Vanilla Cupcakes

Watch this video to see how to make them!

VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH ERMINE FROSTING (Makes 12)

CUPCAKE

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising cake flour

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 cup milk

114g room-temp. butter

1 cup sugar

2 room-temp. eggs

Instructions

1. Line a 12-cup muffin pan.

2. Whisk together flour and salt.

3. Stir vanilla into milk.

4. Cream butter with hand mixer. Add sugar in three additions, beat 1 minute on high after each.

5. Add eggs one at a time, beat on medium speed until creamy after each addition.

Preheat your oven at this point to 190 degrees C.

6. Add the flour mixture to the batter, alternating with the milk in 4 additions. Start and end with flour, folding with a spatula after each addition.

7. With an ice-cream scoop, divide the batter between the muffin cups.

8. Bake for 20-25 minutes until toothpick inserted into center comes out with few crumbs. I lowered the temperature to 180 degres C 2/3 of way into baking.

9. Completely cool cupcakes by transferring them to a plate.

FROSTING

Ingredients

2 1/4 tbsp. flour

pinch of salt

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sugar

115g room-temp. butter

1/2 tsp. vanilla

4 drops red food colouring

sprinkles

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk together sifted flour, salt, milk, and sugar. Continue whisking and heating until the mixture thickens to a pudding-like consistency.

2. Cool the pudding-like mixture completely. Add butter a little at a time, beating well with a hand mixer after each addition.

3. Add the vanilla extract and food colouring and beat. The finished mixture should be a light and fluffy frosting.

4. Transfer the cream to a piping bag fitted with a star tip and pipe swirls on the cooled cupcake, I went from the center outwards.

5. Sprinkle with sprinkles.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from keyingredients: https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/879055033/basic-vanilla-cupcakes/

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