Try this vanilla cupcake recipe for moist cupcakes topped with a light and fluffy frosting of Swiss meringue buttercream.
Ingredients
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- 5 large egg whites
- ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cupcakes
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, or more to taste
- 1 ¼ cups milk
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
Step 2
Make the cupcakes: Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Step 3
Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, followed by vanilla, beating well after each addition. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk until smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 23 minutes.
Step 5
Remove from the oven and cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
Step 6
While the cupcakes are cooling, make the buttercream: Bring a pan of water to a simmer. Combine sugar, egg whites, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Place the bowl on top of the pan and whisk until sugar dissolves.
Step 7
Attach the bowl to the stand mixer and beat with a whisk attachment until mixture is cool and glossy and stiff peaks form. Add butter, a few tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until smooth.
Step 8
Spread buttercream onto cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 24 | |
Calories 407 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat28g | 36% |
Saturated Fat18g | 88% |
Cholesterol103mg | 34% |
Sodium144mg | 6% |
Total Carbohydrate36g | 13% |
Dietary Fiber0g | 1% |
Protein4g | |
Calcium47mg | 4% |
Iron1mg | 5% |
Potassium68mg | 1% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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