Vanilla Cupcakes

Happy National Vanilla Cupcake day! In honor of this lovely day, I decided to try a recipe to make these from scratch. These turned out great! The texture is perfect, and I love that it only makes a dozen. And it's a very easy recipe. Note that you will need to set out 2 of the ingredients about an hour ahead of when you want to start, as they need to be room temperature (the eggs and milk).

Link to my YouTube video of preparation: https://youtu.be/ppJQPVlIkoM

Original recipe credit: https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/golden-cupcakes

Recipe below contains my modifications.

Ingredients:

135g (1 1/8 c.) all-purpose flour

2 T. cornstarch

1 1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

3/4 c. sugar *(in video, I subbed 2 T. of this with vanilla sugar instead of using vanilla extract)

1 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

2 large eggs, room temperature

1/4 c. (4 T.) unsalted butter, melted

1/4 c. canola oil

1/2 c. milk, room temperature (I used 2%, but think I will go with whole next time)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 12 cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. In a large mixing bowl, use a handheld electric mixer on medium high speed to combine the sugar, vanilla extract, and eggs. You will need to mix for 3 minutes.

4. Add the butter and oil. Mix until combined and well incorporated, being sure to scrape the bowl as needed.

5. Add the dry mixture and milk one-third of each at a time, mixing well after each addition.

6. Scoop/pour batter into the prepared cupcake pan, filling each liner/cup to around 2/3 full.

7. Bake for 20-23 min, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. (I went 21 min; next time, will stop at 20 or possibly before, as a few of the edges were a bit brown on a couple of the cupcakes this time).

8. Let cool in the pan for a couple of minutes, then remove and transfer to cooling rack to finish cooling. Top with your favorite frosting (and sprinkles, if you like them like I do :)) and enjoy!