Classic Vanilla Cupcakes
Serves
12
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
20 min
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Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 ½ cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 ½ tsp (7.5 mL) baking powder
- ½ tsp (2.5 mL) salt
- ½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- ¾ cup (175 mL) milk
- 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
Frosting
- ½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 cups (1 L) icing sugar, sifted
- ¼ cup (60 mL) 35% whipping cream (approx.)
- 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In separate bowl and using electric mixer, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, incorporating each one fully before adding the next one; beat in vanilla.
- Step 2
With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with milk in 2 parts, starting and ending with flour mixture, and scraping bowl as needed between additions.
- Step 3
Spoon or scoop batter into prepared muffin cups, about two-thirds full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until tester comes out clean when inserted into centre of cupcakes. Let cool completely on rack.
Frosting
- Step 1
Beat butter until light and fluffy. With mixer on low speed, beat in icing sugar, cream, vanilla and salt until smooth, adding up to 2 tbsp (30 mL) more cream if needed. Increase speed to high; beat for 1 to 2 minutes or until frosting is light and fluffy.
- Step 2
Add frosting to piping bag fitted with round tip; pipe over cupcakes. Alternatively, spoon frosting into resealable bag and clip off one corner to pipe over cupcakes, or spoon onto cupcakes.
Tips
- Garnish cupcakes with coloured sprinkles, raspberries or white chocolate shavings.
- For festive cupcakes, add a few drops of food colouring to frost-ing to tint to desired colour.
Nutrition Facts
| Per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 460 |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 70 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Sugars | 57 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Sodium | 190 mg |