Best Vanilla Birthday Cupcakes
These are the best Vanilla Birthday Cupcakes and recipe for serving on their special occasion. They have the perfect texture they are moist and made with butter, and can be decorated in so many ways.
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 460kcal
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup of whole milk
Frosting
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In electric mixer, cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
- In Medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt.
- Alternate Dry mix into butter mixture and alternate with milk.
- Scrape bowl and mix again. Just until smooth. The longer you mix the tougher the cupcake.
- Bake 18 - 22 minutes just until cakes bounce back when touched. Do no over bake.
- Take out of oven and leave in pan 5 minutes and remove from pan.
- Mix butter, sugar one cup at a time, salt and Vanilla. Beat 3 - 5 minutes.
- Frost and decorate when cupcakes are cool.
- I used a piping bag and Wilton 1 M tip.
Notes
I like to use a 1M tip because the ridges in the swirl help hold the sprinkles on.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 249mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 768IU | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg