Vanilla Buttercream Cupcakes ♥

Vanilla Cupcakes 8 © GranolaGirlBakes.com

I  ♥ Cupcakes!! Add sprinkles to the mix and you have the perfectly perky dessert. 🙂 Last night I made Vanilla Buttercream Cupcakes. I just couldn’t help myself! The brand new container of sprinkles was calling out to me!! 😉 The base is a delightful Cream Cheese pound cake(sounds way too heavy but it really isn’t!) and the icing a sweet and rich buttercream. Yes, these are definitely sweet and you will need a few cups of coffee to finish one off but definitely fun to make!

Yields: 2 dozen 6oz glass ramekins or mugs

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 bar (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. With mixer on low, add flour and salt in two additions, beating until just combined.
  2. Generously coat 2 dozen glass ramekins or mugs(be sure they are bake-proof!) with butter and dust with flour; immediately pour in batter (usually 2 ice-cream scoopers full).
  3. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out almost clean, 20-25 minutes.
  4. Cool completely.
  5. Pipe on icing(recipe bellow) and top immediately with sprinkles!
  6. Brew a rather large pot of coffee, sit down with a few of your favorite people, and enjoy!! (:

BUTTERCREAM frosting:

  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (milk can be substituted)
  • 1TBS vanilla
  • 1/2tsp almond extract
  • 5-6 cups powder sugar
  1. Cream together butter, cream, vanilla, and almond extract. Add powder sugar 1 cup at a time until icing reaches the right consistency.
  2. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and enjoy!

Vanilla Cupcakes 7 © GranolaGirlBakes.com Vanilla Cupcakes 2 © GranolaGirlBakes.com Vanilla Cupcakes 4 © GranolaGirlBakes.com

February 17, 2013

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11 Comments

  1. Reply

    thebelongingplace

    March 2, 2013

    where did you get the adorable ramekins???! they are so sweet 🙂

    • Reply

      Rachel

      March 2, 2013

      World Market!! 🙂 They work wonderfully for baking in and are a great value. (:

  2. Reply

    somethingsage

    March 2, 2013

    MMmmmmmmmmMMMMmmmmmMMMMmmmmmmmMMMmmmmmmmMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      somethingsage

      March 2, 2013

      Oops! I think I might have messed up your formatting here. But that’s how good your cupcakes are!!! So appropriate, I won’t even apologize. 😉

      • Reply

        Rachel

        March 2, 2013

        You can mess up my format with your comments any day! 🙂

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    Clouds of Colour

    March 2, 2013

    Yuuummm i LOVE the idea of a cupcake IN a teacup! Waaah too cute!

    • Reply

      Rachel

      March 2, 2013

      Thank you!! 🙂

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    Sarah

    March 3, 2013

    Is this the recipe for the ones you surprised us with last year? So yummy!
    The ramekins, the sprinkles…just darling!

    • Reply

      Rachel

      March 3, 2013

      Same icing but different cake! My lemon pound cake recipe without the lemon!! 🙂 Thank you, Sarah!!!!! (:

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