White Cupcakes

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Basic White Cupcake Recipe

  • 24
  • 15 mins
  • 16 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 c all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 c. shortening or butter
  • 1 2/3 c sugar
  • 5 egg whites
  • 2 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/4 c. milk

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line Muffin cups

In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/3 c at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about 1/3 of mixture at a time, and milk, about 1/2 at a time, beating just until blended.

Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.

Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks to cool. Frost with desired frosting.

Mini cupcakes:
Prepare batter as above. Bake for 12-16 minutes. Makes 72 cupcakes.

cal 180; fat 7g; sat fat 2g; chol 0mg; sod 125mg; carb 26g; prot 2g; 1/2 starch; 1 other carb; 1 1/2 fat; carb choice: 2