Cupcakes Americana
A single recipe of our Basic Vanilla Cake can yield dozens of cupcakes — and they’ll bake and cool quickly. Add appropriate decorations to create these Fourth of July-inspired treats!
Ingredients
Basic Vanilla Cake:
1.5 cup(s) sifted cake flour
1.5 teaspoon(s) baking powder
.25 teaspoon(s) salt
.5 cup(s) (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup(s) sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
.5 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
.5 cup(s) whole milk
Directions
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Beat in the butter one heaping 1/4 teaspoonful at a time, using an electric mixer set on low speed, until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
Beat in the sugar a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture resembles fine damp sand. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and milk, beat on medium-high, just until blended. Do not over beat.
Divide the batter among two lined 24-cup mini-muffin pans. Bake about 10 minutes. Cool and ice with our Fluffy Butter Frosting.
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