Buttermilk Cupcakes with Two Frostings

• twenty-four 2 1/2-inch paper muffin cup liners
• 4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
• chocolate cream-cheese and lemon cream-cheese frostings
• Garnish: India Tree brand sparkling sugar confetti* or other decorative sprinkles
• *available at some specialty foods shops and by mail order from Dean & DeLuca, tel. (212) 226-6800, ext. 269

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. and line twenty-four 1/2-cup muffin cups with paper liners.
3. Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in vanilla.
5. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and with mixer on low speed beat in buttermilk until just combined.
6. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, beating until just combined after each addition.
7. Divide batter among muffin cups (batter will fill cups) and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of muffin trays halfway through baking, about 22 minutes, or until golden and a tester comes out clean.
8. Cool cupcakes on racks 5 minutes and remove cupcakes from cups.
9. Cupcakes keep in an airtight container at room temperature 2 days.
10. Spread chocolate frosting on half of cupcakes and lemon frosting on remainder and garnish cupcakes with sprinkles .

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/buttermilk-cupcakes-with-two-frostings-15286 (may not work)