by Esther Holden May 13, 2015
Who loves confetti cupcakes?! Also know as funfetti cupcakes, these have become so popular in the last few years! We are sharing some tips and tricks with you on how to make homemade confetti cupcakes using a variety of our pretty sprinkles! We will discuss what sprinkle styles worked best, how much to use, what the inside looks like so you can pick the best sprinkle for the look and taste you are going for. You can turn any light colored cake mix or from scratch recipes into confetti cupcakes with the addition of some of our fun sprinkles! Be sure to stop by the sprinkle section of our shop!
We are asked the question "how much sprinkles do I need for my project?" quite often so we thought we would tackle the subject of homemade confetti cupcakes first and share what we learned! Now since we carry many styles of sprinkles, that of course meant we needed to try a out a few styles for our homemade confetti cupcake project! Rainbow jimmies sprinkles are often what is used in store bought funfetti cake mixes. We have to admit they tend to skimp on the sprinkles, at least from what we found with the mix we tried from a previous project. If you like a lot of confetti or color in your cupcakes you can easily dress up a plain white or yellow cake mix with some of our pretty sprinkles. The best part is we have a huge selection of colors and mixes so you can match to your party or event! Planning a super hero party why not use our super hero party jimmie sprinkles for example! For this project we used our girls rainbow sprinkles.
As you can see in the picture above one style of sprinkles was well...a little less successful than the others. Can you guess what one? Below you will find a detailed breakdown on the 4 styles we chose to test out for our homemade confetti cupcake project. The results of each style are listed so you can choose the best sprinkle style when you want to make your own confetti cupcakes for your next party or anytime you are craving a cupcake!
JIMMIES: Jimmie sprinkles are the long skinny sprinkles that are soft in texture. The term "jimmies" seems to be an east coast thing here in the United States! It appears the further west you go they are simply sprinkles, but since we are in Maine we'll stick with jimmies! There are so many color choices theses days, which we love! They are a traditional topping for ice cream, cupcakes and can be used on cakes and cake pops or most any style of sweet treat you are making. As mentioned we think that jimmie sprinkles or something close is what's used in the funfetti cake mixes you can find at the grocery store.
TIPS & RESULTS: During our experiment we discovered jimmies sprinkles are very easy to mix into the batter without having to worry about the colors streaking and making your batter look muddy. Once baked the jimmies end up melting into the batter since they are soft in texture, so these were our number one choice for making confetti cupcakes and cakes!
November 17, 2019
Thank you so much for doing this experiment and being willing to share your results. Now, I can get the results I want on my first try!
July 04, 2018
I totally agree with Chantalle!! I’ve searched and searched for the “best sprinkle for cake batter” question and your site is the only one to answer it!! THANK YOU!!
March 09, 2018
Thank you soooo much for taking the time to do this experiment!!!! Much appreciated all the way from Bermuda!
January 18, 2018
Thank you so much for the detailed sprinkle experiment. It answered all my questions. Just what I needed !
December 14, 2017
Of all the searches for the answer to – Which sprinkles do I use in my granddaughter’s birthday cake – yours was the only one done thoroughly! Thank you so much for taking the time to help us out.
Grandma Chantalle
May 14, 2015
What a great way to show what sprinkles are the best to bake with! I love baking with the jimmies and quins!
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by Contributor Christie of Ritzy Parties September 08, 2020
Catherine
July 31, 2020
This is very informative. Really amazing. I wanted to make a funfetti cake for my sister’s birthday and i was worried about how the nonpareils sprinkles would work and this eased my mind. Thank you so much 😄