Gluten-Free Easter Cupcakes

Easter baking = extra cute baking…it’s a fact. How adorable are these Gluten-Free Easter Cupcakes?!

I’ve been on a cupcake kick lately, and these are the perfect classic vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting. I made them gluten-free with Bob’s Red Mill 1-1 Baking Flour ~ it’s great for swapping into recipes where you’d normally use all-purpose flour, no adjustments necessary. Then I used almond extract as a lil secret ingredient, which added a subtle yet delicious flavor to the cupcakes. Here’s how to make them!

Gluten-Free Easter Cupcakes

yields 10-12 cupcakes

Cupcake ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup Bobs Red Mill 1-to-1 Baking Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temp
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1/2 cup milk

Frosting ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temp
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• splash of milk – only if needed to help combine
• sprinkle of pitaya powder to make pink! (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pan with baking cups
2. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder & salt
3. In a separate large bowl cream the butter and sugar, then add egg and vanilla extract
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and combine well with a hand mixer, then beat in the milk
5. Fill baking cups halfway with cupcake batter. Bake for 17-18 minutes and let cool for at least 30 minutes before frosting
6. To make the frosting cream the butter with a hand mixer, then beat in the powdered sugar 1/2 at a time. Lastly beat in the pitaya powder, if using
7. Frost the cupcakes and top with your favorite Easter/floral sprinkles

These cupcakes are all cutesy here for Easter, but they’re really an all-around great recipe to keep on hand for just about any occasion or variation. You could add sprinkles to make them funfetti, add chocolate chips, or use a different (chocolate!) frosting.

As always if you make these Gluten-Free Easter Cupcakes or any of my other recipes, be sure to tag me on Instagram @hungry.blonde so I can see how it turned out 🙂 xoxo GG

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