Easy Vanilla Cupcakes
These easy vanilla cupcakes are so simple and fast to make. Also, a great and straightforward base cupcake to decorate beautifully.
Easy Vanilla Cupcake
This is a very easy and straightforward recipe. I love this Vanilla cupcake recipe because it cooks so perfectly in such a short amount of time, and leaves lots of room to decorate as desired.
This recipe makes 12 cupcakes and has a very simple and easy whipped frosting along with it. Each cupcake comes to 250 calories and takes only 30 minutes in total to bake!
Ingridents
Cake
- 2 large eggs (room temp)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)(room temp)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 cup of milk
Frosting
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- 2 cups (16 ounces) heavy whipping cream (cold)
Instructions
Cupcake
- Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and preheat oven to 350’F. If using paper liners, be sure to double up.
- Using an electric mixer, beat together eggs and granulated sugar. Once combined, add softened butter and vanilla. Mix until creamy.
- In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternating with milk, add dry ingredients to the egg and sugar mixture in 3 equal increments. Mix well but only until incorporated. Don’t over-mix.
- Scoop batter into liner filling 2/3 of the way. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when poked through the center.
- Remove from oven and let them sit for 2 minutes. Remove each cake and cool on a wire rack.
Note- If making mini cupcakes, reduce time to 12-15 minutes.
Frosting
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and thick using a hand or stand mixer. ( Use whisk attachment)
- While mixing on medium-high speed slowly add heavy whipping cream. Continue whipping until the frosting forms stiff peaks. This should resemble very thick whipped cream.
Note- Can store in the fridge for 2 days in an air-tight container.
Amazon Product Recomendations:
Electric Mixer– this is the exact one I use
Batter Scoop– Equal cupcakes are key so they all look the same height
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