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This recipe for Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes with vanilla icing is even better than the original! Moist, dense cake that is packed with vanilla flavor.

Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes Closeup on Stand

On this Memorial Day (or anyday), let us take a moment to remember all those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our Country and our Freedom.

All things considered, I think a holiday celebrating the brave men and woman who protect our Freedom calls for cupcakes. While definitely not ideal for shipping overseas, I know these Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes will bring a smile to any serviceman’s face when delivered with a “Thank you”.

Sprinkles Cupcakes is the only place where I have ever loved the vanilla cupcake with vanilla icing more than chocolate. That’s right, more than even this triple death by chocolate cupcake! I also love their triple cinnamon cupcakes enough to make another copycat recipe.

Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes eaten
These Caramel Apple Cupcakes are a moist cinnamon cake filled with a spiced apple compote and are frosted with an easy salted caramel buttercream!
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Sprinkles Cupcakes opened up a store in Atlanta several months ago, and my Husband and I were obviously there the day opened. What of it?

Accordingly, hubs and I have had a healthy (or possibly unhealthy) obsession with Cupcake Wars for several years now. We have seen every single episode, ate macarons at the Paris bakery where Florian was executive pastry chef, and search for Cupcake Wars winners in every new city that we visit. There is an obsession between us with Sprinkles Cupcakes, but I think I already mentioned that one!

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My husband and I were eagerly waiting for months for the new Atlanta shop to open and the night before he said, “I would probably break the law right now to have a Sprinkles cupcake.”

Certainly, he was 100% serious.

Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes Closeup

I have been scouring the Internet for Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcake recipes for months to try and replicate the dense, chewy texture and perfect vanilla flavor at home, and I think I have finally found it. For the vanilla cupcake recipe I adapted a recipe I found at Layers of Happiness and I modified the “official” Sprinkles vanilla frosting recipe that I found on Food.com. Quite frankly, I felt the one posted couldn’t possibly be right because it didn’t have any vanilla bean paste in it, so I changed it. In similar fashion I bumped up the vanilla extract.

Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes Closeup with fork

You’ll never need another vanilla cupcake recipe again because these are the BEST! Additionally, I actually used the same cake recipe in these Salted Caramel Cupcakes. Swoon.

Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes Side closeup with fork

Want to laugh? My most compelling evidence of obsession: this is me at the Sprinkles Cupcakes’ ATM. That’s right I said cupcake ATM!

Sprinkles Cupcakes ATM Atlanta
Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes
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Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes

This recipe for Sprinkles Copycat Vanilla Cupcakes with vanilla icing is even better than the original! Moist, dense cake that is packed with vanilla flavor.
Prep: 45 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Servings: 24 people

Ingredients 
 

For the Cupcakes:

For the Frosting:

Instructions 

For the cupcakes:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Line 2 muffin tins with 24 cupcake liners.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating to combine after each addition.
  • Add vanilla, sour cream and almond extract, beating until just combined.
  • Reduced the mixer speed to low and stir in the flour in several additions. Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir the last bit of flour in with a spatula until just combined. Do not over mix.
  • Scoop batter into cupcake liners and bake in preheated oven for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few clinging crumbs.
  • Allow to cool completely before icing.

For the Frosting:

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, sugar and salt on medium-high speed until combined, then add cream, vanilla extract and vanilla paste and continue to beat until light and fluffy.
  • You can either smooth the frosting on the cooled cupcakes with a small offset spatula à la Sprinkles, or you can just pipe it on. Personally I find piping easier!

Notes

Yield: 24 Cupcakes
Cupcake recipe adapted from Layers of Happiness and the Vanilla Frosting recipe was modified from Food.com

Nutrition

Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 521IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 318
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  1. 5 stars
    Holy smokes! I made this cupcakes yesterday and they are DELICIOUS! I had a few people try them and they all said they were wonderful! Thank you for another great recipe!

    1. Hi Kerry! I’m so pleased to hear that, thanks for taking the time to come back and comment! <3

    1. Great question, Lisa! I haven’t gotten to updating this post yet, so there is so much unanswered! I would bake the cupcakes, cool them on a rack then freeze them until you are ready to use them even if that is just a few days. They lose so much moisture in the fridge. You can make the buttercream up to 2 weeks in advance and refrigerate it or freeze it for up to 2 months. I hope that helps!

  2. 5 stars
    I worked at a culinary school for 4 years. We baked and cooked every type of food imaginable. That being said, this cupcake recipe blows away anything we ever made. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. When I asked my son (my harshest critic) what he thought of your cupcakes, he responded “Do I dare say they’re better than Sprinkles??!!” I agree with him!

    1. Hi Marianne! Thank you so much for your glowing review! I’m thrilled to hear you and your son enjoyed these, and who is to say? Maybe they are better… 😉

  3. 5 stars
    Wow! This recipe was amazing! My family and I really loved it. The vanilla taste is so powerful and it came out fluffy. The frosting was delicious as well. Can’t wait to try more of your recipes!

    1. Thanks so much for stopping back by to let me know, Vivian! I am overjoyed that you loved them as much as I did!

  4. 5 stars
    As a sweet tooth, I would really recommend this recipe for vanilla cupcakes! I’m really impressed with the texture—it’s just perfection! My family enjoyed them, and guess what? They are wanting more, so I would definitely save this recipe to cook again for the weekend! 

    1. Hi Janice! It brings me so much joy to hear that, I hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend eating these cupcakes!

  5. 5 stars
    Hands down the best cupcake I’ve made at home. My daughter asked me to make them again for her birthday!

    1. Hi Darcey! Happy Birthday to your daughter! I’m so pleased these cupcakes are a part of your celebration.