Danielle's Kitchen

These are the cupcakes from HEAVEN!  Oprah has even had these on her show.  They are SOOOOOOOOO yummy.  The only basic cake recipe you'll ever need.

Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (the GOOD stuff)

Instructions:
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix on low speed until combined.

Add butter, mixing until just coated with flour.

In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla.

With mixer on medium speed, add wet ingredients in 3 parts, scraping down sides of bowl before each addition; beat until ingredients are incorporated, be careful not to overbeat.

Divide batter evenly among liners, filling about two-thirds full.

Bake at 325 degrees, rotating pan halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 17 to 20 minutes.

This yields 30 cupcakes.

My Notes:
For a lighter, fluffier cupcake I decided to sift the dry ingredients together. I also used superfine bakers sugar, another way to get a more delicate cupcake.

Although the recipe doesn't specify, I find softened butter works best. I let mine sit out until it's at room temperature.

I did have two of these overflow in the liners, so be careful not to fill these too high! All of my additional steps to make a moist cupcake made for a soft & a bit sticky cupcake, so spraying the liners Is a good idea.  Also whenever I make anything with liners I only use the METAL kind!!!

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