Vanilla Cupcakes

By MissiAnn

From King Arthur and very good.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tblsp cake enhancer
• 1-1/2 tsp bkg powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 6 tblsp butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• Frosting
• 6 tblsp butter
• 1/3 cup shortening
• Pinch salt
• 4-5 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup, or so, milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350*
Grease or line 1 cookie sheet
Combine all dry ingredients, grate the butter in, theme mix together as you would pie dough. Whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet, mixing till incorporated. Pour into pan.
Bake for 16-18 minutes. Cool before frosting.
Frosting
Beat the shortening, butter and salt till fluffy and then add the sugar, vanilla and milk till desired consistency.