Is it super lame to make cupcakes for myself on my birthday?
“Wha?? No, Christine! It’s totes normal.”
Ok, good! At least they’re healthy cupcakes??
I’ve been waiting for an excuse to make these Gluten Free Funfetti Cupcakes! Funfetti is my absolute favorite thing ever, as I’ve mentioned before in my Birthday Cake Rice Krispie Treats recipe. It’s bright, colorful, happy, and sweet! All of the BEST things 🙂
While in the past I’ve always had boxed or store bought, preservative filled Funfetti cake or cupcakes (eek!), this year I’m keeping it clean and giving a shout-out to my gluten-free friends! This Gluten Free Funfetti Cupcakes recipe is made with coconut flour, these clean sprinkles, and an all-natural icing dye made out of beets (this stuff seriously makes me so happy)! And as always, you guys know I’m all about honesty. If we’re gonna cheat, let’s just put it out in the open! I wanted these cupcakes to look amazing for my photos and wanted the icing to stand strong, so I used this gluten-free organic frosting mix and combined it with grass-fed, organic butter for a buttercream that would hold up. HOWEVER, the pecan icing recipe from my Maple Pecan Doughnuts post is SOOOO good and should hold up great as well as the icing recipe in the Birthday Cake Rice Krispie Treats or the Berry Shortcake recipe. So many options!
Here’s the recipe for these lovely Gluten Free Funfetti Cupcakes:
Gluten-Free Funfetti Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 8 egg whites
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 packet stevia
- pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together all of the ingredients (adding the sprinkles last, once the mixture is uniform).
- Pour the mixture into cupcake holders.
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
- Add icing (optional) and enjoy!
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Brianna @Flippin' Delicious says:
These are SOOOO beautiful! I am a big, BIG, big fan of sprinkles and I love that you made them grain free too.
I’m featuring them on Savoring Saturdays this weekend. Thanks for linking up 🙂
Christine McMichael replied:
Thank you, Brianna! I am too! 🙂 Thank you so much for featuring them!!!! 🙂
Emily says:
Happy Birthday! I LOVE funfetti. 🙂 I was really excited to see that they used coconut flour.
Christine McMichael replied:
Thank you, Emily! Meeeeee too! 🙂 Yes, I love coconut flour too!
Shannon says:
These are beautiful! I LOVE your photography!
Christine McMichael replied:
Thank you so much, Shannon! 🙂
Sarah says:
Happy birthday! It’s not a proper birthday until funfetti is involved – these cupcakes looks almost too pretty to eat. Not that that would stop me from having one…or five!
Christine McMichael replied:
Thank you, Sarah! I definitely agree 🙂 Haha!
Bethany @ Athletic Avocado says:
Happy birthday to you! I always loved funfetti growing up, but I always used to box mix! I have never seen a recipe for gluten-free funfetti cupcakes, so kudos to you! They look delicious 🙂
Christine McMichael replied:
Thanks, Bethany! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Me too, same! Thank you, I’ve always wanted to find a way to healthify funfetti cupcakes, so this was a super fun recipe for me!