Funfetti Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup rainbow jimmies sprinkles ((plus extra for topping))
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 400℉. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin pan with parchment paper liners, then spray the muffin liners lightly with nonstick spray. Set aside.

2. 2

   --- Make Funfetti Muffins ---

3. 3

   In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until evenly combined. Set aside for later.

4. 4

   In a separate large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and vegetable oil until smooth and thickened.

5. 5

   Whisk in the large eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition until the mixture looks glossy and well emulsified.

6. 6

   Whisk in the whole milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract until fully incorporated.

7. 7

   Add the dry ingredients (set aside from earlier) into the bowl of wet ingredients and gently stir them together with a spatula just until no dry flour pockets remain in the batter. The batter should be thick but still scoopable.

8. 8

   Add the rainbow sprinkles and gently stir into the batter, making sure to overwork it or else the sprinkle color could bleed into the white batter.

9. 9

   Divide the muffin batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups, filling each one nearly to the top, without smoothing out the tops.

10. 10

    Bake for 7 minutes at 400℉, then without opening the oven door, reduce the temperature to 350℉ and continue baking for 10-12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

11. 11

    Remove the muffins from the oven and let them cool in the muffin pan for 5 minutes. Once the pan is cool enough to touch, transfer the muffins to a cooling rack to cool completely before adding the glaze.

12. 12

    --- Make The Glaze ---

13. 13

    Whisk all the glaze ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth.* To make a glaze that is thinner and easily drizzable, use more milk to get the consistency that you prefer.

14. 14

    Drizzle the glaze over the cooled muffins using a spoon, fork, piping bag with a small tip, or a Ziplock bag with the bottom corner snipped. Add some sprinkles on top of the glaze. Enjoy!