggs
1 c. buttermilk*
1/3 c. milk*
1/2 c. melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of cinnamon
mix together. follow box instructions for baking time.
*you can mix any ratio of milk to buttermilk that adds up to be 1 1/3 c.
*i did part melted butter, part melted coconut oil..
MARSHMALLOW BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
1 c. butter, room temperature
2 c. powdered sugar
1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow creme
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
optional: food coloring
i doubled both recipes. the best thing i discovered was putting both the batter and frosting in (separate) large ziplock bags. i snipped the corner and filled each cupcake liner with batter, which was so much faster than spooning it in. once they were cooked and cooled, i frosted them by snipping the frosting ziplock and zigzagging it on. i did it because i was strapped for time but i ended up liking the look too! it was a good frosting that held its shape and didn't get too melty.. oh and the topper idea came from here.
i only ate about a dozen by myself. the rest i shared :)
