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    Home » Our Favorite Things » Products » Angel Food Sprinkles Cupcakes (and a Sprinkles! Book Giveaway!)

    Oct 15, 2013 · Modified: Feb 19, 2021 by Sues · This post may contain affiliate links, uses cookies, and generates income via ads · View privacy policy + disclosure statement linked in footer · 46 Comments

    Angel Food Sprinkles Cupcakes (and a Sprinkles! Book Giveaway!)

    Happy Sprinkles! Day! Really. I think it's pretty safe to say that sprinkles are one of the happiest things in all the world. They're on the same level as glitter… except they're edible. So, they automatically win. I'm always up for the addition of sprinkles and fully believe that they can make even the worst of days just a little bit better. Which is why I'd imagine an entire book about sprinkles and the amazing things you can do with them would easily be a best seller. And I hope it is. Because Jackie Alper's new book, Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts, is out today. My fabulous friends at Quirk not only sent me the book, but they invited me to be a part of the Rainbow Sprinkles Blog Tour. An offer that I giddily accept. The book goes on sale today and I'm kicking things off with RED.

    Before I tell you about my recipe, I have to show you Jackie's book. Doesn't just the cover make you swoon? Hello.

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    Basically, I want to make everything in it. I got a major dose of inspiration and went a little crazy every time I saw any type of red sprinkles anywhere:

    Sprinkles.jpg
    And I ended up using them all in this recipe. I decided to make a red sprinkles crazy cupcake. And since sprinkles are so sweet and fun, I thought an angel food would be perfect as the cake. And a super light marshmallow meringue frosting. I was torn on whether or not to apply Martha Stewart's hi-hat shell method to the cupcakes and, so, decided to do it to half of them. But I liked the way the simply frosted ones looked best. Really, though, the cake was so awesome, it didn't even need frosting. What am I talking about though… everything needs frosting. And sprinkles.
    Angel Foods Sprinkles Cupcakes (makes 30-36 cupcakes):Print this recipe!

    • 1 C sifted cake flour
    • 1 ½ C sifted confectioners sugar
    • ¼ t salt
    • 12 large egg whites, room temperature
    • 1 ½ t cream of tartar
    • 1 C granulated sugar
    • 2 t vanilla
    • ½ C red sprinkles (I used "jimmy style)

    Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

    Angel Food Cupcakes Ingredients.jpg

    Sift flour, confectioner sugar, and salt together on a piece of wax or parchment paper. Make sure you sift as this will help your cake become nice and light and fluffy!
    Angel Food Cupcakes Ingredients Sifted.jpg

    In a stand mixer with whisk attachment (or large bowl with hand mixer), whisk egg whites until they're nice and frothy.

    Angel Food Cupcakes Batter.jpg

    Then add the cream of tartar and continue beating at medium speed until soft peaks form.

    Angel Food Cupcakes Batter 2.jpg

    At this point, you'll want to slowly beat in the granulated sugar and continue to beat until the mixture is thickened and soft peaks form again. the vanilla.

    And then gently fold in the flour/confectioner sugar mixture into the egg whites in 3 different batches. Be sure to incorporate fully, but without over-mixing. Stir in sprinkles, too.

    Angel Food Cupcakes Batter with Sprinkles.jpg

    Line cupcake tins with papers. And fill with batter almost all the way to the top.

    Angel Food Cupcakes Batter Tins.jpg

    And bake at 350 degrees for about 17-19 minutes, until the cupcakes are just beginning to turn golden.

    Angel Food Cupcakes Batter Baked.jpg

    Let cool in the pan for a few minutes before moving to a rack to cool completely.

    You can start on the frosting while the cupcakes are cooling.

    Marshmallow Meringue Frosting (makes enough to frost 36 cupcakes):
    Adapted from Martha Stewart
    Print this recipe!

    • 2 ½ C granulated sugar
    • 6 large egg whites, room temperature
    • ½ C water
    • ½ t cream of tartar
    • 1 ½ T vanilla extract
    • Red sprinkles (I used both a crystal sugar and a sanding sugar)

    Angel Food Cupcakes Meringe Frosting Ingredients.jpg

    In a large bowl with a hand mixer, combine egg whites, sugar, water, and cream of tartar and whisk until frothy (alternately, you could do this in your stand mixer, just note the next step is to place the bowl of egg whites over a pan of simmering water).

    Place bowl or a pan of simmering water (told you) and continue to whisk until the sugar is dissolved. If you want to make sure your eggs are cooked fully, be certain to whisk until mixture reaches 160 degrees. If you're less concerned, just be sure the mixture is warm to the touch.

    Now, in a stand mixer with whisk attachment, beat the frosting on high speed until stiff peaks are formed. This will likely take about 10-15 minutes. Add vanilla and beat to combine.

    Angel Food Cupcakes Meringe Frosting Peaks.jpg

    I decided to mix my sprinkles in to the frosting, but quickly realized they were just turning the frosting red instead of nicely mixing in. So, I stopped and figured I'd just sprinkle them on after frosting the cupcakes.

