Gluten-Free Funfetti Cupcakes (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

These homemade Gluten-Free Funfetti Cupcakes are so easy to make! This from-scratch recipe is vegan, allergy-free, and healthier than the boxed mix! A simple vanilla and sprinkle-filled cake topped with the best dairy-free buttercream frosting and extra sprinkles! The best dessert for any birthday or celebration!

There really, really is no other way to celebrate a birthday than FUNFETTI! Colorful, sprinkle-filled everything, please! With June being Birthday Month, here on Strength and Sunshine, that means we must celebrate with the obligatory Funfetti recipe! A colorful batch of homemade gluten-free Funfetti cupcakes is on the docket this year and don't worry, when it comes to easy, quick, delicious cupcakes...you don't even need a birthday to celebrate to bake up a batch!

What you Need to Make Homemade Gluten-Free Funfetti Cupcakes

What I love about Funfetti recipes is that they're so simple! Just a vanilla cake base and SPRINKLES!

• Gluten-Free Baking Flour
• Baking Powder
• Granulated Sweeter
• Powdered Egg Replacement
• Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk
• Neutral Oil or Melted Vegan/Soy-Free Butter
• Vanilla Extract
• Allergy-Free Sprinkles

Vegan Buttercream Frosting

Whip up a simple easy batch of my vegan buttercream frosting to top these cupcakes and of course, decorate with even more sprinkles!

• Vegan/Soy-Free Butter (I use Melt)
• Powdered Sweetener
• Touch of Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk
• Vanilla Extract

You may also want to try some vegan cream cheese frosting to give these party cupcakes a little something extra!

How to make Funfetti Cupcakes from Scratch

These are dangerous quick and easy to make (if you catch my drift). Just a few simple steps!

1. Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
2. Mix together the dry cupcake ingredients, then add the milk, oil, and vanilla extract and mix everything silky smooth.
3. Now, fold in the sprinkles and gently mix in to disperse them throughout the batter.
4. Fill a lined or greased 12-cup cupcake baking pan and bake the cupcakes for 18-20 minutes.
5. While the cupcakes bake, you can whip up the frosting.
6. Once the cupcakes have cooled on a wire rack, you can frost the cupcakes and add more sprinkles!

Important Tips and Tricks

• To keep these cupcakes nice and moist, use a neutral-flavored oil (safflower, canola, etc.), melted vegan butter, or you can even try applesauce for a fat-free option. IF you use melted butter, bring it to room temperature before adding it to the cupcake batter (otherwise the sprinkle may bleed and discolor the warmed batter before baking).
• The best sprinkles to use: While I love 100% natural allergy-free sprinkles, for Funfetti, you really want the colors to pop! Dye-free natural colored sprinkles are very muted in their color and pretty ineffective for Funfetti cake (they'd be better just to decorate with frosting with). They also tend to bleed even more into the batter. I've found various generic brands of colored sprinkles that are allergy-free (i.e. soy-free).
• Sprinkle shape: I'd use normal sprinkles for the actual cake, but you can use confetti (the flat-disc ones) for decorating the frosting with!
• Storage: Unfrosted cupcakes can be kept at room temperature, but once frosted you'll need to keep them in a sealed container in the fridge. They'll be best consumed within 7 days.
• Freezing: For freezing instructions, check out this post!

Are these cupcakes healthy?

Unless you find some sugar-free sprinkles, there will always be some added sugar in Funfetti! BUT, that's what birthdays, celebrations, parties, etc. are all about! These vegan Funfetti cupcakes, however, are low in sugar and sugar-free if you use my always sweetener recommendation of erythritol (Swerve). Of course, they're the best alternative to the actual boxed mix! Besides that, these homemade cupcakes are...

• Gluten-Free
• Vegan
• Allergy-free (Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free, Peanut-Free, Wheat-Free, Sesame-Free, Corn-Free, Coconut-Free)
• Low in Sugar
• Kid-Friendly
• Super Quick and EASY

I know why some people say "confetti" cake, cupcakes, cookies, etc. Funfetti is the branded, Pillsbury term. However, confetti has no FUN (literally) and it just doesn't roll off the tongue. So Funfetti it is, always and forever!

More Must-Make Funfetti Recipes:

• Funfetti Waffle Cake
• Funfetti Thumbprint Cookies
• Funfetti Celebration Doughnuts
• All Natural Funfetti Mug Cake
• Easy Funfetti Pancakes
• Funfetti Blondies
• Funfetti Banana Bread

Homemade Gluten-Free Funfetti Cupcakes Recipe

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One-bowl to Funfetti cupcake perfection! The best birthday cake to celebrate my 24th year (June 6th) and Strength and Sunshine's 7th year (June 26th)! Crazy! The only thing left to do is celebrate with me and bake up a batch of these FUN, DELICIOUS, EASY cupcakes STAT!

So tell me:

+ What's you're birthday cake of choice? Funfetti or carrot cake. The rest of my family is all about the ice cream cake!

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