Old Fashioned Cupcakes

Name: Old Fashioned Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising); 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes; 4 large eggs; 1 cup whole milk; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Old-Fashioned Frosting; 1 cup butter, room temperature; 8 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons other flavoring

14 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Old-Fashioned Frosting
1 cup butter, room temperature
8 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons other flavoring

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside.
2

Combine in a bowl both flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix on low speed until combined for about 3 minutes. Add in cubed butter, mixing until just coated with flour.
3

Add eggs 1 at a time until combined. Slowly add milk and vanilla to batter until completely mixed scraping down the bowl as you mix.
4

Scoop batter into baking cups filling about 2/3 full. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.
5

Cool and decorate with Old Fashioned Frosting.
6

Frosting: Cream softened butter and add 4 cups sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat with paddle attachment until smooth gradually add the rest of sugar to reach frosting consistency*.
7

*Cook's Note: Add more sugar to get this consistency.