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Ingredients for Vanilla Cupcakes:
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Makes 12
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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
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3/4 cup sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1/2 cup whole milk
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Ingredients for Chocolate Cupcakes:
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Makes 12
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Follow instructions for Vanilla Cupcakes below, but reduce flour to 1 1/4 cups, and add 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder. Whisk into dry ingredients.
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Ingredients for Strawberry Buttercream:
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Adapted from 125 Best Cupcake Recipes by Julie Hasson
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Makes enough to frost about 16 cupcakes
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2 cups confectioner's sugar
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3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1/4 cup strawberry puree
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1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract
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Pinch of Salt
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8-12 fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced, for decoration
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Note: This only made enough to frost about 2/3 of my 2 dozen cupcakes. I had to make a batch and a half to frost them all.
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