Easy Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

Here’s a list of all the ingredients necessary to make these amazing cupcakes. They’re so moist and delicious this will surely become your go to vanilla cupcake recipe from scratch. After a time or two you won’t even remember why you used a box mix in the past. Remember to measure these ingredients out exactly as we have them listed!

• 1 ¼ cups flour, all-purpose
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• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
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• ½ teaspoon baking soda
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• ½ teaspoon salt
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• 2 eggs, room temperature
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• ¾ cup sugar, white granulated
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• 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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• ½ cup cooking oil, vegetable or canola
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• ½ cup buttermilk

How to make vanilla cupcake recipe from scratch:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill pan with cupcake liners
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2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
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3. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until lightly frothy
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4. Gradually add sugar beating about 30 seconds until well combined
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5. Add oil and vanilla, beat well
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6. Gradually add dry ingredients, alternating with buttermilk. Starting and stopping with dry ingredients. Dry = 3 additions. Buttermilk = 2 additions.
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7. Beat until well combined. Batter will be thin.
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8. Divide into cupcakes liners, ⅔ full
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9. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
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10. Cool completely, frost, and top with sprinkles!

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