Don’t get me wrong-cupcakes made from store-bought cake mix are pretty darn delicious! But almost every boxed cake mix has hydrogenated oils and other unhealthy ingredients to help shelf life, etc. I never thought baking a cupcakes from scratch was possible, until I tried this recipe. I looked through so many recipes online, only to find 4 star or less quality recipes. I truly think this one deserves 5 stars, and I am so excited to share it with you all! I must warn you that if you are looking for store-bought sickeningly sweet cupcakes, this recipe probably won’t please you. I think they have just the right amount of sweetness to go with any frosting recipe without making the whole cupcake itself TOO SWEET. The cupcakes also come out really moist (don’t you HATE dry cupcakes?!). I am excited to hear what you think 
Try these with my better than store-bought vanilla frosting!
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1⅓ cups cold milk
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar together in a standalone mixer with paddle attachment (or electric hand mixer).
- Add eggs, one at a time until blended.
- Add vanilla and beat on medium just until blended, then turn to low speed.
- Add flour mixture a little at a time until all of it is blended in. Mixture will be very thick.
- Add cold milk and set mixer to “stir” setting, or the very lowest setting possible.
- Once you have a homogenous mixture, use a large spoon to scoop batter into a prelined cupcake pan, filling each cup ⅔ full.
- Bake about 25 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove immediately and place onto a cooling rack to cool before frosting.
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Greetings! I saw this on Pinterest. They look delicious! I am going to try them one day. Thank you for sharing!! I have never made cupcakes from scratch, I’ve always bought the store bought cake mix to make them. Would this recipe also be good to use for making a cake? I wonder…
Best,
Gloria
Hi Gloria! Wow your “little red house” looks so peaceful with all of the trees surrounding it! Hmm I personally think these cupcakes are soo good, I would love to try the recipe and make a cake with it. If & when I do I will let you know how it turns out, please do the same if you ever try it out
I have been searching for a YELLOW CAKE recipe forever, and still haven’t found THE ONE… maybe this will be it!
Excellent cupcakes! I paired them with your frosting recipe and they were perfect! I don’t normally leave reviews, but this one is a keeper. Thanks!
Thanks so much Deneve, it is great to hear such a positive comment! I love these cupcakes too
I’m in the process of waiting for the cupcakes to be done right now and the dough tastes really good and it looks good but the recipe is making about 6 more cupcakes than expected!
Thanks for your comment April, hope they were yummy!
This recipe is absolutely amazing! I paired it with your “better than store-bought vanilla frosting” and they were delicious
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for your comment, Kim! I am thrilled they turned out for you
Divine!!!