April's Cake Donut Muffins w/ Buttercream Frosting Featuring chocolate cupcakes, white fluffy frosting, and a chocolate shell coating! Birthday Coffee Cake Muffins are a great way to combine your favorite breakfast cake and transform it into an amazing. If you plan to pipe buttercream flowers, the first thing you need is a stiff buttercream frosting recipe for piping flowers.

Ingredients of April's Cake Donut Muffins w/ Buttercream Frosting

  1. It's of Donuts.
  2. It's 1 cup of Sugar.
  3. You need 1/2 cup of Softened Butter.
  4. You need 2 of Eggs.
  5. You need 3 cup of Flour.
  6. Prepare 4 1/2 tsp of Baking Powder.
  7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Salt.
  8. You need 1/2 tsp of Cinnamon.
  9. It's 1/2 tsp of Nutmeg.
  10. You need 1 cup of Milk (2%).
  11. You need 1 of Nonstick Cooking Spray.
  12. It's of Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.
  13. You need 1/4 cup of Softened Butter.
  14. You need 2 1/4 cup of Confectoner's Sugar.
  15. You need 2 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
  16. Prepare 2 1/2 tbsp of Milk (2%).

April's Cake Donut Muffins w/ Buttercream Frosting instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. In a large bowl combine sugar and butter, blend until creamy..
  3. Mix in eggs..
  4. Add all dry ingredients: flour, baking powder,salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Blending well, mix will be slightly stiff..
  5. Add milk and mix until smooth..
  6. Spray muffin pan with non stick cooking spray, using an ice cream scooper spoon in mix (filling them 2/3 of the way)..
  7. Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes..
  8. When finished and out of the oven, remove donut muffuns from pan and completely cool..
  9. For the frosting: In a medium sized bowl combine confectioner's sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix well until texture is nice and smooth. If needed, add a splash of milk to desired consistency. Add food coloring if desired..
  10. When donut muffins are completely cooled, dip the tops into the frosting until well coated and sprinkle with desired topping..
  11. Serve with your favorite cup of coffee or a nice cold glass of milk. Enjoy!.

If the frosting is too thin, add in more powdered sugar (quarter of a cup at a time). Place the buttercream in a piping bag fit with your favorite frosting tip I actually made donuts using a donut pan with this recipe and they came out fluffy and delicious. The perfect start to my husband's birthday!! Buttercream Frosting is a classic option for cakes and cupcakes. This buttercream frosting recipe is perfection every single time.

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