Who doesn't love cupcakes? These delicious, bite-sized treats are perfect for any occasion, whether you're celebrating a birthday, a holiday, or just want to indulge in something sweet. This plain flour cupcake recipe is easy to make and uses simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. So, let's get started!
Ingredients
For this recipe, you will need: - 1 1/2 cups of plain flour - 1 cup of sugar - 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened - 2 eggs - 2 teaspoons of baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon of salt - 1/2 cup of milk - 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Optional ingredients
- Food coloring - Sprinkles - Frosting
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. 2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. 3. Add in the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. 4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. 5. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, alternating with the milk, until everything is well combined. 6. Stir in the vanilla extract. 7. If you want to add food coloring, do so now and mix until the batter is evenly colored. 8. Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full with the batter. 9. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. 10. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. 11. Once the cupcakes are cool, you can add frosting and sprinkles if you like.
Nutrition
This plain flour cupcake recipe makes about 12 cupcakes. Each cupcake contains approximately: - 200 calories - 7 grams of fat - 32 grams of carbohydrates - 2 grams of protein - 1 gram of fiber - 22 grams of sugar
Tips
- Be sure to use room temperature butter to ensure that it creams properly with the sugar. - Use a measuring cup to ensure that you add the same amount of batter to each cupcake liner. - Don't overfill the cupcake liners, as the batter will rise as it bakes. - If you want to make chocolate cupcakes, simply replace 1/2 cup of flour with cocoa powder. - Don't forget to let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them, or the frosting will melt and slide off.