Homemade Yellow Cupcakes

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Perfect for birthday parties, baby showers, and bake sales, these homemade yellow cupcakes are super easy and can be frosted with your favorite icing.

Ingredients

3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2 Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl until well blended.
3 Combine sugar and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until combined, about 2 minutes. Pour into the flour mixture and beat, while adding milk, until just blended. Don't overmix. Fill the prepared muffin cups with batter, 2/3 to 3/4 full.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.