“When you look at a cupcake , you’ve got to smile.” -Anne Byrn.
I was wondering how I managed to get past 6 months on this blog without sharing the recipe for these cupcakes. I mean they are VANILLA CUPCAKES! OK, even I don’t know what I mean.
Just that these are some great cupcakes. And everyone ought to have them some great cupcakes! They are moist and soft, and pretty easy to get right. I have made them more times than I can count and they are gobbled up in no time. And the recipe can be halved or doubled easily!
Like most vanilla cupcakes, they are stellar with most frostings . I have paired them here with yet another of my favs . The swiss meringue buttercream. If you haven’t tried it before , you must. Its one of those things that seem so complicated and not worth the effort , but once you make them , its not so difficult after all ( thats true for almost all things I guess, not just buttercream !) . And the taste… that smooth buttery taste of it … ! If you want a professional tasting buttercream that doesn’t taste like your entire sugar canister exploded in it , then this one should be worth whipping up.
I made the buttercream strawberry , because I am still not over them yet (almost there though!) and vanilla goes so well with strawberry right. They did go so well together !!!
Ingredients
Steps
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Preheat oven to 180 C or 350 F. Line your cupcake pan with paper liners (or grease and flour the cavities well)
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Whisk or sift together the flour , baking powder and salt. Keep aside.
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Cream together the butter and sugar for 5-10 minutes with an electric beater or a wooden spoon until light and fluffy.
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Add the eggs (one at a time) with the vanilla and mix well until incorporated.
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Add 1/3rd of the flour mixture and beat until incorporated.
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Add half of the milk and beat. Add another 1/3rd of flour followed by the remaining milk followed by the last 1/3rd of the flour , beating well each time .
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The batter will be light and fluffy.
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Fill the cupcake liners or cavities about 2/3rd full . Bake at 350 F or 180 C for 20-22 minutes. The top will spring back to your touch and a toothpick inserted will come out clean. Cool for five minutes in the pan , then remove from pan and cool completely before frosting.
Ingredients
Steps
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In a metal bowl (or bowl of your stand mixer) , measure out your egg whites and sugar.Set it over a saucepan with a little water. The bowl should fit snugly and the bottom shouldnt touch the water.
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Heat the saucepan over medium heat while whisking continuously. Do this until all the sugar is dissolved and you can’t feel any granules . This may take 3-5 minutes. The sugar mixture will be frothy and warm.
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Take the bowl off the saucepan and the heat. Using your stand mixer or an electric handheld mixer, beat the sugar and egg white mixture . Beat until soft peaks form and the outside of the bowl is cool to the touch. Add the butter , about a tablespoon at a time , beating until all the butter is incorporated.
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Once all the butter is added , keep beating. The mixture may look curdled at some point. But don’t worry , it ‘ll come together.
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Keep beating until you have smooth , fluffy buttercream.
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Add the strawberry puree and beat until incorporated. If you want vanilla or coloured buttercream , add the extract or colour now.
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Your buttercream is ready!
Also:
- These cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container for upto 2 days in room temperature , 5-6 days in the refrigerator and frozen for two months.
- The buttercream can be stored in an airtight container for a week in the refrigerator or in the freezer for a couple of months, Bring to room temperature and re beat before using.
- The recipe makes enough to pipe simple swirls on 12 cupcakes or such high frosting (as in the pic) for 6 cupcakes.
- The strawberry puree will give you only a light pink colour. For a darker colour , you can use food colouring.
- You can use strawberry jam instead of puree.
These cupcakes turned out to be fabulous (they disappeared in like 5 minutes flat when the box at work was opened!) . The cupcakes are light and that silky frosting is to die for . Yum yum yum!
If you prefer not to have eggs in your baking , then you must try these just as fabulous egg free cupcakes , and pair them with some ganache , fluffy nutella frosting or cream cheese frosting maybe.
Yummy. Can i bake 6 ” cake with the same recipe as a sponge cake ?
Hi Mathu, yes , you can do that…
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All loved the cupcakes here, thank u for such a lovely recipe☺
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How many cupcakes does this recipe yields?
Hi Priya…. this recipe will give you 12 regular sized cupcakes or sometimes upto 15 if your liners are smaller!
Thanks so much☺
Yes Ambika… Crush the oreos and dust with one tablespoon of the flour . fold in at the end ☺
Hi Akshata am planning to make cookies and cream cupcakes, do u think I can fold in some crushed oreos to the batter?
Thank u so much Eleena… happy you liked how they turned out… they are the only vanilla cupcakes i make.. Thanks for the feedback.. keep baking n sharing 🙂
hey…. i tried these cupcakes without the frosting… they are simply awesome… super soft and moist… not too sweet…. just the way i like them.
thanx a ton for sharing this recipe… its the first time i baked cupcakes and they turned out to be so yummy
Thank u so much Eleena… happy you liked how they turned out… they are the only vanilla cupcakes i make.. Thanks for the feedback.. keep baking n sharing 🙂
hey…. i tried these cupcakes without the frosting… they are simply awesome… super soft and moist… not too sweet…. just the way i like them.
thanx a ton for sharing this recipe… its the first time i baked cupcakes and they turned out to be so yummy
🙂 Saira !
Thank u so much Saira… for visiting my page and commenting !!!
Yeah,I am smiling 🙂
Wow,these are the best ones ,i have seen in a while.oh the cupcakes look perfect, and beautiful topping.honestly, I don’t take the effort to comment, bit this I was taken away and sure the next in my to try list, thank you
Yeah,I am smiling 🙂
🙂 Saira !
Thank u so much Saira… for visiting my page and commenting !!!
Wow,these are the best ones ,i have seen in a while.oh the cupcakes look perfect, and beautiful topping.honestly, I don’t take the effort to comment, bit this I was taken away and sure the next in my to try list, thank you