Best Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

12/03/2016 · Updated on: 17/05/2023

Golden memories: Smelling sweetly of butter, sugar and vanilla, these classic little cakes bring you right back to when you were a kid and Mom baked you birthday cupcakes.

Table

Ingredients
Frosting

Ingredients

– 1 cup (225g) caster sugar
– 1 vanilla bean
– 1 3/4 cup (175g) cake flour, not self-raising ~ thats 175g of plain flour, minus 3 1/2 tablespoons and replaced with corn flour
– 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
– 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
– 1/2 teaspoon salt
– 1/4 cup (57g) unsalted butter
– 2 large eggs
– 1/3 cup (75g) full-fat sour cream
– 1/4 cup (60ml) canola/vegetable oil
– 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
– 2/3 cup (160g) whole milk

Frosting

– 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
– 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter
– 2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
– 1 tablespoon milk

Preheat oven at 175degreesC. Bake at 175degreesC for 15mins, then at 135degreesC for 10-15 mins

Sylvia Collins

Hello! I'm Sylvia Collins, a fervent cake lover, recipe creator, and the heart behind my beloved cake recipes blog. For over a decade, I've been on a sweet journey, dedicating my life to the art of cake baking and sharing my passion through my writings. My adventure began with a simple love for cakes and an insatiable desire to express my creativity through baking.