Small Batch Vanilla Cupcakes
Delicious vanilla cupcakes with a lightly sweetened whipped cream frosting suitable for any occasion.
Servings: 6 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Whipped Cream Frosting
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- *add a tablespoon of dry milk if not serving soon so the whipped cream does not weep.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- In a bowl whisk sugar with the egg.
- Add in flour, milk, butter, oil, baking powder, and vanilla until it's all smooth and well blended.
- Place 3 tablespoons of batter into each of the cupcake liners.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove cupcakes and place on a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
Whipped Cream Frosting
- Whip heavy cream with sugar, pipe onto cupcakes with a star tip I use a 2D or 1M piping tip and a piping bag.