Yellow Cupcakes Recipe

Yellow Cupcakes Recipe Rating 5

Nothing is better than homemade cupcakes. They are so delicious and fluffy. Choose whatever frosting you want to top these treats.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Yellow Cupcakes Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 22-24 Servings
10 15 25

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/4 cups 2% milk
  • Frosting of your choice

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. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
  • Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cupcakes. Yield: 22-24 cupcakes.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake (calculated without frosting) equals 163 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 138 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Yellow Cupcakes in Taste of Home December/January 2009

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Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2012 by Antonina39965

Everybody liked it, including me.


Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2011 by sperbeckm

A yummy cupcake using ingredients that are easily on hand. My husband said they were so good they didn't even need frosting.


Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2010 by aligreco

Moist, with a perfect vanilla flavor. This was exactly what I was looking for.

 
 
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