I made these Easter Funfetti Cupcakes have a surprise .
Have you seen the Funfetti Cake Mix and Frostings yet?
You may have a hard time finding them these days.
I saw these awesome bold aqua blue Funfetti Ooey Gooey Bars that Tonia of The Gunny Sack posted back in March.
When I saw them I was like......WHAT, WHERE and HOW can I get my hands on that cake mix.
I searched high and low and never saw them until one day I was in Walmart and finally there they were on a shelf at eye level.
Easter Cupcake Ideas
There are four gloriously bold and beautiful colors. Yellow, Green, Blue, and Orange.
But wait the frostings come in Pink, Purple, Blue and Orange.
Where is the pink and purple cake mix? Well, I am hoping that we'll be seeing pink and purple Funfetti cake mix in the near future.
Look how bright and sunny the neon yellow funfetti cake mix is. I decided it would make a perfect Easter Cupcake flavored with lemon extract.
And that it would also be a perfect cupcake to try out a little idea I had been thinking about that would work perfectly with these Easter Cupcakes.
Easter Cupcakes Funfetti Surprise
I had a few different kinds of Easter sprinkles on hand, Once I had the Easter cupcakes made I decided it would be so much fun to fill them with some Easter sprinkles.
Warning! The Easter green sprinkles I used had tiny little hard candy Easter eggs in it.
Towards the last few cupcakes, I filled I started removing the hard candy eggs from the green sprinkles. I was worried someone in my family would pick one up and take a big bite not expecting anything hard inside and chip a tooth.
I did tell everyone as they took a cupcake that they were filled with a surprise and might have some hard candies inside.
Next time I do this I will use plain sprinkles to be on the safe side. If you are serving these to guests it might be a good idea to add a little sign to your display warning they contain a hard candy surprise inside.
It is very easy to fill cupcakes. You don't need any special tools.
A sharp knife and a steady hand are all you need.
Simply cut a circle out of the center, trim and fill with sprinkles or even strawberry sauce if the sprinkles don't appeal to you.
I have step by step pictures showing exactly how to remove the center of a cupcake and fill it on my How to Fill Cupcakes with Strawberry Sauce.
Easter Cupcakes Funfetti Surprise
Ingredients
- 1 box Neon Yellow Funfetti Cake & Cupcake Mix
- ⅔ cup water
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon pure lemon extract
- 1 tub Neon Pink Funfetti Frosting
- Sprinkles of choice for filling
- Sprinkles for decorating the top.
Instructions
- Prepare the Funfetti Cake & Cupcake mix as directed on the package adding the ½ teaspoon to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
- Fill cupcake papers ¾ full.
- Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 19-23 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- With a sharp knife cut a hole in the center and fill with sprinkles.
- Replace the piece of cupcake you removed, first trimming a bit off the bottom.
- Frost with frosting and decorate with sprinkles or non pareils.
Antionette Blake
Now how cute are these...great holiday dessert. Thanks for sharing and linking up with us at the #WWDParty. Have an awesome weekend.
Arlene Mobley
Antionette thank you! Have a great holiday!
Miz Helen
I love the bright pastel colors of your awesome cupcakes. Hope you have a very special weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Arlene Mobley
Miz Helen
Thank you again for a great linky party!
Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods
I've got 3 little ones plus their 2 cousins who would LOVE these cupcakes! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Pinning!
Thanks so much for sharing your creativity on at our Show-Licious Craft & Recipe Party! Hope to see more of your projects again on Saturday morning!
~ Ashley
Arlene Mobley
Ashley
Thank you!
Marti
These are so cute! I'd love for you to stop by and share them with us at our Show-licious Craft and Recipe party! https://bit.ly/1jAmMbl. 🙂
xoxo,
Marti
danielle
What a fun idea! Thanks so much for sharing this at the Friday Frenzy!
Arlene Mobley
Thank you Danielle!
Scarlet Paolicchi
What a fun recipe! Can't wait for my kids to try them! Thanks for sharing!
Arlene Mobley
Scarlet
You're very welcome. I hope your kids love it as much as mine did.
Cindy Orley
Love this recipe! How creative to add sprinkles or candies inside. My kids would love this!
Arlene Mobley
Cindy
Thank you! My kids loved them.