Old Fashioned Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Old-Fashioned Frosting

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 8 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or other flavoring

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside.

2. 2

   Combine in a bowl both flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix on low speed until combined for about 3 minutes. Add in cubed butter, mixing until just coated with flour.

3. 3

   Add eggs 1 at a time until combined. Slowly add milk and vanilla to batter until completely mixed scraping down the bowl as you mix.

4. 4

   Scoop batter into baking cups filling about 2/3 full. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.

5. 5

   Cool and decorate with Old Fashioned Frosting.

6. 6

   Frosting: Cream softened butter and add 4 cups sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat with paddle attachment until smooth gradually add the rest of sugar to reach frosting consistency*.

7. 7

   *Cook's Note: Add more sugar to get this consistency.