Golden Vanilla Dream Cupcake from Sweetopia

By svarjan

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from sweetopia.net

Preparation

Step 1

Makes approximately 24 cupcakes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

In a mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy (a few minutes).

Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in vanilla.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Stir dry mixture into wet (butter) mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 3 of buttermilk.

Using an ice cream scoop or 1/4 cup measurer, scoop batter into a muffin tin lined with cupcake liners.

Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes, until cake tester(toothpicks or skewers work well too), inserted in center comes out clean.

Let cool in muffin tins for about 5 minutes, then remove and let cool completely before adding icing.