I
n the mood for a tasty treat the Carnaval
way? Feast your tastebuds (and your eyes)
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room
temperature, cut into ½-inch squares
on these Carnaval Queen cupcakes, in honor of
• 4 eggs
the titillating Carnaval Queen Neith! Featuring
• 1 cup milk (whole if you want things
a “funfetti” recipe from scratch and homemade
thicker and richer - I used 2%)
vanilla buttercream frosting, these colorful cupcakes
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
are sure to impress even the Tyr-iest of Tyrs.
• ½ cup rainbow jimmies
• Cupcake liners of your choosing - I
• Yield: 24 cupcakes
prefer teal and purple to match the
• Prep time: 25 minutes
colors on Neith’s costume.
• Baking time: 15-20 minutes
• Total time: About an hour
FOR THE VANILLA
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
INGREDIENTS
• 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted
• For the Cupcakes:
butter, at room temperature
• 1 ¾ cups cake flour
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
• Purple and teal food dye
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• Feathers (for decorating)
• 1 teaspoon kosher (or iodized) salt
• Multicolored dragées (cake decoration balls)
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