Moist Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe
A simple vanilla cupcake for any occasion! So moist, fluffy, and delicious you'll make them every week!
Equipment
- Cupcake liners
- Cupcake pan
- Piping bag
- Stand mixer
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1⅔ cup all-purpose flour 213g
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200g
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter 170g, melted
- 3 egg whites room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 15mL
- ½ cup sour cream 120mL, room temperature
- ½ cup whole milk 120mL, warm
For the Vanilla Buttercream:
- 2 pound confectioners sugar 900g, sifted
- 1 pound unsalted butter 450g, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 tsp whole milk
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake papers in a cupcake pan.
- Sift the flour, sugar salt, baking soda and powder into a large bowl, and whisk together.
- Separate the eggs. You can use the yolks for a custard or a batch French buttercream.
- In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until combined. (The batter may be clumpy, do not worry!)
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Distribute the batter evenly into cupcake papers, filling each paper with about 2/3 the way up.
- Bake for about 18 minutes or until centers are springy to the touch.
For the Buttercream:
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the room temperature butter. Add in the confectioners sugar in two batches. Add salt, milk, cream and vanilla. Mix until fluffy.
- Transfer to a piping bag.
- Pipe a large dollop of buttercream on each cupcake.
Notes
- Feel free to modify this frosting recipe! I especially love to make these cupcakes with a dollop of Italian meringue buttercream on top as it’s less sweet and lighter (tasting not calories) than American buttercream or other frosting options. I give plenty of ideas in the section above, “Which Type Of Frosting Is Best For Vanilla Cupcakes?”
Nutrition
Calories: 624kcal Carbohydrates: 80g Protein: 3g Fat: 34g Saturated Fat: 21g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 9g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 90mg Sodium: 116mg Potassium: 57mg Fiber: 0.4g Sugar: 69g Vitamin A: 1046IU Vitamin C: 0.1mg Calcium: 52mg Iron: 1mg