How to make the best vanilla cupcakes

Easy & delicious cupcakes!

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Preheat your oven to 180°C/360°F.

First, cream your butter and sugar.

First, cream your butter and sugar.

Cream it VERRRRRRRRRY VERRRRRRRRRY WELL. Like reeaaaaaaaaally long. Maybe even 10-12 minutes. Until all the sugar is dissolved.

Cream it VERRRRRRRRRY VERRRRRRRRRY WELL. Like reeaaaaaaaaally long. Maybe even 10-12 minutes. Until all the sugar is dissolved.

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This is how it should somehow look like.

This is how it should somehow look like.

Mix your egg with the yolk.

Mix your egg with the yolk.

The add it to the butter mixture along with vanilla. I used vanilla bean paste which gives a deeper, more delicious vanilla flavor. Usual vanilla extract would work just fine as well. :)

The add it to the butter mixture along with vanilla. I used vanilla bean paste which gives a deeper, more delicious vanilla flavor. Usual vanilla extract would work just fine as well. :)

Cream! For about another 5-7 minutes.

Cream! For about another 5-7 minutes.

Then add your flour, baking powder and milk at the same time at low speed. Literally for just 10 seconds. It doesn't matter if its not fully incorporated.

Then add your flour, baking powder and milk at the same time at low speed. Literally for just 10 seconds. It doesn't matter if its not fully incorporated.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Fill it in a piping bag. (You could skip this and fill them with a cookie scoop or just tablespoons)

Fill it in a piping bag. (You could skip this and fill them with a cookie scoop or just tablespoons)

Fill them up!

Fill them up!

Bake for 12-14 minutes.

Bake for 12-14 minutes.

POOF. :D

POOF. :D

Ta da!  Excuse my ugly dirty finger please. I was working with fondant. :/

Ta da! Excuse my ugly dirty finger please. I was working with fondant. :/

Frost or decorate to your liking. Enjoy! :)

Frost or decorate to your liking. Enjoy! :)

  • 1/2c Butter, room temperature
  • 2/3c Sugar
  • 1/2c Flour
  • 1.0tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2tsp Salt
  • 1.0 Egg (large)
  • 1.0 Egg yolk
  • 3/8c Milk
  • 2.0tsp Vanilla extract