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CLASSIC VANILLA CUPCAKES 
1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 cup cold milk

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

In a separate bowl, stir together all dry ingredients. Add to butter mixture; stir in milk.

Place paper cupcake liners in pan. Fill each 2/3 full.

Bake at 350°F for 18 to 24 minutes.

When cooled, frost with your favorite vanilla frosting, if desired.

Yield: 12 cupcakes.

Submitted by: Roof Raiser 101

recipe reviews
Classic Vanilla Cupcakes
   #145026
 Analyssa (New Mexico) says:
Really good with some tweaks. I used cake flour, baking soda, 1 1/4 cup sugar and 3 eggs. Very moist and fluffy.
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 Celina (Pennsylvania) says:
Excellent recipe, I used these for my nieces FROZEN themed birthday with some vanilla blue colored icing. They were a hit, and not to sugary just the right cakey taste.
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 Naved Siddique says:
This is a very nice and tasty recipe as I had try this at home and frost it with icing.... ;-) ;-)
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 Linen (United States) says:
The easiest and best vanilla cupcake recipe I've ever tried. And I've tried several! I have family and friends who ask me to bake for their special occasions and this recipe is my go-to recipe for vanilla cupcakes. You cannot go wrong. It is like a sugar cookie in cupcake form. Give it a try. Fast and easy and perfectly delicious.
   #146791
 Lisa (New Jersey) says:
We made this for a child's birthday and they came out perfect. We added an extra spoon of butter so it wasn't dry. They smell amazing, tasty, and moist.
Delicious!
 #150775
 Tasmin (South Africa) says:
The cupcakes were superb and very tasty!!! I love this recipe!
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 KatyS (New York) says:
Fabulous! I did use cake flour, tender and moist. Good vanilla flavor.
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 Jenny (California) says:
YES! Finally great cupcakes! Follow the recipe to a T and you'll have perfectly soft, moist and puffy cupcakes. These don't flatten when you take them out of the oven. I taste tested them with a bunch of neighbors and everybody gave them a thumbs up. I've been looking for this recipe for years!
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 Jenny (California) says:
This recipe makes delicious cupcakes depending on how long you bake it, its texture varies but very delicious to me and my friends at my school.
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 Rebecca Daisy (Utah) says:
This recipe was super easy to make, but the problem was the taste. My sister thought this was a sugar cookie and I thought it was cornbread. Did we read it wrong or forgot some sugar?
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 Rebecca (South Carolina) says:
This recipe is definitely fool-proof and easy to follow for people who want a quick and easy bake. I added an extra egg (as I do to all my recipes), and about 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and a squeeze of honey to adjust to my taste. I also used buttermilk instead of regular milk (mostly because that's all I had around the house lol). They came out very fluffy and nice, but next time I'll probably use another stick of butter. To me, vanilla cupcakes just aren't real unless you can literally feel the butter lol
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 Eliana (California) says:
Best cupcakes I have ever tasted!!!!!! Everyone at my party loooooved them and I became super addicted to them and thats all I could think about. ;)
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 Tina (Switzerland) says:
Hi there! Your recipe definitely looks simple and fool-proof, would love to give it a try! But I just have one quick question: does the milk have to be cold? Whenever I bake, I make sure all my ingredients are at room temp. Would using cold milk make a big difference (texture/taste)? Thanks!
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 Amber Meagher (Texas) says:
It is a great recipe. I really enjoyed how it tasted!
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 Amanda Piyapanee (Texas) says:
Overall it was a good recipe. I added lemon frosting to add some more flavor.

 

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