Vanilla Cupcakes with butter cream frosting

Ingredients for cupcake :

All purpose flour - 195  gms or  1 and 1/2 cup ,
Salted butter - 113 gms or 1/2 cup - room temperature ( i have used salted butter ,if you use plain butter add 1/2 tsp of salt when you sieve the flour .
Sugar  granulated - 130 gms or 2/3 cup ( i had to grind it since my sugar crystals are big ),
Egg - 3,
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp ,
Lemon  zest - 1 ,
Baking pwd - 1 and 1/2 tsp ,
Milk - 1/4 cup ( 60 ml ).

Method :
Pre heat oven to 177 C or 350 F .
Line in the muffin cups with paper .


Sieve flour and baking pwd and salt ( if you are using plain butter ) otherwise omit  salt.
Take out the zest from the lemon and sprinkle on the sieved flour .
 Mix  with a spoon .

Take a bowl and put butter in it and beat with a mixer for a minute till light and pale . 

Add sugar and beat for 1/2 minute till light and fluffy .

Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition .

Beat in the vanilla extract .

With the mixer on low speed alternately add the flour mixture and milk .

First put 1/3 of the flour, beat, then add 1/2 of the milk ,than again beat, than add flour ,than add the remaining milk .
Beat  ,than add the rest of the flour .( three addition beginning and ending with the flour )

Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed .
Evenly fill the muffin cups with batter  using  a icecream scooper or spoon .

Bake for 17 to 20 minutes or just until set .Insert a tooth pick into the cupcake and if it comes out clean than the cupcakes are ready to be taken out from the oven.

( always check a few minutes before the slated baking time .  Do not over bake or the cupcakes will dry )

Remove from oven and place on a wirerack to cool  .If you frost with icing of your choice than the cupcakes have to be at room temperature .
Makes 15 cup cakes.




Butter cream frosting ( Confectioners frosting )
Ingredients :
Confectioners sugar or icing sugar - 200 gms ( powdered and sieved ) ,
Salted butter - 113 gms,( room temperature ),
Vanilla  essence - 1 tsp ,
Milk - 2 tbsp .

Method :


Cream the butter until smooth and well blended  with a  mixer .

Add vanilla essence 

With the mixer on low speed ,gradually beat in the sugar .

Scrape down the sides of the bowl .
Add milk and beat on high speed until frosting is light and fluffy ( 3 to 4 minutes ).

If you like to add dressing colour  to the frosting ,add a drop now .
Run the blender for 1/2 second.

Take a piping bag and fill the frosting with it and decorate the  top of the cupcake with it .