Very Vanilla Cupcakes

Name: Very Vanilla Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/3 cups cake flour; 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup whole milk; FROSTING:; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 3 teaspoons clear vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; Paste food coloring, optional; Colored sprinkles and nonpareils

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8 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Michelle Dorsey, Wilmington, Delaware

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Apr. 21, 2023

Everyone loves a vanilla cupcake. My recipe is a vanilla lovers dream—it's a vanilla cupcake topped with vanilla buttercream. To get ultimate flavor I suggest using pure vanilla extract. —Michelle Dorsey, Wilmington, Delaware

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Very Vanilla Cupcakes

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Yield:2 dozen

Prep:15 min

Cook:20 min

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Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/3 cups cake flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole milk
frosting:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
Paste food coloring, optional
Colored sprinkles and nonpareils

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Directions

1
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.

2
Fill 24 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
3
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. If desired, tint with food coloring. Frost cupcakes. Decorate as desired.