4 Ingredient Birthday Cupcakes
These easy cupcakes are just 4 ingredients and come out so fluffy, soft and moist. They are great for a birthday party or any other party or event that needs cupcakes.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup (222 g) self-rising flour
- 1 cup (195 g) granulated white sugar
- 1/4 cup (56 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup (236 ml) water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line two 12-cup muffin pans with cupcake liners. You will only need to line enough to make 14 cupcakes.
- Add flour and sugar to a large mixing bowl. Whisk until evenly combined. Add in melted butter and 2/3 of the water. Do not add all the water at once because it will make the batter too liquidy, which will make it difficult to mix. Whisk batter until it is smooth and no flour lumps remain. Add in remaining water. Whisk again until batter is smooth. The batter will be very thin. You can also mix the batter with an electric mixer.
- Scoop batter into prepared cupcake liners (I used an ice cream scooper), filling them about 2/3 full. Be careful not to overfill them.
- Bake cupcakes for about 21-23 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cupcakes fully cool before decorating.
Notes
- To make your own self-rising flour, whisk together 2 cups all purpose flour, 3 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt to a bowl. Measure out 1 3/4 cups for the recipe.
- When measuring flour, make sure you do not directly scoop with the measuring cup. Instead, the flour should be spooned into the measuring cup and then leveled off with a knife. Scooping directly with measuring cup with result in overpacking the flour which will make your cupcakes dry and dense.
- I used Lily's self-rising flour*
- *This product link is an affiliate link. This means I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
- See post for vanilla and funfetti variations.
- Frosting: I decorated the cupcakes with a whipped cream frosting which I piped using a closed star tip (1/2 inch opening). I then added some sprinkles on top. To make whipped cream frosting, add 2 cups of cold heavy cream and 6 tbsp of granular sugar into a mixing bowl. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Estimated nutrition is for cupcakes without frosting.
Serving: 1cupcake, Calories: 130kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 176mg, Sugar: 14g, NET CARBS: 25
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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