Having experimented with different variations of vanilla cupcakes, I came across this 'Simple white cake' recipe from allrecipes.com which had well over 750 reviews, all which were positive. It's also a recipe that is easily adaptable for cupcakes and different flavour experimentation too. I'm mid baking at the moment so well see how they turn out, i'm hoping to go for light, fluffy and not too dense. There's nothing worse than a dense tasting cupcake that's feel heavy. I noticed that in some UK 'fairy cake' recipes they don't use milk, which i think is the magic ingredient.
Recipe by Scottosman on Allrecipes.com
Ingredients (makes 12 cupcakes)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 drops food coloring, or as needed (optional)
Directions
- Cream room temperature butter with a hand mixer, the paddle attachment of a stand mixer, or a wooden spoon until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated. Beat in vanilla extract.
- Pour in milk and beat for an additional 3-4 minutes. Add food coloring, if using, and beat for thirty seconds until smooth or until desired color is reached.
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