Vanilla Cupcakes

Vanilla cupcakes for Sophie's birthday

"Another trusty recipe!"

These are similar to the chocolate cupcakes - the recipe seems to just "work" everytime I make them! They're really moist and I'm now making so many of these that I can generally judge the right amount to fill the case up so that they don't overfill but aren't too light.

Again - this recipe makes more like 20 cupcakes than the 12-16 the recipe suggests. I made 50 of these for a birthday and only needed to make two and a half times the recipe, with a couple to spare...

How to make vanilla cupcakes

Ingredients:
80g unsalted butter
280g caster sugar
240g plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
240ml milk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2 large eggs

1- Preheat over to 190 degrees centigrade and line one or two deep muffin tins (recipe says it makes 12-16 cupcakes but I found it makes about 20)2- Whisk the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt until it resembles breadcrumbs
3- Mix the milk and eggs in a jug. Add 3/4 to dry mixture, mix and scrape from the sides. Add the remainder and mix until smooth
4- Pour mixture into cases and bake for 18-20 mins. Leave to cool in the tray and cool completely before adding frosting

How to make the vanilla frosting

Ingredients
500g icing sugar
160g unsalted butter
50ml whole milk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Food colouring if required 

1) Beat the icing sugar and butter until sandy
2) Gradually add the milk and vanilla, and whisk again until smooth and light
3) Spoon the icing on to the cupcakes and smooth with a palette knife

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