• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Line a muffin pan with paper liners
• In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, buttermilk, vanilla, water and oil
• Using a hand mixer beat on medium speed for approximately 2 minutes
• Fill liners about ⅔ of the way full
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 19-23 min
• Insert toothpick in center to check for doneness
• Allow to cool on wired racks
• Insert piping bag into a glass tip side down and fold the excess bag over the glass.
• Insert piping tip and make sure it's all the way to the bottom and cut where it needs to be cut
• Fill with icing and use a clip to tie off the end.
• Begin pipping frosting onto the cupcakes once they have cooled and top with sprinkles.
• Insert sparkler pieces.

To make sparkler pieces

• Melt ¼ cup of candy pieces one at a time
• Insert a piping bag into a glass, tip down and fold the excess over the glass
• Pour in the melted candy
• Cut a hole off the end of the bag, start small and keep cutting until the hole is the right size
• Make zig zags along a wax paper lined baking sheet (apron 8-9 inches in length and ¼ of an inch in thickness)
• Place in the freezer for about an hour
• Slowly peel the paper away from the zigzags and gently place them inside the frosting.