Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting are the perfect dessert to make for your family to show your love.
Valentine’s Day is less than two weeks away, but it’s never too early to start celebrating. Making desserts for your loved ones is one way to show that you care about them. My Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cupcakes are a perfect dessert to make for your family. The vanilla cupcakes are baked in heart cupcake liners. Then they are topped with vanilla buttercream frosting and decorated with heart sprinkles. Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cupcakes are a delicious dessert that everyone will love.
Valentine's Day Vanilla Cupcakes
Author: Sugar, Spice and Family Life
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 24
Ingredients
Vanilla Cupcakes
- 2½ cup flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 1½ cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 Tbs. milk
Decoration
- Heart sprinkles
Instructions
Vanilla Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two muffin pans with paper liners.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add in one egg at a time, beating after each addition and then mix in the vanilla. Gradually mix in the flour mixture, alternating with the milk.
- Scoop the batter into each baking cup until ¾ full.
- Bake for 18 minutes, or until done. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and remove from the pan onto a wired rack.
Buttercream Frosting
- In a large bowl, cream the butter.
- Gradually beat in the powdered sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla extract.
- Beat until fluffy.
Decoration
- Pipe or spread frosting onto each cooled cupcake.
- Place heart sprinkles on top of each frosted cupcake.
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