Name: Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting recipe by Bhavita Singh at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: For Cupcakes-; All purpose flour/maida- 2 ½ cups; Unsalted butter(softened)- 150 grams; Sugar- 1 ½ cups; Eggs- 2; Baking powder- 2 ½ tsp; Salt- ¼ tsp; Vanilla extract- 2 tsp; Milk- 1 ¼ cups; Vanilla bean- 1 (optional); For frosting-; Unsalted butter(softened)- 200 grams; Powdered sugar- 2-3 cups; Vanilla extract- 2 tsp; Salt- 1/4 tsp; Vanilla bean- 1-2 (optional); Milk- 2-3 tsp (more if required)

ABOUT Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting RECIPE

Simple, fluffy cupcakes and an equally simple and fluffy buttercream frosting with lots of vanilla.

Ingredients Serving: 24

For Cupcakes-
All purpose flour/maida- 2 ½ cups
Unsalted butter(softened)- 150 grams
Sugar- 1 ½ cups
Eggs- 2
Baking powder- 2 ½ tsp
Salt- ¼ tsp
Vanilla extract- 2 tsp
Milk- 1 ¼ cups
Vanilla bean- 1 (optional)
For frosting-
Unsalted butter(softened)- 200 grams
Powdered sugar- 2-3 cups
Vanilla extract- 2 tsp
Salt- 1/4 tsp
Vanilla bean- 1-2 (optional)
Milk- 2-3 tsp (more if required)

Instructions

reheat oven to 175 C. Line a 12 cup, cupcake tray with cupcake liners, keep aside. In a bowl, add flour, salt and baking powder, mix and keep aside. Scrape the vanilla bean to remove seeds, keep aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large bowl if using a hand mixer Add butter and beat till smooth, Add sugar and beat well Add eggs and and vanilla bean seeds, if using; beat to combine Add the flour mixture, milk and vanilla and mix
Pour batter into cupcake moulds till 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes or until done. It’s done when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean
For the frosting- Place butter in a large bowl, beat until smooth and fluffy; add powdered sugar one cup at a time and beat until smooth.
Add the vanilla extract, salt and vanilla bean seeds, if using, and again beat well till nice and smooth and fluffy.
Add milk to adjust the consistency of the frosting, if it’s too loose add more sugar and if it’s too stiff, add milk to thin it out. Frost cupcakes as desired.

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