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Vanilla bean cupcakes

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Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

20 · 31 minutes · A moist and tender basic vanilla cupcake made extra flavorful with vanilla bean infused cream. Topped off with vanilla bean buttercream, these cupcakes are vanilla heaven!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 1 Egg (room temperature2), large
Condiments
  • 1 Vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla paste, whole
Baking & Spices
  • 1 2/3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 5/8 tsp Salt
  • 1 Vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, whole
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1/4 cup Full fat1 yogurt or sour cream
  • 1/4 cup Milk or cream
  • 3/4 cup Whole1 milk or cream
Other
  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter (melted and allowed to cool)
Credit: Photo: Joe Lingeman; Food Styling: Jesse Szewczyk Credit: Photo: Joe Lingeman; Food Styling: Jesse SzewczykWhen it came time to select recipes for our vanilla cupcake showdown, I immediately knew Cupcake Project’s would be a contender. The popular baking blog, created by Stef Pollack, features incredible baking recipes ranging from rum cakes to homemade butterscotch sauce to cupcakes, of course. In fact, Stef’s chocolate cupcake recipe won our chocolate cupcake showdown. Unli

Credit: Photo: Joe Lingeman; Food Styling: Jesse Szewczyk Credit: Photo: Joe Lingeman; Food Styling: Jesse SzewczykWhen it came time to select recipes for our vanilla cupcake showdown, I immediately knew Cupcake Project’s would be a contender. The popular baking blog, created by Stef Pollack, features incredible baking recipes ranging from rum cakes to homemade butterscotch sauce to cupcakes, of course. In fact, Stef’s chocolate cupcake recipe won our chocolate cupcake showdown. Unli

10 · 40 minutes · Don’t overlook the classics! These vanilla cupcakes are sweet and tender and full of vanilla flavor. Top them with your favorite frosting for the perfect treat.

Ingredients

Ingredients
  • 2 ¼ cups cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 ¼ cups whole milk (room temperature)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 4 large egg whites (room temperature)
Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

This Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is a light and fluffy cream cheese frosting with vanilla bean flecks. And only 4 ingredients!

Ingredients

Condiments
  • 2 tsp Vanilla bean paste
Baking & Spices
  • 4 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
Dairy
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 softened 8 oz. package Cream cheese
Strawberry Cupcakes - In Bloom Bakery

12 · 62 minutes · These are the best strawberry cupcakes! They're soft white cupcakes filled with strawberry jam and topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

Produce
  • 10 oz Strawberries, fresh
  • 3/4 cup Strawberries, freeze dried
Refrigerated
  • 2 Egg whites
Condiments
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
Baking & Spices
  • 3/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 1/4 cup Cake flour
  • 6 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3/4 cup White sugar, granulated
Dairy
  • 13 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 1/2 cup Buttermilk
  • 4 oz Cream cheese
White Velvet Cupcakes

2 · 41 minutes · Soft and fluffy white velvet cupcakes, flavored with butter and real vanilla bean, frosted with silky vanilla buttercream. Top with a white chocolate truffle for an elegant finish.

Ingredients

Produce
  • 20 White chocolate truffles
Refrigerated
  • 3 Egg whites
Baking & Spices
  • 1 3/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 3/4 cups Cake flour
  • 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 5/8 tsp Kosher salt, coarse
  • 1 tbsp Meringue
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 3 tsp Vanilla bean paste or vanilla
Dairy
  • 3 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 1/4 cups Buttermilk, whole
  • 1 tbsp Milk or cream
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