Vanilla Buttermilk Cupcakes

By Trix

Cupcakes with flowers made of marshmallows on top with candy centre. Lay marshmallow on side with flat ends up and down and cut(wet scissors) 5 evenly spaced slices not quite to end and fan out the petals to make a flower. Need 1 bag of standard marshmallows and candies for centres.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, soft
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs (room temperature, if possible)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (room temperature, if possible)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).

Sift together flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Using an electric mixer (handheld is fine), beat butter until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, until batter is pale and light. Beat in vanilla.

Beat in one-third of flour mixture, followed by half the buttermilk, second third of flour mixture, rest of buttermilk, finishing with rest of flour mixture. Batter should be light and creamy.

Line 18 cupcake tins with paper liners. Fill with batter.

Bake on middle rack of oven for about 30 minutes, or until tops are golden and spring back when gently pressed. Cool to room temperature before frosting.

Makes 18 Vanilla Buttermilk Cupcakes.