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Home » Cupcake Recipes » Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Published: Apr 15, 2019 · Modified: Feb 15, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes recipe that makes moist and tender vanilla cupcakes.

If you have a sweet tooth or are planning a birthday party homemade vanilla cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting might just be the cupcake recipe you have been looking for.

a trio of homemade vanilla cupcakes, one plain, one covered with frosting and one with frosting and colorful Sea Glass Sprinkles

Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes

We all know how much better homemade cupcakes taste.

Homemade cupcakes are just as easy to make as a boxed mix and you probably have all the ingredients you'll need on hand to get started.

The only baking equipment you will need a mixing bowl, a handheld mixer, measuring cups, measuring spoons and a cupcake pan.

The homemade vanilla cupcake ingredients are basic baking ingredients like all-purpose flour, sugar, butter, egg whites, pure vanilla extract, salt, and baking powder.

Such simple ingredients but when combined in just the right quantities can yield an amazing sweet treat like a dainty little cupcake.

And if you are going to make homemade cupcakes you should also make homemade frosting to finish off the cupcakes in all their glory.

I frosted these homemade vanilla cupcakes with homemade Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting.

Don't worry Swiss Meringue Buttercream frosting is easy to make.

If you are a little intimidated with the thought of making a Swiss Meringue Buttercream frosting you can use a simpler homemade buttercream frosting instead.

You can find directions to make a simple buttercream frosting recipe on my Captain Marvel Cupcakes recipe.

Follow the direction until the step where you add food coloring to make white buttercream frosting.

two unforsted homemade vanilla cupcakes with a closeup of a vanilla cupcake frosted

Favorite Cupcake Sprinkles

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If you are making cupcakes for a birthday party and you are looking for some pretty sprinkles to decorate them with I wanted to share my favorite cupcakes sprinkles with you.

Sweet Tooth Fairy sprinkles are relatively new to the retail market.

When I first started seeing them they were only available in a small tube.

If you only need to decorate a small batch of cupcakes or a birthday cake the small tubes work out well. Now they are available in 8 oz bags.

They have beautiful sprinkle mixes like the Sweet Tooth Fairy (affiliate links)  Sea Glass Sprinkles that I have used here for these Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes.

You can find a bunch of differently themed cupcake sprinkles like Galaxy Sprinkles, Unicorn Mix Sprinkles, and Pool Party.

Did you see the Unicorn Ice Cream Cake I made last summer?

I bought the American Crafts 21 Piece Face Kit Sweet Tooth Fairy Cake Decorating kit that included the unicorn horn, ears, and eyes to decorate it with.

4 homemade vanilla cupcakes frosted with homemade Swiss meringue buttercream frosting with sprinkles.

How To Make Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large egg whites
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees.
  2. Line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners and set aside.
  3. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a bowl and set aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar to the butter and beat with a mixer until combined.
  5. Add ½ the egg whites to the bowl of creamed butter and sugar and beat until combined. Add the remaining egg whites to the bowl and beat for 2 minutes on medium.
  6. Alternately add half of the flour and half of the milk to the bowl of wet ingredients beating one minute between each addition.
  7. Add the vanilla extract to the bowl and beat for 2 more minutes.
  8. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake papers and fill each cupcake well two-thirds full.
  9. Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  10. Remove the baked cupcakes from the oven and place the baking pan on a cooling rack. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring the cupcakes to the cooling rack.
  11. Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting.
  12. Frost with Swiss Meringue Buttercream frosting and decorate as desired.

 

Helpful Products to make Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes recipe

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  • Cupcake Pan: I have two and it makes baking 24 cupcakes so much easier
  • Handmixer
  • Cupcake Paper Liners
  • Cupcake Scoop: this is how you get all of your cupcakes to be the same size
  • Frosting piping bags
  • Large open Star piping tip
  • Sprinkles: Sweet Tooth Fairy Sea Glass Sprinkles
Sweet Tooth Fairy Sea Glass Sprinkles

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3 Vanilla Cupcakes on a napkin.

Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
It only takes 30 minutes to make this Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe. Frost them with store bought or homemade buttercream frosting. Perfect birthday party cupcakes are easy to make.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
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Servings 24 Cupcakes
Calories 131 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large egg whites
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract)
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Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees.
  • Line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners and set aside.
  • Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a bowl and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar to the butter and beat with a mixer until combined.
  • Add ½ the egg whites to the bowl of creamed butter and sugar and beat until combined. Add the remaining egg whites to the bowl and beat for 2 minutes on medium.
  • Alternately add half of the flour and half of the milk to the bowl of wet ingredients beating one minute between each addition. Add the vanilla extract to the bowl and beat for 2 more minutes.
  • Fill each cupcake paper two-thirds full.
  • Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the baked cupcakes from the oven and place the baking pan on a cooling rack. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring the cupcakes to the cooling rack.
  • Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting.
  • 24 Cupcakes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1unfrosted cupcake | Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Aleisha

    March 31, 2021 at 7:19 pm

    5 stars
    My go to cupcake recipe!!

    Reply
  2. Marisa F. Stewart

    April 18, 2019 at 8:04 am

    5 stars
    Delicious homemade vanilla cupcakes are the gold standard of cupcakes. You can so so much with them and everyone loves vanilla. And your Swiss Meringue looks so good I'd love to just have a big spoon and eat away. So fluffy!! YUM! I will definitely have to make these cupcakes soon.

    Reply
  3. Lois Christensen

    April 18, 2019 at 7:43 am

    5 stars
    Nothing beats a homemade cupcake with perfect icing! Looks delicious and fun for a party or just the holiday weekend.

    Reply
  4. Jolina

    April 17, 2019 at 5:44 pm

    5 stars
    There's just something about vanilla cupcakes. They're everyone's favourite and they're so easy to dress up or down. I love making and eating them!

    Reply
  5. Veena Azmanov

    April 17, 2019 at 3:03 pm

    Cute and surely a party option. Can make some this Easter for friends and family.

    Reply
  6. Denise

    April 17, 2019 at 6:39 am

    5 stars
    These look absolutely perfect! I need to work on my baking skills. I would love to make something that looks absolutely perfect like this. I'm off to check out how you make Swiss meringue frosting. YUM!

    Reply
  7. Gloria

    April 16, 2019 at 8:51 pm

    5 stars
    You can never go wrong with a vanilla cupcake. Perfect for any occasion. Love the sprinkles. These are great for celebrations, or just as an afternoon treat.

    Reply

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