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Vanilla Cupcakes

Adapted from Rose Atwater
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • 1 Cake Release Spray

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 Cup Whole Milk
  • 2 1/2 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1 Cup Cake Flour
  • 2 Tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter, Room Temp
  • 2 3/4 Cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 Tbs Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  • Prepare three 8-inch cake pans by coating the bottoms & sides with cake release spray.
  • In a small bowl, mix the milk & heavy cream. In a medium bowl, sift the all-purpose and cake flours and baking powder. Then set aside.
  • (Tip: IF you don't have a sifter or strainer you can mix & fluff your dry ingredients with a whisk to get the same aerated effect as sifting.)
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter using an electri mixer on medium speed until it's soft and light (about 2 minutes). Add sugar & salt and mix until the mixutre is light in color and fluffy (about 2 minutes)
  • On the low setting, mix in one-third of the flour mixture. Add half of the milk mixture & mix until just combined. Then add another third of the flour mixutre. Repeate with the remaining milk and flour mixture. Be careful no to over mix!
  • Pour the batter carefully into the cupcake pan
  • Bake 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  • Let the cupcakes cool for 10 minutes