The Best Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Name: The Best Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 13 cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, sottened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup whole milk; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 pinch salt; 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Ellen_A3 @that_baking_girl

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This is my grandma's recipe for the best vanilla cupcakes and she loves to bake them in shaped baking tins without cupcake liners to customize it but regular muffin pans and cupcake liners work just as well.

Ellen_A3 @that_baking_girl

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Ingredients

25 minutes

13 cupcakes

3/4 cupbutter, sottened
1/2 cupgranulated sugar
3large eggs, room temperature
1 cupwhole milk
3 tbspvegetable oil
1 tspvanilla extract
2and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1and 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 pinchsalt
1/4 tspnutmeg

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Steps

25 minutes

1

In a large mixing bowl, add in the butter and sugar. Beat on low for a while and turn to medium, beat for about 4 minutes until the sugar is almost dissolved.
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Next, add in the vanilla, eggs and milk and beat again for about 30 seconds until well incorporated.
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Then, sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
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Beat that on medium speed until everything is well incorporated and a thick cake batter is formed. After, add in the oil and beat one last time just until the oil and batter is well combined.
5

To continue, grease 13 cupcake tins or line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and fill the liners 3/4 way up, about 3 tbsp per liner. If using tins, place them on a baking tray to make handling easier. Tap the pans on a counter afew times to get rid of any air bubbles.
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Bake in a preheated oven at 300 degrees fahrenheit on the center rack for about 25 minutes, time may vary depending on your oven.
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After baking, let cool to room temperature and serve as is or let is cool completely and frost as desired. Happy baking!