Recipe for Vanilla Cupcake

I found this vanilla cupcake recipe at cookeatshare.com, its simple and easy to follow... here it is:

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1-2/3 cups vanilla sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2-2/3 cups flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped out

Directions

1. Beat butter until softened. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined.
3. Measure the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
4. Measure out the milk and vanilla and stir to combine.
5. Add about a third of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar and beat to combine. Add about a half of the milk/vanilla and beat to combine. Continue adding, alternating between dry and wet and finishing with the dry.
6. Scoop batter into cupcake cups about 2/3’s full. Bake at 350 degrees for about 22-25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Recipe for Chocolate Cupcake

Here's a simple chocolate cupcake recipe for all cupcake lovers out there...
Have fun baking!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 ounces melted unsweetened  baking chocolate

 Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
• Combine all ingredients into large mixing bowl.  Mix at low speed for 30 seconds, and scrape bowl.  Mix at high speed for 3 minutes.
• Fill liners 1/2 to 2/3 full of batter.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pans then remove from pan, and place on wire racks to cool completely.
• Frost when chocolate cupcakes are completely cool.

source: cupcakerecipes.com