Vanilla Cupcakes made from scratch should be a staple recipe in every bakers’ arsenal. This recipe makes a small batch perfect to satisfy a craving.

VANILLA CUPCAKES

I first found this recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes in USA Weekend then made a couple adjustments. I love that it only makes 12-18 cupcakes (depending on how full you fill the wells) so you don’t have dozens of cupcakes in your house.

This recipe calls for self rising flour, which I often don’t keep stocked in my pantry. If you don’t either, you can use this hack – whisk 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt into 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour. Boom – self rising flour.

I took a shortcut and used store bought frosting (hey, the cupcakes are from scratch so it’s totally allowed), but if you want to make buttercream, I recommend this one or this one.

Things you may need…
Cupcake pan (I just got this one & love it)
Medium Cookie Scoop (makes portioning out batter so easy)
Pretty cupcake wrappers
Large frosting tips

Vanilla Cupcakes

Melissa Williams | Persnickety Plates

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Ingredients

1 ½ sticks 12 Tbs butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 ½ cup self rising flour*
1 Tb warm water
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a muffin/cupcake pan with cupcake wrappers. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, add the butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Add in the warm water and vanilla extract and mix until just combined.
Starting and ending with an egg, alternate adding eggs and flour, beating until each is thoroughly incorporated.
Evenly divide batter into your prepared cupcake pan. It should make 12-18 cupcakes.
Bake until fully cooked and golden, 15-17 minutes.
Let cool then frost.

Notes

*If you only have all purpose flour, like I did, you can whisk 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt into 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour.

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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Photos updated February 13, 2017

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