Magnolia Bakery Vanilla Cupcakes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 line 24 muffin tins with cupcake papers.
• 2 in a small bowl, add the flours; stir to combine; set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter using an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 4 add the sugar gradually and beat for 3 minutes or until fluffy.
• 5 add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 add the dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla.
• 7 with each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated but do not overmix.
• 8 spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling about 3/4 full.
• 9 bake in a 350° oven for 20-25 minutes.
• 10 cool the cupcakes in the tin for 15 minutes.
• 11 remove cakes from the tins and cool on a wire rack before icing.
• 12 ice with tinted vanilla buttercream.