Vanilla Cupcakes are nice treats to enjoy with friends or satisfy your sugar cravings. Last week I enjoyed those fluffy warm homemade cupcakes with some friends. My mother found this recipe online at cooks.com. So if you would like to savor these delicious cupcakes for you and your family you will need these ingredients.
For the frosting.....
1. 3 3/4 cup of powdered sugar (may use homemade)
2. 1/2 cup of butter
3. 5 tbsp. cream of tartar
4. 1/4 tsp. vanilla
and water to make a stiff mix
Combine all of the ingredients in a large electric mixer bowl and blend it well. Don't forget to experiment with the frosting by adding things like lemon extract, vanilla extract, and more. Next store it in the refrigerator. To use, remove the frosting from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature to soften. Then your frosting is ready to go.
Now for the cupcakes you will need the following........
1. 1/2 cup of softened butter
2. 3/4 to 1 cup of sugar
3. 2 eggs
4. 2 tsp. of vanilla extract
5. 1-1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
6. 1/2 tsp of baking powder
7. 1/4 tsp. of salt
8. 2/3 cup of cold milk
Preheat the oven to 350 0F
Cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Then stir in the vanilla.
In a separate bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients. Next add to the butter mixture; stir in milk.
Bake time: 18-24 minutes.
Yield: 12 cupcakes
After the cupcakes are finished wait about 20-25 minutes before frosting.
Being a new baker, I did not read the whole recipe. What I did was put all of the ingredients in the electric mixer in including the eggs at one time. The whole thing turned out just fine. We put the cupcakes in front of an open window to cool before we frosted them.We even put food coloring on the frosting to give it personality. The cupcakes were fantastic, even though the frosting was a little too sweet for me, and I could barely finish it. But it didn't matter as long as I had a great time with my friends. So if you are just in the mood for cupcakes or are hosting a party these homemade cupcakes are just the right snack to have. Enjoy!