    Angel Food Cupcakes Meringe Frosting Sprinkles.jpg

    So, I did. I piped the frosting on to the cupcakes in a nice swirled manner… it reminded me of soft serve ice cream. With red sprinkles on top.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 7.jpg

    I mentioned earlier that I put a candy coating on some of the cupcakes, a la Martha Stewart's hi-hat method. However, I don't think my frosting was quite stiff enough and I didn't love the way the coating looked.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 13.jpg

    Especially next to the simply frosted ones.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 4.jpg

    But I do love the way they look when you slice into the cupcake. And, I mean, they taste pretty fabulous, too (for the instructions, look on Martha's website).

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 3.jpg

    It's a red sprinkles heaven! See? I used all three types of red sprinkles in and on these cupcakes because the more, the better. Also, I don't think I've ever made a cupcake recipe without an ounce of butter in it. Huh. Do sprinkles trump butter? I think maybe.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 5.jpg

    This, my friends, is my philosophy on life.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 8.jpg

    I really did love the angel food cupcake base. It was light and fluffy and pretty much just melt in your mouth. That combined with the lighter frosting made me feel like these cupcakes weren't oh so bad for me.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 12.jpg

    So, I ate 10. Maybe not. But maybe. I'm not telling… It was a long weekend, after all.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 6.jpg

    Can we talk about some of the fun stuff in Sprinkles! for a minute? Besides the cover, which you already know is the most amazing thing ever.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 16.jpg

    To start, I Heart Sprinkles Butter. Yes. Butter. Why have I never thought to put sprinkles in butter? And since I didn't use any butter in my cupcakes, I think I so deserve a batch of this. Yes? I kind of just want to make it so I can display it out on my counter.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 17.jpg

    You all know how I feel about my cocktails and this is one of the prettiest sprinkles rims I've ever seen.

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 18.jpg

    You also may remember my experimentation with rock candy. I pretty much said I'd never make it again. But rock candy with sprinkles? I'm starting to re-think everything. I can give it one more go, right?

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 19.jpg

    What else? There's a Confetti Popcorn Cake, Hot Chocolate Stir Sticks, Gingersnap Cookie Butter, Happy Day Pancakes, and so much more!

    And now it's your turn! I figured you might want to experience the joy of Sprinkles!, too, so I thought it would be fun to give away a copy of the book.

    If you win, you have to promise me you'll make the sprinkles butter. Please??

    Sprinkles Book Red Cupcakes 120.jpg

    All you have to do to enter, is promise. I'm just kidding. To enter, just leave a comment on this post letting me know what your favorite dessert is to add sprinkles to. Or cocktail. Or heck, even savory food. Leave a comment by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 18. Oh, and if you want a couple extra entries, follow WANM on Twitter and "like" WANM on Facebook. Just be sure you comment letting me know!

    If you want to follow along on the Rainbow Sprinkles Blog Tour, be sure to check out the other bloggers participating each Tuesday! They are:

    Baked Bree- 10/22
    KitchenKonfidence- 10/29
    Bake or Break-11/5
    Girl Meets Kitchen- 11/12
    Cherry Tea Cakes- 11/19
    Roundup on QuirkBooks.com and Jackie Alper's website- 11/26

    Have a happy Sprinkles-filled day!

    [Sues]

     

    Disclaimer: Quirk Books provided me with a copy of Sprinkles!
    for review, but as usual, all opinions are my own!

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    1. Leah | So, How's It Taste? says

      October 15, 2013 at 10:30 am

      Love this so much and I have to get those cupcake liners! I'd go for the sprinkle-rimmed cocktail as my favorite.

    2. Kristi says

      October 15, 2013 at 10:36 am

      Inside sugar cookies is one of my favorite places to hide sprinkles!

    3. Rebecca C says

      October 15, 2013 at 10:56 am

      I love sprinkles in everything. Cupcakes, cookies. Want to try them in cinnamon rolls like I saw on pinterest too.

    4. Pam says

      October 15, 2013 at 11:11 am

      Wow! They look so tasty and pretty.

    5. Erin W says

      October 15, 2013 at 12:43 pm

      Cupcakes are made for sprinkles.. at least that's my motto.

    6. Molly says

      October 15, 2013 at 12:57 pm

      Ice cream cones taste so much better with sprinkles.

    7. Gia Grossman says

      October 15, 2013 at 1:12 pm

      I'll take sprinkles on everything and anything please! These cupcakes are pretty and the book looks so fun!

    8. Michelle Lahey says

      October 15, 2013 at 1:30 pm

      That cookbook looks so fun. Sprinkles really do make everything better!

    9. Jersey Girl Cooks says

      October 15, 2013 at 2:37 pm

      Cool fun book! I add sprinkles and whipped cream to my kids waffles in the morning. They think it's the best thing.

    10. KL says

      October 15, 2013 at 2:40 pm

      I love sprinkles on frozen fat free vanilla yogurt

    11. Rachel says

      October 15, 2013 at 3:39 pm

      Amazing cover! I love sprinkles on sugar cookies.

