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Very Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

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Very Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/3 cups cake flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole milk
FROSTING:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
Paste food coloring, optional
Colored sprinkles and nonpareils

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. If desired, tint with food coloring. Frost cupcakes. Decorate as desired. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 278 calories, 14 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 105 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Very Vanilla Cupcakes in Taste of Home February/March 2013

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Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2013 by Addycakes

Very easy and good recipe. I found that using a 3oz. scoop makes nice, uniform cupcakes. Can't wait to try it as a cake!

Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2013 by Lynz09

Very good vanilla cupcake recipe! Icing was good also; I had lots of leftover icing however.

Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2013 by RedSoxRule

I have been looking for a good white/yellow cake recipe that used cake flour and this was good. I only got about 1 1/2 dozen - not 2 dozen cupcakes. I served these at a party and everyone liked them. Will make them again.

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2013 by heather.holdaway

These cupcakes did not turn out for me! I live at high altitude and I'm not sure if that was the problem or if I filled them too full but they rose and and then sunk all over the edges of my muffin pan and had a very rough consistency.