These funfetti cheesecake cupcakes have 3 layers: birthday cake oreo crust, no bake funfetti cheesecake filling, and funfetti cream cheese buttercream!
I have some exciting news! Eeek! Today is the blog’s First Birthday!!! Show Me the Yummy, this little food blog, has officially been around for an entire year. I’m so crazy excited I can hardly contain it! To celebrate: No Bake Funfetti Cheesecake Cupcakes complete with Birthday Cake Oreo Crust and Funfetti Frosting.
Because funfetti is the ONLY way to celebrate!
Well…aside from champagne, that is. 😉
I just can’t believe it. It’s such a surreal and proud moment for Trevor and I. It seems like just yesterday that I was nervously making my first post live to the world. I remember it so vividly. I was sitting at my make-shift desk (the dining room table) in Seattle, as Trevor was rushing out the door for a work trip to LA. Our friend, Brian happened to be in from out of town that day, too (Hi Brian!).
I hit publish and then honestly the rest of the day I’m pretty sure I was just glued to Google Analytics. We had about 300 page views that first day…only because I texted every single person in my phone that day to “go to showmetheyummy.com!” 😉 and we made 86 cents. #smallvictories It was the most exciting 86 cents I’ve ever made!
Who knew only one short year later, Trevor and I would both be working on this full time and living in Madison, WI.
I am so grateful to have this opportunity to work on something I’m so passionate about as my full time job. I get to practice and improve my cooking, writing, photography skills every. single. day.
How incredible is that?! I get to practice what I’m passionate about as my job.
Obviously, I couldn’t have done this without, Trevor, who taught me photography years ago in our loft in Cedar Rapids and for initially getting me excited about cooking.
I am so ridiculously lucky that I get to now work with him every day.
I am also so ridiculously lucky and grateful for all of you! Without you, Show Me the Yummy wouldn’t be what it is today. Thank you so much for following along, commenting, sending us e-mails, making and sharing the recipes, and for overall supporting Trevor and I…and of course, Teddy! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
But now, let’s say “Happy Birthday, Show Me the Yummy” with these delicious and easy Funfetti Cheesecake Cupcakes.
Because the blog only turns one once, I wanted these cupcakes to be over the top ridiculous. As in, there are 3 layers to these funfetti cheesecakes and they’re all birthday flavored.
First up, the crust. It’s just a Birthday Cake Oreo <– dangerously good. Since there are 3 layers, I wanted to keep the crust extra simple. I simply placed cupcake liners in a muffin tin and then placed an Oreo in the bottom of the liners.
Next up, the cheeeeeesecake. It’s just a simple combination of cream cheese, Funfetti Cake Mix, vanilla, sour cream, and cool whip.
Wanna know the best part? You don’t have to bake it! Just whip the filling up, plop it on top of the oreos, and place them in the fridge to chill.
Heck. Yes.
Once the funfetti cheesecake cupcakes have firmed up and are nice and chilled, it’s time to whip up the frosting. Combine cream cheese, butter, more of that ultra delish Funfetti Cake Mix, powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, and salt and pipe it onto your cupcakes!
Sprinkle with sprinkles ;), let ’em chill in the fridge again, and you’ve got yourself easy Funfetti Cheesecake!
Three delicious layers that are all birthday flavored? Heck yeah! Happy Birthday, SMTY!
– Jennifer
If you like this easy birthday dessert, you might also like:
Golden Oreo Peanut Butter Blondies
And seriously. Thank you all again so much for supporting Show Me the Yummy! Here’s to many years to come! 🙂
Funfetti Cheesecake
Equipment for this recipe
Ingredients
Crust
- 24 Birthday Cake Oreos
Filling
- 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese softened to room temperature,
- 1 ½ cups funfetti cake mix 1/2 box
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup Sour cream room temperature
- 1 (8 oz) tub Cool Whip thawed
Frosting
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups funfetti cake mix 1/2 box
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- pinch salt
- sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
Crust
- Place Oreos in two (12 slot) paper lined standard muffin tins.
Filling
- Using your stand mixer, beat the cream cheese and cake mix until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add the vanilla, sour cream and mix again until creamy, another 2 minutes.
- Gently stir in the cool whip (on lowest setting for 30 seconds, then hand fold in using a spatula the rest of the way).
- Spread the filling evenly into the prepared muffin tins. I used a cookie scoop for even filling.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
Frosting
- Beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in heavy cream (or half-and-half) and vanilla extract.
- Add in funfetti cake mix, powdered sugar, and a pinch of salt and beat until fully combined.
- Pipe onto the cupcakes and top with sprinkles, if desired!
- Store in fridge until ready to serve.
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