Vanilla Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup cake flour


• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour


• 1 3/4 cup sugar


• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder


• 1 tsp kosher salt


• 1 cup butter, room temperature, cut into 1/2 inch cubes


• 4 eggs


• 1 cup milk


• 2 tsp vanilla


• Recipe for Vanilla Buttercream

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°


2. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.


3. In bowl of stand mixer add the first 5 ingredients and stir together using paddle attachment for about a minute. Enough to get them nice and combined.


4. With mixer on low, drop in butter, a few cubes at a time continuing until all butter is in and mixer resembles coarse sand.


5. Add eggs one at a time on low speed.


6. With mixer still on low slowly pour in milk and vanilla. Turn mixer to medium and beat for 2 minutes until batter is smooth, scraping sides of bowl as needed.


7. Fill liners 2/3 full (about 1/4 cup batter) and bake for 15-20 minutes until centers are set and toothpick comes out clean.


8. Allow to cool completely before frosting.