Vanilla Cupcakes

How to make perfect fluffy vanilla cupcakes - makes 24 cupcakes.



Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cup of flour
• 2 Tsp of baking powder
• 200 grams of softened butter - put in microwave for 30 seconds
• 1 3/4 cup of Castor sugar - If you don't have any in your cupboards just get your food processor out and blend the normal sugar for about 45 seconds.
• 4 eggs
• 1 Tbsp of vanilla essence
• 1 cup of milk

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius or 356 degrees Fahrenheit.

Then line your two 12-hole muffin trays with 24 cupcake cases.

In a medium size bowl sift your flour and baking powder and then mix together - set aside bowl for later.

In a large bowl cream your softened butter for 2 minutes, it will begin to look pale then add the Castor sugar a third at a time making sure you beat for 1 minute after each addition. After the last addition of Castor sugar, crack one egg in and then mix the mixture for 1 minute - repeat this until all your eggs have been used. Then add the your vanilla extract and mix until well combined.

Add a third of your flour mixture to the your butter mixture then beat on a low speed until well combined then add half of your milk. Repeat until both flour and milk have been used.

Your batter should look like this:

Then put your mixture into your cupcake tins:

And pop them into the oven until they're golden brown! (17-20 minutes)