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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

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Classic Vanilla Cupcakes
   #102683
 Manisha (Switzerland) says:
Easy to make and oh so tasty! Added a little lemon zest for more flavor. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
   #102808
 Lisa (Florida) says:
I did not enjoy these. The bottoms caved in and they were hard, and doughy! They were not sweet enough very disappointed :(
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 Me (Maryland) says:
Finally found a recipe that only makes a dozen cupcakes! Very easy to make but I agree with other posters..a bit flavorless. I only had one egg but they still came out perfect. We'll fill ours with jam to infuse some flavor post-baking. I'll still make again but look for other posters suggestion for increasing taste.
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 Peyton (Illinois) says:
This cupcake recipe is four-star worthy. My outcome was definitely Five-stars. I used 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract on accident, but it worked out just fine. In fact, without my blunder, the cupcakes wouldn't be as good as I wanted it to be.
   #103621
 Melisa (United States) says:
I just made this cupcakes! They're great! I will be using this recipe as my basic recipe from here on out.
   #104121
 Christy (United States) says:
Wow this recipe was DELICIOUS! Made it a second time but I got a bit creative and added two tsp of orange extract and oh my it's my family's new favorite recipe. Thank you!
   #104360
 Molly (Texas) says:
I noticed that for me it made 12 cupcakes and 6 minicupcakes along with it. I made the same recipe I guess I just portioned it differently. Anyone else come up with this amount?
Molly :)
   #104457
 Victoria (Kentucky) says:
I have a question, can you make this into a cake with all the same things to do? THANX!!!!!!!!
   #104746
 Alecya (Oregon) says:
Kendra, to incorporate some fresh raspberries, i crushed them up and then filled the center of the cupcake with them. You could try something like that. As for the actual cupcake I really enjoyed it. Has anyone tried using cake flour to make the cake more moist? If so, let me know how that turned out.
   #104926
 Arthur Kirkland (New Jersey) says:
Hello dearie!! :) these cupcakes are absolutely delicious! They came out just mouth water watering delectable!! Especially after decorating them and prettying them up! Absolutely marvelous! I give you a million thumbs up, love!! Keep up the good work!! Tooda-loo~!!
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 Sushma (Maryland) says:
I baked the cupcakes today and they were great, my 23 month old son loves them.
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 Holli (California) says:
good but a little dry
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 Tam (District of Columbia) says:
Added alot of vanilla (vanilla bean), a box of instant vanilla pudding and a tad more milk. Infused with strawberry filling and used Paula Deens sour cream icing recipe and they were great.
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 Leann (Pennsylvania) says:
I would not use this recipe again. The cupcakes are very heavy and are more like cornbread than a cupcake. They tasted fine with a really sweet frosting, but they weren't very dessert-like.
   #109305
 Katy (Florida) says:
Amazing! I made them with a honey vanilla frosting. They were fluffy, tasty and easy. Thank you for the recipe.

 

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