Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream

Name: Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled; 3/4 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 7 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 c. sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1/3 c. whole buttermilk; 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 lb. confectioners’ sugar; 6 to 8 tablespoons heavy cream, at room temperature; Pink and green food coloring

This Mother's Day, give mom a dozen roses she can sink her teeth into!

By Kate MerkerPublished: Apr 27, 2021

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

Yields:

12 serving(s)

Prep Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

2 hrs

Want to let mom know how special she is this Mother's day? Buy her a dozen roses. Want her to know how really special she is? Bake her a dozen of these gorgeous rose-shaped vanilla cupcakes topped with pink and red buttercream.

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
7 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup whole buttermilk

Vanilla Buttercream

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 lb. confectioners’ sugar
6 to 8 tablespoons heavy cream, at room temperature
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
Pink and green food coloring

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. Step 2Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat butter on medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just until blended after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, just until blended after each addition. Spoon batter evenly into prepared pan.
3. Step 3Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
4. Step 4Meanwhile make buttercream. Beat butter and sugar on medium speed with an electric mixer until combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Add cream, vanilla, and salt and continue beating until combined, 1 minute. Transfer to bowls and dye to desired colors using food coloring.
5. Step 5Transfer buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a 1M or 1B piping tip (or simply snip off a corner of the bag). Pipe pink buttercream on top of cupcakes in a rose pattern. Add green leaves, if desired.