Birthday Mamon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Butter cream frosting

My son recently celebrated  his 8th birthday and  brought cupcakes to school. His Teacher and classmates complemented me how moist and tender the mamon is and the cream cheese butter cream frosting goes very well with the cupcakes.


Preheat oven to 350
1 3/4c. sifted cake flour
8 eggs (separate yolks from the white )  it is easy to separate them while still cold
1/2c.sugar
1/3c.water
1T baking powder
1/2t.salt
1/3c.melted unsalted butter (cooled)
1t.cream of tartar
3/4c.sugar

1.beat  room temperature  egg yolks,1/2c.sugar and 1/3c.water  at high speed until thick.
2.add baking powder,salt, sifted cake flour  beat in a low speed add cooled melted butter.
3. in a separate bowl,beat eggwhites with cream of tartar at highspeed, gradually add 3/4 c. of sugar beat it
   until stiff but not dry.
4. fold yolk mixture to eggwhites until incorporated taking care not to over mix it and deflate the eggwhites.
5.pour into lined cupcakes pan and bake 13-15 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
6.cool cupcakes completely before  decorating .

Cream Cheese Butter Cream Frosting

2c. powdered sugar
1- 8 oz softened cream cheese
3-sticks of unsalted butter(room temp. soft)
1T. clear vanilla extract(optional)
sprinkles of your choice

1.cream sugar and softened butter
2.add cream cheese and clear vanilla
3.place the frosting in a piping bag with a star tip,decorate and sprinkle them.