- Cupcakes:
- 1/2 cup CRISCO® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups Robin Hood® All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup Regular, 2% or Fat Free Carnation® Evaporated Milk
- 1/4 cup multi-coloured sprinkles
- Icing:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 6 cups icing sugar
- 1/2 cup Regular, 2% or Fat Free Carnation® Evaporated Milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line mini muffin pans with paper liners.
- CUPCAKES: Beat shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add half of dry mixture to wet ingredients. Add milk and then remaining dry mixture. Fold in sprinkles. Place batter in prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven 15-17 minutes. Cool. Repeat process with second pan.
- ICING: Beat butter, 3 cups icing sugar, milk and vanilla for 5 minutes. Add remaining icing sugar 1 cup (250 mL) at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Ice cupcakes once cool.