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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 11/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 larges eggs,
- Vanilla frosting
- Sprinkles, for decorating
Preparation
Step 1
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees; line the cups of a standard (12-cup) muffing tin with paper liners. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a liquid-measuring cup, mix milk and vanilla; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer onlow speed, add half of dry ingredients, followed by milk-vanilla mixture, then remaining dry ingredients. Do not overmix.
3. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffing cus (a 2-ox ice-cream scoop is good).
4. Place tin on a rimmed baking sheet, bake until a tooth-pick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes 5 minutes in tin, then remove and cool completely on a rack before frosting.
5. Frost cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting; decorate with
sprinkles before frosting dries (to ensure that they stick). The frosted cupcakes are best eaten within 1 day.