No-Fail Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
A simple recipe with ingredients you most likely already have in your cupboard, that helps you level up your cupcake game!
Ingredients
Vanilla Cupcakes
- 115 grams sunflower oil
- 3 eggs
- 290 grams self-raising flour
- 250 grams granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 270 grams milk
- pinch salt
Vanilla Buttercream
- 500 grams icing sugar
- 160 grams unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoon whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Vanilla Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 170°C and line two cupcake trays with 24 cupcake papers.
- Add the oil, sugar and eggs to a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and mix until well combined.
- Sift the flour and salt together, and add this to the egg mixture, beat briefly on high speed until combined.
- Add the vanilla to the milk and slowly add this to the flour mixture, while the beater is going. Continue until all of the milk has been added. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again to ensure everything is well combined and there are no lumps.
- Pour the mixture into a jug and fill the cupcake papers ¾ of the way. Bake in a preheated oven for about 12 to 15 minutes or until cooked. Allow the cupcakes to cool.
Vanilla Buttercream
- To make the frosting, combine the butter and the icing sugar in a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until combined.
- Add the vanilla to the cream and slowly add this to the icing sugar mixture, while beating on high speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is mixing evenly.
- Continue mixing until the frosting is fluffy, add to your piping bag fitted with your chosen nozzle. Pipe and decorate your cupcakes.
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