Vanilla Cupcakes

Hey guys, first of all i have to apologise 

due to the long gap since my last post

I was very busy lately due to exams, tests and all

But now, i'm back ;)

So today, i'm sharing my foolproof vanilla cupcake with a delicious 

vanilla buttercream recipe with you.

Makes 12 individual cupcakes

Ingredients:

For the Cupcake batter

125g unsalted butter (at room temperature)

125g self-raising flour

115g caster sugar

1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract 

2 tbsp milk

For the vanilla buttercream 

125 g unsalted butter

150g icing sugar 

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsbp milk

Tips:

1. All your ingredients should be at room temperature including eggs and butter

2. Use pure vanilla extract for better flavour

3. use an ice-cream scoop to fill your paper cases so as the cupcakes rise evenly

4. sift all your dry ingredients to avoid any lumps

5. Scrape down the sides of your bowl so that everything is well mixed

5. avoid overmixing as your cupcakes will turn out to be tough

5. Use good quality unsalted butter for the frosting as it provides better taste

For the cupcake batter

Preheat your oven at 180 degrees celcius

prepare a muffin pan with paper cases

In the bowl of your stand mixer, sift your flour and bicarbonate soda

add the soft unsalted butter and the eggs

mix on low for 1 minute 

increase the speed on medium and mix for 2 minutes

mix your vanilla extract into your milk and pour it into your batter

mix on low speed for 30 seconds

Evenly distribute your batter in your paper cases with the help of an ice-cream scoop

Bake your cupcakes at 180 degrees celcius for 18-20 minutes

or until a skewer comes out clean

For the frosting

Sift your icing sugar to avoid lumps

In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat your soft unsalted butter on medium 

speed

 for 5-7 minutes, (yes

i know that's a long time but that's what makes the frosting so soft, light and airy)

Add 1/3 of  the icing sugar

mix on low speed

increase the speed to medium and beat for 1 minute

Add 1/3 of the icing sugar again and mix starting on low

speed 

At this stage, add 1 tbsp of milk and continue to beat for 30 seconds

add the remaining icing sugar and continue to beat, your buttercream should

be very pale at this stage

Add the remaining milk and your pure vanilla extract

and continue to beat for 2 minutes

Make sure your cupcakes are finally cooled down before

frosting them

With the help of a piping bag or a ziplock bag, 

decorate your cupcakes with that delicious

buttercream frosting 

In my case, i've used a wilton 2D tip and some flowers made

of fondant for the decoration.

So here it is, finally done :)

Now you can taste a very good cupcake made on your

own from scratch 

Until then happy cooking :)