Simple Vanilla Cupcake

One of the things that I’m always messing with is cupcakes. It’s the never-ending quest for all the best versions. I’m quite fussy about cupcakes. I have tried numerous recipes over the past few years.

These easy vanilla cupcakes are so simple to make so even baking beginners will be able to make them easily and you can decorate them however you like! Decorate them with butter icing and add sprinkles to make them just a little bit fancy.

Don’t let the lack of party occasion deter you from letting your baking creativity run wild. Why not whip up a batch of lovely home-made cupcakes today? This simple cupcake recipe makes a batch of 24 cupcakes so you have plenty of cakes to decorate. Use an ice cream scoop to divide the mixture between all the paper cases to make sure you have an even amount of mixture in each cupcake case so that they would rise to the same height. These cupcakes are ideal for making with children but beware, it might get messy!

Simple Vanilla Cupcake

(Adapted from Genius Kitchen)

Ingredients

2 cups flour

½ tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

½ cup butter – softened

¾ cup sugar (add more if you like it sweeter)

2 whole eggs

1 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.

Mix the flour with baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture alternating with milk. Stir in the vanilla essence. Beat until smooth.

Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until they are 3/4 full, not all the way to the top and bake for 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. 

Leave the cupcakes to cool in the tins for 10 minutes then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.