Directions

1. Heat your oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix and the Sprite Zero. Ignore the instructions on the box; you only need two ingredients to bake this cake!
2. Use a whisk or mixer to combine the cake mix and sprite. Place paper liners in a cupcake tray, then fill the cupcake liners until they are 2/3 full. While the box said that I would get 24 cupcakes from a box of mix, I found that using this recipe the yield was 20 cupcakes.
3. Bake the cupcakes for 15 minutes. Sprite Zero cupcakes will bake a little faster than the directions on the box suggest.
4. The cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Place the cupcakes on a cooling rack, and then get to work on the frosting. Cream the butter using a mixer on medium speed. Once the butter is nice and fluffy, mix in the vanilla. Start to add in the sugar. You want to add the sugar about half a cup at a time and let it mix completely before adding more. If you put too much powdered sugar in a mixer all at once you end up with powdered sugar everywhere. Alternate adding the sugar and a tablespoon of milk while mixing. The frosting is done once you have added 3 cups of the sugar, and the frosting is the consistency you desire.
5. I wanted a nice fluffy frosting because those are easier to work with when you frost the cupcakes. An optional last step is to add food coloring until the frosting reaches your favorite shade of color. Top each cupcake with about 3 tablespoons of frosting.