Learn how to make Pi̱ata Cupcakes for a fun twist on traditional cupcakes! Tender cupcakes, creamy frosting, and a surprise inside Рkids love them!
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Today is all about celebrations and what better way to celebrate than with cupcakes"! These aren’t just any cupcake though, they’ve got a fun surprise inside because they’re Piñata Cupcakes!

And to top it off, I made TWO versions РChocolate Pi̱ata Cupcakes and Vanilla Pi̱ata Cupcakes. Double the fun!
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In my opinion, sprinkles are an essential part of any celebration. They just scream festive! For the vanilla piñata cupcakes, I used Sweetapolita’s Piñata Sprinkle Medley. I mean seriously, you can’t find a more appropriate sprinkle mix than that! It was 1000% made for piñata cupcakes! For the chocolate piñata cupcakes, I used a combination of mini chocolate chips and Sweetapolita’s Chocolate Crunchy Sprinkles. You could, of course, fill your chocolate cupcakes with any sprinkle mix you want but I thought sticking with all chocolate was a fun way to go.

This pinata cupcake recipe is really easy. For the vanilla cupcakes, I made half a batch of my Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes and topped them off with my favorite vanilla buttercream frosting.
Don’t worry, if you don’t want to do the conversion yourself for the cupcakes, you can make th...