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Valentine's Cupcakes

Valentine's Cupcakes recipe
If you're looking for a simple, yet delicious treat for the one you love, look no further than these tasty vanilla Valentine's Cupcakes topped with a delicate homemade vanilla buttercream frosting! 
Kelly Reci
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter melted
  • 3 egg whites at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • ½ cup whole milk warm
  • ½ cup sour cream room temperature

Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 4-5 tbsp heavy cream
  • sugar sprinkles red and pink

Instructions

Cupcake Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk to combine.
  • Separate the eggs. Save the yolks for another recipe.
  • In another large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until completely combined. The batter may be lumpy, but that's okay!
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until they are just combined.
  • Using a cookie scoop or spoon, fill cupcake wells about ⅔ full.
  • Bake for about 18 minutes or until centers spring back from the touch.
  • Allow cupcakes to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before frosting and decorating.

Frosting Instructions

  • Beat the softened butter over medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy and soft.
  • Continue to beat over medium speed as you slowly mix in the powdered sugar. Be sure to stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed to make sure the sugar becomes fully incorporated.
  • Once the butter and sugar are completely combined, add in the vanilla extract.
  • Add in the heavy cream 1 Tablespoon at a time until the frosting reaches the desired consistency.
  • Scoop frosting into an icing bag fitted with your desired piping tip. I used a Russian Ball Tip to decorate mine.

Decorating the Cupcakes

  • Once cupcakes have cooled, frost liberally.
  • Decorate by dusting with colored sugar sprinkles in desired patterns and designs.

Notes

The frosting recipe will make enough vanilla buttercream frosting to frost 12 cupcakes or 1 two-layer 8-inch cake.