Blackberry Pie Bars

Blackberry Pie Bars
Ingredients
Cake
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups flour
21 oz can blackberry pie filling

Icing
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 9x13 pan with baking spray and line with parchment paper
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until combined
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating until fully incorporated after each addition
4. Beat in vanilla and almond extract
5. Beat in flour until fully incorporated.  Your mixture should be creamy
6. Spread 3/4 of the batter into your prepared pan.  Spread the top with the blackberry pie filling
7. Dollop the remaining batter randomly over pie filling
8. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until tester inserted into the middle comes out clean
9. Cool completely on wire rack in pan before slicing
10. Combine the glaze ingredients and drizzle over bars as they cool

Funfetti Cupcakes

Funfetti Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
5 large egg whites
3/4 cup whole milk, divided
2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup rainbow sprinkles

Frosting
2 sticks butter
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake tins with paper liners
2. In a small bowl, whisk egg whites, 1/4 cup of the milk, and vanilla
3. Combine the cake flour, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl
4. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of milk.  The mixture will become sticky.  Add the butter and mix with an electric mixer until combined
5. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the egg mixture in 3 separate batches.  After each addition, beat until fully combined 

6. Fold in the sprinkles

7. Spoon batter into cupcake tins.  Fill liners 3/4 of the way
8. Bake 15-18 minutes, rotating tins half way through baking.  Cupcakes are done when tester inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out with few crumbs attached and tops are lightly golden

9. Cool cupcakes in tins on wire rack

Frosting

10. Beat butter with an electric mixer until pale and creamy

11. Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.  Continue to beat until frosting is light and fluffy

12. Frost cupcakes after they have cooled completely