Hi
I'm trying to find the ideal cupcake recipe I've tried hummingbirds vanilla,a basic Victoria sponge,a yellow cupcake but I'm still not happy I tried one recently that was quiet dense and quiet pale looking does anyone have any ideas? Thankyou in advance x
This is the best Vanilla cupcake recipe. It is soft and moist but still dense enough to stand up and hold the icing and decorations. Try it..I add a bit more oil than recommended...
2 1/4 cups cake flour (do not sift the flour)
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
Vegetable oil
1 stick butter (not margarine), softened
1-tablespoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
Preheat oven to 350°
Cut wax paper to fit the bottom of (3) 9 x 1 1/2-inch round pans or line 24 cupcakes. Spray the pans with cooking spray, place the wax paper in the pans and spray the paper.
In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, mixing well.
Measure the 1-1/4 cups of milk in a 2 cup measuring cup.then add enough vegetable oil to bring the liquid up to 1-1/3 cups.
Add the milk/vegetable oil mixture, butter and vanilla to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium to medium-high speed for 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
Add the eggs and continue beating an additional 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center of cake comes out clean, or until cake springs back when touched lightly in the center.
Cool cakes on wire racks for 15 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.
Frost as desired.
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Hi
I'm trying to find the ideal cupcake recipe I've tried hummingbirds vanilla,a basic Victoria sponge,a yellow cupcake but I'm still not happy I tried one recently that was quiet dense and quiet pale looking does anyone have any ideas? Thankyou in advance x
I use this one for cakes also (prefer quite dense cupcakes) - it can be easily made as chocolate recipe also:
120 g butter (or vegetable shortening or sunflower oil) - the best is melted butter
130 g sugar
3 eggs
150 g flour
50 g cornstarch
60 ml milk
vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
7 g baking powder
- mix eggs till fluffy, add sugar and vanilla extract and mix well, add salt, then melted butter. Add 1/2 of milk, mix well, then 1/4 of flour, cornstarch and baking powder mixed together, then add another 1/4 mixing well etc. till all flour added. Put immediately in the oven preheated on 180C. I did chocolate, cocconut, nut and almond versions, fresh and canned fruit version - basically nothing changes, it's enough to add what you want. It can be filled with BC, whipped cream, fruits. Sorry, the measures are in metric but can be easily converted.
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