Homemade Yellow Cupcakes

Perfect for birthday parties, baby showers, and bake sales, these homemade yellow cupcakes are super easy and can be frosted with your favorite icing.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 161 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup milk
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 2

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl until well blended.

Step 3

Combine sugar and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until combined, about 2 minutes. Pour into the flour mixture and beat, while adding milk, until just blended. Don't overmix. Fill the prepared muffin cups with batter, 2/3 to 3/4 full.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.