I am so excited to share this yummy birthday cake muffin recipe with you all! A while back my girlfriend told me about these muffins she got at a special bakery she got near her, they were called “bluffins” I decided I needed to make them and I searched everywhere looking for a recipe to make them and I could not find anything on them. She sent me a picture and it was a muffin covered in sugar and this is similar to a muffin we make called “Muffins that taste like Donuts” I attempted to change up this recipe a bit to try and see if it would come out similar to the muffins she got at the bakery!
After a bit of experimenting, I basically just tweaked the recipe some taking out the cinnamon and nutmeg, added vanilla, and some sprinkles to create a fun birthday party muffin. You can eat it just as is or you can dip it in melted butter and roll them in cinnamon and sugar, kind of like a donut! We love dipping them in butter and sugar!
This was such a fun little experiment, that I know I am going to be making all the time for parties! You can just dump all the ingredients in the bowl of a mixer, mix them up, put them in a muffin tin, and pop them in the oven! They are perfect for a last-minute treat and are perfect for a festive party or just to have when you are having an afternoon of fun with the kids! These are best fresh, so I suggest making them right before you want/need them. If you do have leftovers just make sure to keep them in an airtight container and eat within a few days!
We are looking forward to trying out some new muffin recipes with this recipe. Now that I know I can switch out ingredients and add different ingredients we get to play around making some new muffin recipes. This is a perfectly moist muffin base that is super yummy and will be so fun to play around with!
Looking for another yummy recipe like these Birthday Cake Muffins? Try our recipe for Grandma’s famous strawberry fluff! This is one of my favorite old time recipes, just like the base of this muffin recipe! You are going to want to keep making it over and over again!
I hope you all love it and try this recipe, make sure to let us know if you make it! Tag us on Instagram @livesweet and #livesweetrecipes so we can see what you made!
Birthday Cake Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 3 tsp. Baking powder
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup sprinkles
- Toppings (optional):
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray muffin pan with nonstick spray. (I prefer a silicone muffin pan because the muffins pop out easier.)
- Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl
- Add in eggs milk, vegetable oil, vanilla and stir until well blended. Add in sprinkles and stir until combined.
- Scoop muffin batter into greased muffin pan filling each hole about 3/4 way full.
- Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes or until just starting to get golden on the edges. Remove from oven and let cool just a bit.
- Melt your topping butter and put your sugar in a bowl. Dip your muffin in the butter coating it entirely and then roll it into the sugar to coat just like a sugar-coated doughnut!
- Enjoy these warm if you can as they are the most delicious this way!
