Go Back
–+ servings
vanilla cupcakes topped with white frosting arranged on a wooden platter and in the foreground
Print Recipe
4.14 from 15 votes

Perfect American Vanilla Cupcakes

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Servings: 22 cupcakes
Calories: 152kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups (350 g) flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup (112 g) butter at room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 vanilla bean, the scraped out seeds thereof or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) milk at room temperature

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-sized bowl and set aside. Add the vanilla to the milk.
  • Beat the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy (3-5 minutes). Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until incorporated.
  • Add one third of the flour mixture to the butter-egg mixture and beat on low until well combined. Add one third of the vanilla milk and beat on low until well combined. Repeat procedure with the remaining flour and milk mixtures, scraping the bowl between additions.
  • Fill cupcake liners two thirds full with batter. Bake for 16-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely in tins on a wire rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 152kcal