    12. Rachel says

      October 15, 2013 at 3:39 pm

      and I follow on Twitter, obvi. 🙂

    13. Alison says

      October 15, 2013 at 6:40 pm

      We like to spread frosting on a sugar cookie then dip it in sprinkles!

    14. Odetta says

      October 15, 2013 at 6:42 pm

      What lovely cupcakes! I always out sprinkles on my ice cream!

    15. Odetta says

      October 15, 2013 at 6:42 pm

      Following you on Twitter and Facebook of course!

    16. Courtney says

      October 15, 2013 at 7:12 pm

      The sprinkles butter sounds like a great party addition! I love adding crunchy sprinkles to soft serve ice cream or pudding for a much needed texture 🙂

    17. Lexi says

      October 15, 2013 at 7:41 pm

      This is the prettiest cookbook I've ever seen, and I am positive that I need it for happiness!

      I add sprinkles (though, as a New Englander, I call them jimmies...) to my brownies a lot, both inside and on top! So fun!

    18. Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry says

      October 15, 2013 at 7:41 pm

      Sprinkles deserve to get thrown into everything possible! They bring such a dose of happiness.

    19. Lexi says

      October 15, 2013 at 7:41 pm

      And of course, I follow you on twitter!

    20. Lexi says

      October 15, 2013 at 7:41 pm

      And I like you on facebook too!

    21. Monica Lavoie says

      October 15, 2013 at 7:49 pm

      Ice Cream!

      Thanks

    22. Tam says

      October 15, 2013 at 8:16 pm

      Christmas sugar cookies - all colors

    23. Elin says

      October 15, 2013 at 8:19 pm

      I make a "Holy Cow" cake for my church dinners. It's just a chocolate marbled cake but with black, brown and white cow sprinkles.

    24. Sarah says

      October 15, 2013 at 8:29 pm

      That cookbook looks like so much fun! My favorite is to hide sprinkles in pancakes for a birthday surprise. Nothing wrong with a little dessert for breakfast! And of course decorating sugar cookies with as many different color sprinkles as I can find!

    25. Sarah says

      October 15, 2013 at 8:30 pm

      Follow you on Facebook too!

    26. Betty says

      October 15, 2013 at 9:26 pm

      Sprinkles make me happy. 🙂 Love them on cookies and on cupcakes, but I don't like them on ice cream.

    27. Betty says

      October 15, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      I'm a follower on Twitter.
      @scrambledhen

    28. Kitchen Belleicious says

      October 15, 2013 at 10:55 pm

      who doesn;t love sprinkles! These are darling! I follow you on facebook!

    29. Melissa says

      October 15, 2013 at 11:42 pm

      I love putting sprinkles in my blondies and brownies!

    30. LisaR. says

      October 16, 2013 at 5:32 am

      I have been on a cupcake quest after finding your blog! I LUV Sprinkles on cookies and cupcakes. I follow u on Twitter and FB. Tx for sharing all the great photos! : )

    31. Tandy | Lavender and Lime says

      October 16, 2013 at 7:29 am

      what fun! and the book looks amazing. I have to tell you I love your cup cake tin - so clever 🙂

    32. Vicky says

      October 16, 2013 at 9:00 am

      I love sprinkles on my ice cream!

    33. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says

      October 16, 2013 at 10:27 am

      I am loving these cupcakes, but I am also loving that cover of the book - how colorful and fun!

    34. Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says

      October 16, 2013 at 10:34 am

      Um, these look freaking HEAVENLY. I need to make some! And this book... wow 🙂

    35. Asmita says

      October 16, 2013 at 10:40 pm

      Love these sprinkle cupcakes. So adorable!

    36. Margot C says

      October 17, 2013 at 2:39 am

      WE doesn't love sprinkles! I like them on my frozen yogurt.

    37. Margot C says

      October 17, 2013 at 2:40 am

      ^ above ^ meant to be "Who doesn't love ..." ::sheesh::

    38. Margot C says

      October 17, 2013 at 2:55 am

      I follow you on Twitter where I am @AnnaZed

    39. Margot C says

      October 17, 2013 at 2:56 am

      I "like" you on Facebook where I am Margot Core.

    40. Joanne says

      October 17, 2013 at 7:36 am

      I want to shove those in my face. All in one awesome bite.

    41. Beth says

      October 17, 2013 at 3:23 pm

      I'd definitely add sprinkles to vanilla cake - actually, vanilla anything!

    42. Marita says

      October 17, 2013 at 7:49 pm

      On sugar cookies at Christmas!!

    43. Chelai says

      October 18, 2013 at 3:03 pm

      I love to add sprinkles to cake, specifically the icing.

    44. Laura Dembowski says

      October 21, 2013 at 3:30 pm

      These cupcakes are gorgeous! I love marshmallow frosting and anything with sprinkles!

    45. Linda says

      October 21, 2013 at 7:31 pm

      I loce to add red sugar sprinkles to the rim of a comso. decadent!

    46. The Peace Patch says

      November 01, 2013 at 4:24 am

      Rolling the edges of ice cream sandwiches in rainbow sprinkles is my fave and it always thrills the socks off my little nephew...he loves them! 🙂

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