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Here's a recipe for vanilla cupcakes from The Illustrated Kitchen Bible by Brigitte Hafner (Author), Victoria Blashford-Snell (Author)

Yield: makes 16 cupcakes
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Ingredients

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 tsp baking powder
* 1¼ cups butter, softened
* 1½ cups sugar
* 6 large eggs
* 1/3 cup milk
* Rich Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, colored pale pink and yellow
* metallic or colored dragèes, for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.

2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes, until pale and fluffy. Divide among the muffin cups. Bake 25–30 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

3. Pipe a swirl of frosting on top of each cupcake and decorate with the dragèes, if using.

Notes

Special Equipment :muffin pan, paper baking liners, pastry bag fitted with-star ti