Simply Perfect Vanilla Cupcakes
These vanilla cupcakes will be your absolute favorite! So fluffy, with an intense vanilla flavor and buttery richness. They have a fine, even crumb, and a perfect dome on top! sturdy enough to stand up to all sorts of fillings and frostings. You'll reach for this recipe again and again!
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened, cut into small cubes
- 4 eggs (large)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the butter and mix on low speed, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (2-3 minutes).
- Add the eggs, one at a time, and scrape the bottom of the bowl to make sure all the ingredients are well-combined.
- Combine the milk and vanilla in a measuring cup, and beat half this mixture into the flour/butter/eggs.
- Beat on medium speed for 1½ minutes, scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl, add the remaining milk mixture, and beat for another 30 seconds.
- Fill paper liners ⅔ full with batter and bake for 20 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
- Cool completely before topping with Swiss meringue buttercream.
Notes
Cupcake Recipe (barely) adapted from Cookies and Cups.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 292IU | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg