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Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

This is the best vanilla cupcake recipe! These cupcakes are so light and fluffy, and the perfect sweetness. They bake up perfectly every time.

Vanilla Cupcakes

Stevie G
Delicious vanilla cupcakes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course cupcakes
Cuisine South African
Servings 12
Calories 451 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 200 g butter melted
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 12 - 20 paper cupcake cups

Vanilla icing

  • 125 grams butter soft at room temperature
  • 3 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 170°C/350°F.
  • Mix together butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs.
  • Sift together dry ingredients and work into the butter mixture.
  • Use a blender to mix dry ingredients into butter mixture, alternating with milk.
  • Add vanilla and spoon into cupcake paper cups, only ⅔ full.
  • Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
  • Cool down completely before decorating.

Vanilla icing

  • Mix together the soft butter with icing sugar using a large spoon.
  • When lump free and smooth, add vanilla.
  • Spread over cupcakes and sprinkle with colourful sprinkles or a glazed cherry.

Nutrition

Calories: 451kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 3gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 311mgPotassium: 49mgFiber: 1gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 733IUCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg
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