By: Ariana Johnson

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoons fine salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 ½ (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup milk
• A bag of any kind of M&Ms
• Your favorite frosting and sprinkles, as topping

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and position a rack in the middle of the oven. Line one 12-cup standard muffin tin.
2. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl.
3. In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes. While beating, gradually pour in the melted butter and then the vanilla extract.
4. While mixing slowly, add half of the flour mixture. Then add all the milk, followed by the remaining flour mixture; take care not to over-mix the batter. Divide the batter evenly in the prepared muffin tin.
5. Bake until the cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean,rotating the tin about halfway through baking time, 18 to 20 minutes for standard cupcakes. Cool the cupcakes in the tin on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove the tin and cool on the rack completely.
6. To add the M&Ms to the cupcakes: Use a small paring knife to cut a circle in the top of each cupcake. Gently remove the section of each cupcake and reserve.
7. Using a teaspoon, create a small cavity in the cupcake. Fill with 5 or 6 M&Ms. Then replace the cake circle to seal in the M&Ms. 
8. Frost and decorate as desired.