Vanilla Cupcakes. These Moist Vanilla Cupcakes are super easy to make and so moist - for days! They are my new favorite vanilla cupcake! Vanilla cupcakes may seem a little boring, but I think it's good to have one in your recipe collection that you can use over and over again.
Although it's hard, let's put London aside and concentrate on our treats.
These homemade cupcakes are pure classic.
They're easy to make, and made from scratch.
You can cook Vanilla Cupcakes using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Vanilla Cupcakes
- You need 1 3/4 cup of cake flour.
- Prepare 3/4 tsp. of baking powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp. of baking soda.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. of salt.
- It's 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
- Prepare 1 cup of granulated sugar.
- It's 3 of large egg whites, at room temperature.
- It's 2 tsp. of vanilla extract.
- It's of Scraped seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean.
- You need 1/2 cup of sour cream, at room temperature.
- You need 1/2 cup of milk, at room temperature.
- It's of Your favorite frosting recipe.
This easy-to-follow vanilla cupcake recipe makes the best cupcakes ever! The vanilla cupcakes are easy enough to make that beginners can bake a batch, yet the recipe is still used by bakeries. To make vanilla cupcakes, start by whisking flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest in a bowl. Vanilla Cupcakes are so lovely with their swirls of Confectioners (Buttercream) Frosting.
Vanilla Cupcakes step by step
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin pan with cupcake liners and set it aside..
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set it aside..
- Using either a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Then beat in the butter for about 2 minutes, until they are creamed together. Beat in the egg whites, vanilla extract and vanilla bean seeds. When that's all combined, beat in the sour cream. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed..
- Switch to low speed and slowly add in the dry ingredients. Then slowly add in the milk. Mix until just combined..
- Fill each cup up 2/3 of the way full. Then bake for 17-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven and let the cupcakes sit on the pan for another few minutes..
- After about 5 minutes, move the cupcakes to a wire rack. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting them..
- Mine are topped with vanilla buttercream, the recipe of which I have under my profile -->.
- Rose designs made using the Wilton 1M tip -->.
Gone are the days when they were only served at children's birthday parties dressed with a quick swipe of frosting. This Vanilla Cupcake recipe is unique. The order of ingredients is different than traditional baked goods. The Best Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe also calls for buttermilk. The Most Amazing Vanilla Cupcake Recipe is an easy to make one-bowl recipe.
