Vanilla Cupcakes aka White Cupcakes

By SewingDragonfly

From Wilton

Ingredients

• 3 cups cake flour sifted
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (for whiter cake use Wilton clear)
• 1 1/4 cups milk

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt: set aside. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Continue beating one minute. Pour into prepared pans filling cups about 2/3 full. Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove from pan and cool completely before decorating.