Desserts

Sweet Vanilla Cupcakes

The Southern Rustic

These cupcakes are on rotation in our house quite often. They are so easy to make and they are so good. I love these cupcakes because they go perfectly with any style frosting or glaze that you want to add to it. I like strawberry, my daughter likes chocolate, and my hubby likes plain ol’ vanilla frosting… well, most times anyway. I guess it is just what we are feeling that day. lol.

I typically make these into regular sized cupcakes but you can make these into mini cupcakes or mega cupcakes. lol. You can even make these into doughnut shaped cupcakes. They are delicious either way.

Let’s get started!

INGREDIENTS:

1 3/4 C. All-purpose flour
1 1/4 Tsp. Baking powder
1/4 Tsp. Salt
1 Stick Butter – Softened
1 C. Sugar
2 Eggs – Room temp
2 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla or vanilla paste
2/3 C. Milk – Room temp

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Pre-heat the oven to 350*. Grease a muffin pan and set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy and slightly pale. This should take about 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat until creamy and smooth. Be sure to scrape down the sides and incorporate into the batter.
  4. Add half of the flour and whisk together. Add the milk and whisk together until smooth. Add the other half of the flour and fold into the batter with a spatula. This ensure that the batter does not get over mixed.
  5. Scoop the mixture into the prepared muffin pan about 3/4 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes or so and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. Once cool you can frost as desired. Make your own frosting or use some Store-bought frosting.

Enjoy!

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Published by The Southern Rustic

Hello Everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by. Let me tell you a little bit about me. I am a mom of two, a stepmom of 1, two wild and silly pups, and I have the best husband in the world. I also have a love of cooking and baking. I am always in the kitchen finding new recipes to try, recreating old family recipes, and reminiscing about the old ways. I am vintage at heart and love all things old and cast iron. I love spending time with the family and pups and just going where life takes us. I created my blog a few years ago with my youtube channel because I thought that If I shared a recipe, then people just might like to see just how the recipe is put together. I share all of my family recipes along with today's recipes. Whether it is old-fashioned recipes, sourdough, einkorn, desserts, sheet pan meals, or even crockpot meals, they are all absolutely delicious. I spend hours, if not days, creating and dabbling with recipes to make sure they are the best for you and your family. All of my recipes are family tested and family-approved before they are ever posted to my blog or youtube channel. Every now and again I will share some behind-the-scenes fun and chaos of our creations and family adventures. I hope you all stick around and join us here at The Southern Rustic and see what we cook up in my kitchen. You can find all of my social media information in the Contact/Donate OR the Social Media Accounts tab on my home page. There I have listed my Instagram pages, YouTube channel, Email, and other information so you can easily find everything in one place. I hope that you all have a wonderful, wonderful day and I will see you soon. Sam TheSouthernRustic

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