Name: King Cake Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon; Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Butter, softened - ¼ cup; White sugar - ¾ cup; White sugar - 2 tablespoons; Vanilla bean paste - 1 teaspoon; Egg whites - 2; Buttermilk - ⅔ cup; Cream cheese, softened - ½ (8 ounce) package; Butter, softened - ¼ cup; Lemon juice - 2 teaspoons; Lemon zest - 1 teaspoon; Powdered sugar, or more as needed - 2 ¾ cups; Gold luster dust and green and purple sanding sugars - 2 ¾ cups

Ingredients for - King Cake Cupcakes

1. All-purpose flour 1 cup

2. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

3. Ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon

4. Baking soda ¼ teaspoon

5. Salt ¼ teaspoon

6. Butter, softened ¼ cup

7. White sugar ¾ cup

8. White sugar 2 tablespoons

9. Vanilla bean paste 1 teaspoon

10. Egg whites 2

11. Buttermilk ⅔ cup

12. Cream cheese, softened ½ (8 ounce) package

13. Butter, softened ¼ cup

14. Lemon juice 2 teaspoons

15. Lemon zest 1 teaspoon

16. Powdered sugar, or more as needed 2 ¾ cups

17. Gold luster dust and green and purple sanding sugars 2 ¾ cups

How to cook deliciously - King Cake Cupcakes

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper cup liners.

2 . Stage

Stir together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Cream butter, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add half of the flour mixture, all the buttermilk, and remaining flour mixture, beating after each addition until just combined.

3 . Stage

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full, and smooth tops with the back of a spoon.

4 . Stage

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.

5 . Stage

Meanwhile, make frosting. Blend cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, and lemon zest with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar to reach a spreading consistency.

6 . Stage

Frost cooled cupcakes and decorate with luster dust and sanding sugars.