Basic Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375f or 190c; line muffin cups with papers.
• Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy (make sure the butter is room temp so the mixture doesn't clump) . Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Add flour (mixed with baking powder and salt) alternating with milk beat well; stir in vanilla.
• Divide evenly among pans and bake for 18 minutes. Let cool in pans and enjoy! :).

Steps:

• Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the granulated sugar and beat until creamy, about 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with the milk. Beat until just combined.
• Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Bake until the tops spring back when pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to the rack to cool completely.
• Make the frosting: Beat the butter, confectioners' sugar and salt in a bowl with a mixer on medium speed until just combined. Increase the mixer speed to medium high, add the vanilla and beat until creamy, 3 minutes. Beat in the milk until fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Spread the frosting on the cupcakes. Decorate as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place all ingredients in a bowl and beat together until mixture is smooth.
• Line muffin pan.
• Half fill each muffin paper with batter.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Frost as desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and fill a 12 cupcake tray with cases.
• Using an electric whisk beat 110g softened butter and 110g golden caster sugar together until pale and fluffy then whisk in 2 large eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Add ½ tsp vanilla extract, 110g self-raising flour and a pinch of salt, whisk until just combined then spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases.
• Bake for 15 mins until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make the buttercream, whisk 150g softened butter until super soft then add 300g icing sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.
• Whisk together until smooth (start off slowly to avoid an icing sugar cloud) then beat in 3 tbsp milk.
• If wanting to colour, stir in the food colouring now. Spoon or pipe onto the cooled cupcakes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F Line 18 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• Combine milk and vanilla. Set aside.
• On medium speed, beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar. Beat 2 minutes.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended.
• Alternately beat in reserved flour mixture with milk mixture. Starting and ending with flour.
• Divide batter among liners.
• Bake 15-18 mins or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes Transfer to racks to cool completely.