Candy Corn Cupcakes - Lettuce Entertain You

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
• ¾ tsp. salt
• 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• ¾ cup sugar
• 3 large egg whites
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
• Orange and Yellow food coloring