Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
This secret recipe will produce soft and sweet vanilla cupcakes that your family and friends will love. Learn from my 3 key Vanilla Cupcake Recipe secrets to making the perfect batch.
Ingredients
- 3 cups of cake flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup of softened unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- cupcake lining sheets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In one bowl, mix some of the dry ingredients together- flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
- In your mixing bowl, combine the sugar and butter and begin whipping with a hand or stand mixer for about 3-5 minutes.
- Begin adding in the eggs into the butter mixture one at a time till it is well combined, continue whipping for 5 minutes.
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients into the wet mix in increments making sure to loosen it up with the milk till both the flour and milk have been completely added in.
- When combined properly, add your vanilla extract and continue whipping till smooth and creamy.
- Line your cupcake tray with the cupcake sheets, use a scoop to portion the batter into each cupcake sheet, ensuring each portion is not exceeding halfway up the height of the cupcake sheet.
- Insert in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
- Use a toothpick to check if it is well done (the toothpick comes out dry), let it cool completely on a tray before serving or topping with icing.
Notes
- Ensure to use a scoop to avoid inconsistency in the size of your cupcakes.
- It is important that the batter portions in each cupcake sheet only fill up halfway as this gives the cupcake room to rise. If not, the cupcakes will lose shape and you might end up with a bloated center.