Here’s a super easy cupcake recipe — soft, fluffy, and perfect for beginners 🧁✨
🛒 Ingredients (Makes 12)
- 125 g butter (softened)
- ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cups (190 g) cake flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Method
1️⃣ Prep
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Line a 12-hole muffin tray with cupcake liners.
2️⃣ Cream Butter & Sugar
Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3–4 minutes).
3️⃣ Add Eggs
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
4️⃣ Add Dry Ingredients
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Add to mixture alternately with milk.
- Stir in vanilla.
Mix gently — don’t overbeat.
5️⃣ Bake
- Fill liners about ⅔ full.
- Bake 15–18 minutes until lightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
🧁 Quick Buttercream Frosting
- 125 g butter (softened)
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1–2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Beat until smooth and fluffy. Pipe or spread onto cooled cupcakes.
🎉 Easy Variations
- Add 2 tbsp cocoa powder for chocolate cupcakes
- Stir in sprinkles for funfetti
- Add lemon zest for a citrus twist
- Fill centres with jam or caramel
