cupcakes

very vanilla cupcakes

as a young girl cupcakes were my favorite thing, especially vanilla! i loved eating them, looking at them, drawing them. as i grew up, i learned to make them myself. i never thought i would taste a cupcake as good as this one!

prep: 10 min   cook time: 22 min   overall: 32 min

serving: 12 cupcakes

serving: 1 cupcake | calories: 183cal | carbohydrates: 23g | protein: 3g | fat: 9g | saturated fat: 5g | cholesterol: 49mg | sodium: 120mg | potassium: 80mg | fiber: 1g | sugar: 13g | vitamin A: 292IU | calcium: 38mg | iron: 1mg  

ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs room temperature
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (can be homemade) room temperature

1. set up

  1. preheat oven to 350F
  2. line a cupcake/muffin pan with cupcake liners

2. dry ingredients

in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. set aside.

1 1/4 cups flour, 1 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt

3. cream together

using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until thick and fluffy (about 5 mins). scrape down as needed.

1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter softened, 1/2 cup sugar

4. batter

  1. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. scrape down bowl.
  2. add vanilla and beat to combine.

2 eggs room temp, 2 tsps vanilla

5. combine

reduce mixer speed to low. add 1/3 of the flour mixture followed by 1/2 of the buttermilk, mixing with each addition. repeat until there's nothing left to add. beat until just combined. don't overmix

1/2 cup buttermilk (homemade)

6. bake

  1. divide batter evenly  into 1 12-count cupcake/muffin pan, filling 2/3 full.
  2. bake 20-25 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  3. let them cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool to room temperature before frosting.

7. cream cheese frosting

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