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Light and fluffy vanilla cupcakes make great treats, and a versatile canvas for even aspiring pastry artists. The ingredients, instructions and little tips and tricks on this page will have you baking the best vanilla cupcakes in no time!
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Vanilla Cupcake Tips
- Use ingredients that are at room temperature.
- Use a shiny muffin pan.
- Line your pan with cupcake liners.
- Spray cupcake liners with a no-stick canola oil cooking spray.
- Cook only one pan at a time.
- Turning your cupcakes halfway baking.
- Avoid overbaking.
- Cool your pan before you use it a second time.
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Tinkerbell Cupcakes
This video demonstrates how to make and how to decorate vanilla cupcakes to use for a Tinkerbell themed birthday party dessert. Notice how to chef smooths the top of the cupcake batter with his finger after placing the batter in the cupcake liners. This ensures a smooth top for the cupcakes.
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Introduction
- Once upon a time, cupcakes were reserved for children's parties. Luckily, those days are long gone. Today, they are used for everything from wedding cakes to everyday dessert.Joy of Baking.com: Vanilla Cupcakes (Fairy Cakes) Recipe Not only are cupcakes easy to make, they are easy to clean up and fun to decorate.
Ingredients
- 2-3/4 to 3 cups flour, either:
- - 1-3/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising) and 1-1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flourMarthaStewart.com: Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes
- - 1-1/2 self-rising flour and 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flourFood Network.com: Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
- - 3 cups cake flour (stirred)About.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- - 3 cups all-purpose flourMarthaStewart.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted or unsalted butter, softened or cut into 1-inch cubesOprah.com: Vanilla Cupcakes MarthaStewart.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup milk (whole or 2%About.com: Vanilla Cupcakes )
- 1 to 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt (1/4 teaspoon salt if using salted butterAbout.com: Vanilla Cupcakes )
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 small mixing bowl
- Standard-size muffin pan (24 cups)
- Electric mixer
- Flour sifter or wire whisk
- Paper cupcake wrappers (optional)
- Oven
- Wire cooling racks
Making Vanilla Cupcakes
- Follow these instructions to make 24 light, fluffy vanilla cupcakes:
Preparations
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F at least 10 to 15 minutes before baking.About.com: Vanilla Cupcakes Cupcakes Take The Cake: Cupcake Tips (July 6, 2005)
- Grease and flour, generously spray with baking oil/flour spray or line with paper 24 standard-size muffin cups and set aside.Recipezaar: Very Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe About.com: Vanilla Cupcakes MarthaStewart.com: Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk or sift the flour, baking powder and salt; then set aside.MarthaStewart.com: Vanilla Cupcakes About.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
Making the Batter
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter until smooth using an electric mixer on medium (about four minutes).Oprah.com: Vanilla Cupcakes MarthaStewart.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- While continuing to mix at medium speed, slowly add the sugar (about 1 tablespoon at a time).Oprah.com: Vanilla Cupcakes About.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- Continue to beat until light and fluffy (about three minutes).Recipezaar: Very Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe Food Network.com: Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
- Add eggs one at a time.Food Network.com: Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcake Recipe Beat well after each addition, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.Oprah.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- Beat in vanilla extract.MarthaStewart.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- Continue to beat on medium-low speed.Oprah.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- Alternately beat in the flour mixture and the milk beginning and ending with flour.Recipezaar: Very Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe MarthaStewart.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- After each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated.Food Network.com: Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
- Don't overmix your batter because it will make your cupcakes chewy.CupcakeRecipes.com: Top Ten Tips for Baking a Perfect Cupcake
Baking and Finishing the Cupcakes
- Spoon the batter into the muffin cups until they are 2/3 to 3/4 full.MarthaStewart.com: Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes Food Network.com: Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
- -To fill a standard size cupcake liner 2/3 full requires 1/4 cup of batter. To fill it 3/4 full it requires 1/3 cup of batter.Cupcakes Take The Cake: Cupcake Tips (July 6, 2005)
- Bake on the center rack of the oven 20 to 25 minutes.MarthaStewart.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- Rotate tins after about 15 minutes.Oprah.com: Vanilla Cupcakes
- You will know the cupcakes are done if a wooden pick or cake tester should comes out clean when inserted in the center of a cupcake.About.com: Vanilla Cupcakes Tops should be soft, but springy.Recipezaar: Very Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe
- Cool cupcakes in the tins for five to 15 minutes.Recipezaar: Very Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe Food Network.com: Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
- Remove the cupcakes from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.MarthaStewart.com: Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes
Tips for Making Vanilla Cupcakes
- Bring all your ingredients to room temperature before making the batter. Cold items can make the batter lumpy and cause you to overmix the batter.CupcakeRecipes.com: Top Ten Tips for Baking a Perfect Cupcake
- Use a shiny pan instead of a dark one that has a no-stick coating.CBS News: The Secrets Of Cupcake Perfection, Taste Of Home Magazine Cupcake Contest Yields Sweet Results (May 25, 2007)
- Using cupcake liners will keep your cupcakes fresher, longer.CBS News: The Secrets Of Cupcake Perfection, Taste Of Home Magazine Cupcake Contest Yields Sweet Results (May 25, 2007)
- You can spray liners with a no-stick canola oil cooking spray to make the cupcakes easier to remove.Cupcakes Take The Cake: Cupcake Tips (July 6, 2005)
- Lightly grease the pan edges if you are making large cupcakes.About.com: Cupcake Tips
- Using a #12 ice cream scoop will help ensure that your cupcakes will be the same size and shape.Homemakers.com: 10 Expert Tips for Making Great Cupcakes
- Use an oven thermometer to check that your oven is baking at the right temperature.Cupcakes Take The Cake: Cupcake Tips (July 6, 2005)
- Keep your oven rack in the middle of the oven.CBS News: The Secrets Of Cupcake Perfection, Taste Of Home Magazine Cupcake Contest Yields Sweet Results (May 25, 2007)
- Cook only one pan of cupcakes at a time.CupcakeRecipes.com: Top Ten Tips for Baking a Perfect Cupcake
- Check your cupcakes after 10 minutes to see if they are cooking evenly.CupcakeRecipes.com: Cupcake Baking Tips
- Turning your cupcakes halfway through will ensure they bake evenly if your oven cooks faster in the back.CupcakeRecipes.com: Cupcake Baking Tips
- Avoid overbaking by checking your cupcakes at the minimum baking time suggested.CBS News: The Secrets Of Cupcake Perfection, Taste Of Home Magazine Cupcake Contest Yields Sweet Results (May 25, 2007) DianasDesserts.com: Tips for Cupcakes
- Cool your pan before you use it to bake a second batch of cupcakes.CupcakeRecipes.com: Top Ten Tips for Baking a Perfect Cupcake
- Cupcakes should be completely cooled before they are frosted.Homemakers.com: 10 Expert Tips for Making Great Cupcakes
- Do not store cupcakes in the refrigerator because it will dry out the cake's moisture.Homemakers.com: 10 Expert Tips for Making Great Cupcakes
- Unfrosted cupcakes can be individually wrapped in plastic and frozen for up to three months.Homemakers.com: 10 Expert Tips for Making Great Cupcakes Cupcakes Take The Cake: Cupcake Tips (July 6, 2005)
Conclusion
- Now that you have your cupcakes, you might want check out Mahalo's pages on how to make buttercream icing, how to make royal icing and how to frost cupcakes. If you made the cupcakes for a holiday celebration, you should check out the numerous pages Mahalo has that are located in the cupcakes section.
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