Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups cake flour, not self-rising
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°. line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside.
• 2 in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix on low speed until combined.
• 3 add butter, mixing until just coated with flour.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time.
• 5 in a large glass measuring cup add milk and vanilla.
• 6 with mixer on medium speed, add wet ingredients in 3 parts, scraping down sides of bowl before each addition; beat until ingredients are incorporated but do not overbeat.
• 7 using an ice cream scoop for even cupcakes, divide batter among liners, filling about two-thirds full.
• 8 bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.
• 9 transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. repeat process with remaining batter.
• 10 once cupcakes have cooled, use a small offset spatula to frost tops of each cupcake.
• 11 decorate with sprinkles, if desired. serve at room temperature.