Ingredients for - Vanilla Cupcakes

1. Self-rising flour 1 ½ cups
2. All-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups
3. Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup
4. White sugar 2 cups
5. Eggs 4
6. Milk 1 cup
7. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
8. Unsalted butter ½ cup
9. Confectioners' sugar 4 cups
10. Milk ¼ cup
11. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Vanilla Cupcakes

1 . Stage

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

2 . Stage

Combine self-rising and all-purpose flours in a bowl.

3 . Stage

Cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with milk and vanilla, beating batter briefly after each addition. Fill the cupcake liners about 3/4 full with batter.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

5 . Stage

Meanwhile, cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in 1/2 of the confectioners sugar, then mix in milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, 3 to 5 minutes. Gradually add remaining confectioners' sugar and mix until icing is thick enough for spreading.

6 . Stage

Spread icing onto cooled cupcakes.