Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

This recipe is really simple and works every time. I followed this recipe and made pumpkin decorated cupcakes. Basically, I made cupcakes that looked
like pumpkins. I have put how to make pumpkin cupcakes below the recipe 🙂

 

 

VANILLA CUPCAKES

  • 2 1/2 cups(325g) all purpose flour
  • 2 cups (414g) sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup (240ml) milk
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup (240ml) water

VANILLA FROSTING

  • 1/2 cup (112g) salted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup (95g) shortening
  • 4 cups (460g) powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 23 tbsp (30-45ml) water or milk

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
2. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to a large mixer bowl and combine. Set aside.
3. Add the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and eggs to a medium sized bowl and combine.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and beat until well combined.
5. Slowly add the water to the batter and mix on low speed until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to make sure everything is well combined. Please note that the batter will be very thin.
6. Fill the cupcake liners about half way and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
7. Remove the cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for 2 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
8. To make the frosting, combine the butter and shortening in a large mixer bowl and mix until smooth.
9. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
10. Add the vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon of water or milk and mix until smooth.
11. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
12. Add remaining water or milk as needed and mix until smooth.

Pumpkin Cupcakes:

1. Follow the recipe above until you get to step #6.

2. Before step #6, mix orange food coloring into the batter.

3. Continue on with the recipe and add green food coloring to about 1/5 of the of the frosting. Add orange food coloring to 4/5 of the frosting and decorate as shown in the picture. If you have piping bags, use them! It’ll make the cupcakes look more like pumpkins. 🎃

Tips:

If you don’t have shortening for the frosting, you can substitute it for 1/2 cup (a stick) of butter

 

Start with 1 tablespoon of water or milk for the frosting. I ended up only using 1 tablespoon last time I followed this recipe. Of course, the consistency of your frosting is up to you!

 

I hope you enjoyed 👍