Vanilla Cupcake with Buttercream Frosting

Okayyy~ Might as well update some more now that it's the weekend and I'm kinda free(?)


I've made this quite a while back because I was bored and really needed to be in the kitchen to meddle around with my flours, eggs, butter and sugar. <3

So here goes!

Pre-heat Oven at 180C/350F

Ingredient list
~ Vanilla Cupcake ~
- 113g(1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract/flavoring/essence
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup milk

~Buttercream Frosting~
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 113g(1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract/flavoring/essence
- 2 to 3 tbsp milk


Instructions!*Bishi Bashi voice*
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1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
2. Beat in one egg at a time and mix well, followed by the vanilla essence
3. Add flour and milk alternately, starting with flour and ending with flour. (flour milk flour milk flour)
4.Fill your lined cupcake/muffin pan up till 2/3 full
5. Pop them into a preheated oven of 180C, and bake them for 20 minutes.
While them babies are baking , Let's make the buttercream frosting
B.C 1. Cream icing sugar and butter together until creamy
B.C 2. Add vanilla extract and milk and mix well
*Optional* Add any other flavorings or colors that you want to have. :D

6. After 20 minutes, remove from oven and let it cool completely till room temperature.
7. When it is cooled to room temperature, prepare your piping bag with your favorite nozzle and start decorating them babies!

These can be stored in the fridge for a maximum of 3 days. But best to eat it fresh on the same day.

Enjoy them lovelies as breakfast, with afternoon tea and even a simple sweet dinner treat. You can also pack them up and give them as small food gifts to family, friends and colleagues!

If you do make them and decorated them with icing, Share your photos with us! We'll post them up and share our cute and pretty icing decorations, as well as techniques on piping and decoration! :D

With Much Love,
Sheila <3