Vanilla Cupcakes
Published by Colored buttercream icing and simple decorations transform these humble cupcakes into treats fit for a celebration.
Yield
makes 16 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1¼ cups butter, softened
- 1½ cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- Rich Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, colored pale pink and yellow
- metallic or colored dragèes, for garnish (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes, until pale and fluffy. Divide among the muffin cups. Bake 25–30 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Pipe a swirl of frosting on top of each cupcake and decorate with the dragèes, if using.
Notes
Special Equipment :muffin pan, paper baking liners, pastry bag fitted with-star tip
