Vanilla Cupcakes

By mitzzy

These are great cupcakes for anytime of the year!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites from large eggs
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
2-Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Mix at low speed for 2 minutes. Scrape bowl. Add egg whites and mix at high speed until fluffy and smooth, approximately 2 minutes.
3-Fill liners 1/2 to 2/3 full of batter. Do not overfill. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
4-Cool 10 minutes in pans then remove from pan, and place on wire racks to cool completely.
5-Frost and decorate your vanilla cupcakes as desired.