VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH BUTTERCREAM ICING
While you can certainly serve these classic vanilla cupcakes frosted with Swiss Meringue Buttercream as is, kids will love transforming them into festive clowns using gumdrops, cinnamon candy, and sprinkles.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes
Yield Makes 24
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with liners; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated; scrape down sides of bowl, and beat in vanilla.
- Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl.
- Divide batter evenly among liners, filling each about three-quarters full. Bake until tops spring back when touched, about 20 minutes, rotating pan once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.
- For the hat, score a circle in center of cupcake. Cut a cone with knife at an angle, rotating cupcake as you go. Using a wide round piping tip or a resealable plastic bag with one corner cut off, pipe buttercream into the cavity and on top for the head. Use gumdrops for the collar and a cinnamon candy for the nose; insert chocolate sprinkles for eyes. Use more buttercream and multicolored sprinkles to create a pom-pom for the hat.
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Junior Diana
[email protected]Yum!
Md Mehrdi
[email protected]These cupcakes were easy to make and turned out great!
aNightmare Games
[email protected]Not a fan of the frosting, but the cupcakes were good.
Darneshia Hill
[email protected]The cupcakes were a bit dry, but the frosting was delicious.
Berkay Sahin
[email protected]These cupcakes were a little too sweet for my taste, but they were still very good. The frosting was rich and creamy.
Azadar husain
[email protected]I've tried many vanilla cupcake recipes, but this one is by far the best. The cupcakes are so light and fluffy, and the frosting is perfectly sweet.
Armani Bowser
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cupcakes turned out perfect. They were moist and fluffy, and the frosting was creamy and delicious.
Ahmed Maruf
[email protected]These cupcakes are amazing! I made them for my friends and they all loved them. The recipe is easy to follow and the cupcakes are so moist and flavorful.
Sh A-
[email protected]I've made these cupcakes several times now and they always turn out perfect. They're so moist and delicious, and the buttercream icing is to die for.
Marwan Sawan
[email protected]These cupcakes were a hit at my daughter's birthday party! The recipe was easy to follow and the cupcakes turned out moist and fluffy. The buttercream icing was the perfect finishing touch.