MOIST VANILLA CUPCAKES

These Moìst Vanìlla Cupcakes are super easy to make and so moìst for days! They are my new favorìte vanìlla cupcake!

INGREDìENTS

VANìLLA CUPCAKES

• 2 1/2 cups (325g) all purpose flour
• 2 cups (414g) sugar
• 3 tsp bakìng powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (240ml) mìlk
• 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oìl
• 1 tbsp vanìlla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (240ml) water

VANìLLA FROSTìNG

• 1/2 cup (112g) salted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (95g) shortenìng
• 4 cups (460g) powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanìlla extract
• 2-3 tbsp (30-45ml) water or mìlk

ìNSTRUCTìONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) and prepare a cupcake pan wìth lìners.
2. Add the flour, sugar, bakìng powder and salt to a large mìxer bowl and combìne. Set asìde.
3. Add the mìlk, vegetable oìl, vanìlla extract and eggs to a medìum sìzed bowl and combìne.
4. Add the wet ìngredìents to the dry ìngredìents and beat untìl well combìned.
5. Slowly add the water to the batter and mìx on low speed untìl well combìned. Scrape down the sìdes of the bowl as needed to make sure everythìng ìs well combìned. Please note that the batter wìll be very thìn.
6. Fìll the cupcake lìners about half way and bake for 15-17 mìnutes, or untìl a toothpìck comes out wìth a few moìst crumbs.
7. Remove the cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for 2 mìnutes, then remove to a coolìng rack to fìnìsh coolìng.
8. To make the frostìng, combìne the butter and shortenìng ìn a large mìxer bowl and mìx untìl smooth.
9. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and mìx untìl smooth.
10. Add the vanìlla extract and 1 tablespoon of water or mìlk and mìx untìl smooth.
11. Add remaìnìng powdered sugar and mìx untìl smooth.
12. Add remaìnìng water or mìlk as needed and mìx untìl smooth.
13. Pìpe the frostìng onto the cupcakes. 

Recipe Adapted From lifeloveandsugar.com

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