A thing about homemade cupcakes is that they are sweet simple and delicious making them a household favourite. From young children to grown adults, everyone loves to dig into a nice freshly baked homemade cupcake.
There are so many varieties of homemade cupcake recipes that one can try their hand at, ranging from sinful chocolate to sweet strawberry. However, among these delicious flavours, the one that I can never get tired of is classic vanilla.
There is something about the classic vanilla homemade cupcake that causes you to be overcome with a sense of nostalgia. Teleporting you to your childhood days when your mother used a cupcake to motivate you to complete your homework.
Making a batch of classic vanilla homemade cupcakes is actually quite easy if you properly follow these few simple steps.
What you need to make cupcakes at home?
Before you begin you need to ensure that you have all the ingredients that you require to make a batch of delicious vanilla cupcakes.
Here is a list of all the ingredients that you require:
| Ingredients for cake: | Ingredients for frosting: |
| 11/2 Cup of all-purpose flour | 1 Cup of white butter |
| 1 teaspoon of Baking powder | 1/8 teaspoon of salt |
| ¼ teaspoon of salt | 4 Cups of powdered sugar |
| ½ cup of white butter | 3 tablespoons of heavy cream |
| 1 Cup of granulated sugar | 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence |
| 2 eggs | 1 teaspoon of lemon juice |
| 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence | |
| ½ Cup of milk |
Make it lump-free:
When working with dry ingredients, like flour and baking powder, you are required to sift it, for this will ensure there are no lumps of powder in your mixture. It helps to make the cupcake batter much smoother when it comes to texture.
Just beat it:
Once you are done sifting, it’s time to beat your eggs till they become smooth and creamy. Remember to beat your eggs one by one after which add milk to the egg mixture followed by vanilla essence.
Nothing is better than Butter:
Before adding your butter into the mixture, melt it in room temperature. To do that, simply heat some water in a pan, when the water starts bubbling and is hot enough (a little above room temperature) take it off the stove and put a bowl on top of it. Add your butter in the bowl and keep stirring to make it melt.
Mix your cupcake batter well:
Once everything is ready, it’s time to simply mix your butter, flour and egg mix into one bowl and stir till smooth. Do not hurry in adding the flour mixture to the butter and egg mix, take your time and add it in slowly to ensure it’s all mixed properly. Also, remember not to overmix your cupcake batter you don’t want it to become too light.
Divide it:
Now, take a cupcake tin, you may choose a six or an eight base cupcake tin according to how many you wish to make. Butter your pan and place your cupcake liners in it after which add your mix into each base equally.
Time to bake your cupcakes:
Preheat your oven to 180 degree Celsius or about 350 degrees Fahrenheit and place your cupcake tin with the batter in. Bake it for about 15 to 20 minutes to make sure that the cupcakes rise up look all nice and fluffy. Before taking them out, perform a toothpick test where you dip in a toothpick to see if it comes out clean. Before taking them out of the tin let them cool in room temperature to allow them to settle.
Frosting:
Once your cupcakes are ready, it is now time to prepare your vanilla buttercream frosting. Simple add your butter and salt in a bowl and mix them for two minutes until it becomes as smooth as cream. After which add your sugar and keep mixing with an electric mixer. Now, add your vanilla essence, lemon juice and cream and mix at a high speed for about two to three minutes until our frosting becomes nice and creamy. You can add more sugar based on the consistency that you desire. Your smooth delicious cupcake frosting is now ready
Piping it:
With your frosting now ready all you need to do is to simply take a piping bag and place your nozzle in it. I prefer to use a star nozzle, but you can choose any other nozzle, you wish to use. Now Pipe your frosting on top of your cupcakes in any design you wish. If piping is not your thing then you can even choose to spread the frosting on top for the fun of home cooking is that you get to do whatever you wish.
Garnish your cupcakes:
Garnish your cupcake with a topping of your desire. A rather simple option is always rainbow sprinkles, however, you can even top it off with fruits such as raspberries or even chocolate shavings if you want. You can get all the products at BigBasket.com, login today to get your requirements delivered at your doorstep.