Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
Batter:1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1-1/2 cup all-purpose flour / cake flour
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup whole milk
Frosting:
4 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
4 cup sifted confectioners sugar
1/3 cup whole milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
food coloring, optional
Instructions
Preheat oven 350. Line cupcake pan.Cupcakes:
1. Beat butter, sugar on medium until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla extract.
2. Separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt.
3. Mixer on low speed. Add flour-mixture to butter-mixture, alternate with milk. Mix until no lump.
4. Evenly fill cupcake pan with batter. Make 18-20 min, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven, let cool on wire rack.
Kitchenaid Stand Mixer Alternate:
1. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt. Combine.
2. Add butter, milk, vanilla. Flat beater, speed 2, 1 minute.
3. Scrap bowl, add eggs. Speed 2, 15 seconds.
4. Scrap bowl. Speed 6, 30 seconds.
Frosting:
1. Separate bowl, mix butter until fluffy.
2. Add some sugar, alternate with milk and vanilla, until all blended.
3. Add food coloring, mix.
4. Frost.
Kitchenaid Stand Mixer Alternate:
1. Add butter. Flat beater, speed 4, 1 min. Scrap.
2. Add milk, vanilla, salt, 1 cup sugar. Speed Stir, 30 seconds. Scrap. Speed 2, 1.5 min. Scrap.
3. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, Speed Stir, 30 seconds.
4. Speed 4, 1 min.