Best Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

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Ingredients
10
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Nutrition
443
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of softened butter
  • 2 cups of granulated sugar
  • 3 cups of sifted cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup of whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • you will end up with enough extra batter. i make a loaf cake out of the excess which comes out like a butter lb cake. i cook the loaf, cool it and wrap it in saran wrap and freeze for later.

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place cupcake inserts into a muffin pan.
  3. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.
  4. Cream your butter in a separate mixing bowl and add sugar.
  5. Blend sugar and butter together for at least 3 minutes, scraping down the sides.
  6. Add one egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
  7. Once the batter is well-blended, add one cup of flour and blend and then add a half a cup of the cream and blend.
  8. Repeat flour then cream.
  9. Add the extracts and blend quickly until smooth.
  10. Spoon the batter into the cupcake cups, filling to 1/2 full.
  11. Save the leftover batter!
  12. Place in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until firm.
  13. Remove from oven and cool in the pan.
  14. Frosting:
  15. 4 cups of powdered sugar
  16. 1 stick of butter
  17. 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  18. 3 tsp of water or milk or cream
  19. Blend all together and spread over cupcakes.
  20. I cut a hole in a ziplock baggie and insert a frosting tip. Tilting the bag with your hand, fill up the bottom of the bag with the frosting and twist the top tightly so that the frosting moves towards the tip. In the picture, you'll see that I used a star tip and just made a swirl or snail type of design and sprinkled just a few round candies on top for color.
  21. If you use water instead of milk or cream, your frosting will dry nicely and give each bite a nice little crunch. I let my cupcakes dry overnight. I just cover them with cellophane as in the picture above.
  22. If you use cream, your frosting will be softer in texture. Using milk is a standard ingredient for a basic buttercream frosting. I don't think that it matters at all to the children who get to eat the cupcakes.
  23. *** .... They have free recipe pamphlets to download.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 442.85 Kcal (1854 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.23g 31%
Cholesterol 106.33mg 35%
Sodium 125.41mg 5%
Potassium 198.42mg 4%
Total Carbs 61.17g 20%
Sugars 33.42g 134%
Dietary Fiber 0.71g 3%
Protein 5.04g 10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 2.8mg 16%
Calcium 79.1mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 388.92 Kcal (1628 kJ)
Calories from fat 159.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.77g 31%
Cholesterol 93.38mg 35%
Sodium 110.14mg 5%
Potassium 174.25mg 4%
Total Carbs 53.72g 20%
Sugars 29.35g 134%
Dietary Fiber 0.62g 3%
Protein 4.42g 10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 2.5mg 16%
Calcium 69.4mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.4
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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