In honor of Amanda's birthday this week, I tried my hand at making homemade cupcakes. These turned out quite well and were really fun to make! I used a recipe from an Oprah magazine from several years ago (February 2009). Everything in the recipe is the same, except that I am breaking it into steps here because it was quite confusing to follow the written description about which ingredients to mix...The Cupcakes:
First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 30 cupcake tins with paper liners. And get yourself ready to use lots of bowls...
Step 1: In a bowl, whisk these dry ingredients.
- 3 1/4 cup cake flour, sifted
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Step 2: In a separate bowl, cream together the following ingredients.
- 1 3/4 cup (7 oz) butter
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
Step 3: In (yet another) bowl, mix the following wet ingredients.
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons milk (I used 1%)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Step 4: In... yes, you guested it, another bowl, beat 5 egg whites to stiff peaks. This took about 5 minutes using the whisk attachment on our KitchenAid mixer.
Step 5: Add the dry and wet ingredients to the creamed butter/sugar mixture in three alternating increments. I did this in the mixer and after each addition it only took about 30-45 seconds for the ingredients to gain an even consistency.
Step 6: Fold the egg into the batter. Then, fold 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips into the batter.
Step 7: Bake for 22 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow the cupcakes to fully cool before frosting.
Buttercream Frosting:
- 3 sticks butter (softened)
- 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the butter on medium high for 2 minutes or until it becomes creamy. Add the sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, and beat for 5 minutes after each addition. Once all of the sugar is added, continue to mix the frosting while adding 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Frost the cupcakes and enjoy!
Happy Birthday Amanda!!
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