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Best Birthday Cupcake Cakes | Vanilla Cake Recipe
Easy recipe for vanilla cupcakes, homemade buttercream frosting and directions for how to make a cute pull apart cupcake cake for the best birthday cakes in town!
Prep Time
10
mins
Active Time
20
mins
Total Time
30
mins
Yield:
24
cupcakes
Author:
Amy Locurto
Materials
VANILLA CAKE
1/2
cup
butter
softened
1
cup
sugar
2
eggs
2
cups
all purpose flour
1/2
teaspoon
salt
2
teaspoons
baking powder
1
cup
milk
1
teaspoon
white vanilla extract
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
1½
cups
of soft butter
6
cups
powdered sugar
3
teaspoons
vanilla extract
3-6
tablespoons
milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line muffin cups with cupcake liners.
Beat butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
Mix eggs in one at a time.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, milk and vanilla into the bowl.
Fill cupcake liners a little more than half way.
Bake 18-20 minutes.
Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes, before removing from pan.
How to make Butter Cream Frosting
Whip the the butter in a mixing bowl.
Slowly add in the powdered sugar about a half a cup at a time. Mix well.
Add the vanilla.
Add milk a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency.
How to Make a Cupcake Cake
Frost 18-24 cupcakes.
Place cupcakes in desired shape on a sheet cake board. Use a dab of frosting on the bottom of the cupcakes as glue to hold them to the board.
Decorate with more frosting as desired to create your pull apart cupcake cake!
Notes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
birthday, cake, cupcakes, frosting, vanilla
Calories:
335
kcal
Nutrition
Calories:
335
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
47
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
9
g
|
Cholesterol:
55
mg
|
Sodium:
195
mg
|
Potassium:
69
mg
|
Fiber:
0
g
|
Sugar:
38
g
|
Vitamin A:
505
IU
|
Calcium:
37
mg
|
Iron:
0.6
mg