Perfect vanilla cupcakes with American buttercream
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Servings:
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (best quality available)
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter unsalted and room temperature
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (best quality available)
  • 2-3 tablespoon heavy cream, half and half or milk
Directions
  1. Preheat oven 350 F.
  2. Cream sugar and butter together in mixer.
  3. Add eggs (one at a time) and vanilla, and beat well, being sure to scrape sides of bowl.
  4. Sift together flour and baking powder.
  5. Add, alternately, the flour and milk to the butter mixture.
  6. Use an ice cream scoop to properly size your cupcakes and scoop mixture into 24 cupcake liners.
  7. Bake 20 minutes.
  8. In the bowl of a stand mixer using a paddle attachment, soften the butter.
  9. Add in the other ingredients and mix until combined.
  10. If the buttercream is too soft, place the bowl in the refrigerator until stiff.
  11. If the buttercream is too stiff, simply continue to mix with the paddle attachment until your preferred consistency is met.
  12. Color buttercream with a gel food coloring.