This classic vanilla cupcake is a staple in my cupcake repertoire. Feel free to tint the icing different colours to suit the client (or your mood!)
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 230 g butter softened
- 1¾ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup milk room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups self-raising flour
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
Buttercream Icing
- 230 g butter softened
- 6-8 cups icing sugar
- ½ cup milk room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 24 muffin tins with cupcake papers.
- Cream the butter with an electric mixer until smooth in a large bowl.
- Gradually add the sugar and beat for 3 minutes until fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift the 2 flours and salt into a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla. Do not overmix!
- Fill cupcake liners about ¾ full with mixture and bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Buttercream Icing
- Place the softened butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
- Gradually add in 4 cups of sugar, then the milk and vanilla (adding gradually prevents the icing from going grainy).
- Beat for around 3-5 minutes until smooth and creamy.
- Gradually add the remaining sugar until it is thick enough to ice the cupcakes (you may not need all the sugar).
- Add a few drops of food colouring or divide the mixture into a few bowls and colour each one differently.
- Spoon the mixture into an icing bag with a nozzle attached and ice the cupcakes.
8 Comments
Hi Swah, i cant wait to try and make these! Where did you get the filigree wrappers from?
I got my wrappers from http://www.cakesaroundtown.com.au
Enjoy! :)
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Hi. The recipe ingredients don’t call for salt, but the instructions do. How much?
Thank you for pointing that out! I have amended the recipe to include 1/2 teaspoon salt :)
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I love these cute cupcakes very much. I especially like the vanilla vanilla. I will make this cupcake for my kids and they will love it.
Thanks Charles, I hope you and kids love them!