These amazing vanilla cupcakes are so easy and quick to make, are super light and fluffy. The vanilla cupcake batter comes together in a blender in less than one minute. The buttercream frosting swirled on top of the vanilla cupcakes makes them perfect for any celebration, and adds that essential sweet, creamy component.
For the cupcakes
(Makes 12 - 14 cupcakes)
180g (1½ sticks) Melted butter
150g (¾ cup) Sugar
2 Large eggs
230g (plain flour
200g (¾ cup) Milk
3 tsp Baking powder
1 tbsp Vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
Sprinkles, if desired
For the frosting
220g Soft butter
220g Powdered sugar
¼ tsp Salt
2 tsp Vanilla extract
Prepare you cupcake pan and preheat your oven
Line a your cupcake pan with cupcake liners. This recipe makes 12-14 large vanilla cupcakes.
Preheat your oven to 320°F (160°C).
Make the cupcake batter
Add the following ingredients to a blender in this EXACT order:
Milk
Melted butter
2 eggs
Vanilla extract
Sugar
plain flour
Baking powder
Pinch of salt
Blend on medium/high for just a few seconds (Please watch the video for visuals). It's important you don't blend but pulse the batter! So pulse for 2 to 3 seconds, stop, pulse again. Don't pulse more than 4 times. In total, blend for 8 to 10 seconds tops!
Your flour mixture most probably won't be fully combined with the batter, so unplug your blender and take a spatula and finish mixing it by hand (see video). Remember to scrape the bottom and sides of your blender jug.
Bake the cupcakes
Pour the batter directly in the prepared cupcake pan and bake the cupcakes at 320°F (160°C) for 20 - 22 minutes. As usual do the toothpick test, if there's no wet crumbs your cupcakes are ready. Don't overbake!
Allow the cupcakes to cool for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
Make the buttercream frosting
Combine the softened butter, powder sugar and vanilla. Mix on medium high until well combined.
Frost the cupcakes
Once the vanilla cupcakes are cool, frost and top with sprinkles.
If you’re using a high powered blender, blend on medium and make sure to not over mix your blender. As soon as the ingredients combine, stop blending! It should take in total 10 - 15 seconds, tops.
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