Basic Vanilla Cupcake Recipe Source –Joyofbaking Yields -12 cupcakes Ingredients needed Butter (unsalted) -1/2 cup / 113 gms Sugar (granulated white sugar) – 2/3 cup /130 gms Egg – 3 Vanilla essence – 1 tsp Zest of 1 lemon (outer yellow skin alone) All purpose flour /maida – 1 1/2 cup/195 gms Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp Milk – 1/4 cup /60 ml (room temperature) Preparation Sieve all purpose flour + baking powder + salt together 3 times. Add lemon zest to it and keep it aside. Preheat the oven at 180 degree C for 15 minutes. Line muffin cups with paper liners. Method In a bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy with an electric or a hand mixer. Then add eggs, one at a time and beat well. Add vanilla essence and mix well. Now gently fold in flour mixture and milk alternatively in 3 additions beginning and ending with flour. Filling the muffin pan Fill muffin cup with the prepared batter only up to 3/4 th. Once baked remove from the oven and leave it to cool. Frost only after the cake has cooled down completely. Frosting recipe Icing sugar – 2 cup /230 grams Unsalted butter – 1/2 cup /113 grams Vanilla essence – 1 tsp Milk – 1-2 tbsp Food colors as desired Method Cream butter until smooth with an electric or a hand mixer. Add vanilla essence and sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add milk and beat again. You can reduce or increase the quantity of milk according to the consistency required. Divide the frosting and add colors of your choice and pipe frosting on top of the cupcake as you like. If you want a flat top, you can cut off the dome of the cupcake with a sharp knife. (I did not do this) Check out useful tips on baking for beginners More Vanilla Cakes Eggless Vanilla Cake (using yogurt) Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake using condensed milk Pressure Cooker Cake Find more Cakes Recipes If you found this post useful, I would really love it if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles today. All it takes is a simple click on the “pin it” “like,” “share,” “tweet,” or Google+ buttons below the post. It will keep me motivated. Thank you! Read More
