Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
 
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The perfect light and fluffy vanilla cupcakes
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Recipe type: Baking
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 Stick / 113g Butter
  • ¾ Cup / 150g Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1½ Cups | 190g Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 Tbsp Sour Cream or Natural Yoghurt (optional)
  • ½ Cup / 125ml Milk
  • Vanilla Buttercream
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl beat together the butter and sugar until light and pale.
  2. Add the vanilla extract and eggs one at a time, beating in between each addition.
  3. In a medium sized mixing bowl sieve the flour, baking powder and salt together.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet along with the sour cream and milk. Fold the batter together until just combined.
  5. Divide the cupcake batter between 12 cupcake liners and place into a 180C | 350F oven for 20 minutes or until the cupcakes spring back when pressed.
  6. Cool on a wire rack before decorating with Vanilla Buttercream.
Notes
The sour cream or natural yoghurt is optional but for the best cupcakes I recommend using it.
Make sure the butter is at room temperature before trying to cream it with the sugar. Just remove it from the fridge 1-2 hours before you need it.
This is a great basic vanilla cupcake recipe. Try adding 1 cup of fruit or chocolate chips to change up the flavor.
Recipe by Recipes by Carina at https://recipesbycarina.com/vanilla-cupcake-recipe/