Birthday cake, every way — birthday cake cupcakes, birthday cake cookies, oat bars, a cake batter ice cream remix, even a dog birthday cake.
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Open in Pepper →A birthday shows up whether or not you had time to plan for it. Having a few cake-flavored things you can pull together after work means nobody's day goes unmarked.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection the night before a birthday, on a Tuesday when someone at school needs a treat, and when they want that funfetti flavor without baking a full layer cake.
Every recipe here leans on that sprinkly vanilla flavor in some form: birthday cake cupcakes, birthday cake cookies, oat bars, a single-serve protein cookie, a cake batter ice cream remix, a smoothie, protein French toast, and a peanut butter cake for the dog.
Soften butter properly
Leave butter out 30 to 45 minutes until it dents with a finger but still holds shape. Melted butter makes cookies spread flat.
Fold sprinkles in last
Stir sprinkles in with 5 or 6 strokes at the very end so the color doesn't bleed into the batter.
Fill cupcake liners two-thirds
Two-thirds full gives you a domed top without spilling over; a scant 1/4 cup per liner is about right.
Cool before frosting
Let cupcakes and cookies sit at least 30 minutes on a rack. Warm tops melt frosting right off the sides.