Cupcakes & Buttercream Frosting

So i have been trying to find a good recipe for vanilla cake and a nice butter cream frosting...


i need to tweak this but for the most part it was very yummy (when i tweak i will update and note the tweak)


CAKE

• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 2 cups of sugar
• 4 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 1/2 cups self rising flour (if your like me you probably do NOT have self rising flour in the house, so i used this very simple recipe)
• 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of milk (divide in 4)
• 1 tsp of vanilla (divide in 4)

pre-heat oven to 350°

in a large bowl on medium speed cream the butter until smooth

add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy

add one egg at a time, beating well after each addition

combine the flours in another bowl and divide it into 4s

add one part flour, milk and vanilla and beat well, continue until all 4s are added

line 2 12 pack cupcake pans

use a spoon and spoon mixture (1/2-3/4) full

bake 20-23 minutes

insert toothpick to make sure cupcake is cooked.

*you can add food coloring for fun.

**if your making a cake, you need 3 9" greased round pans, and you bake for 20-25 min

FROSTING

I will be tweaking this as i go as well...

• 1 cup of unsalted butter (very soft)
• 8 cups of confectioners sugar (i used 6 1/2)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Cream butter

add in 4 cups of the confectioners sugar

add milk and vanilla and beat well

slowly add in more C sugar until the desired consistency is formed.

*i used 6 1/2 cups, i should have used a little more.

** you can add food coloring to the frosting for fun colors

This is what i got

Sunflower Peeps Easter Cake

So this is my attempt at making a cake from scratch and then decorating it to look like a sunflower.

Marshmallow Peeps (yellow)
Chocolate Chips

Yellow Cake Recipe:

• ·      2 cups *cake flour*
• ·      2 teaspoons baking powder
• ·      ½ teaspoon salt
• ·      ½ cup butter, softened
• ·      1 cup of sugar
• ·      3 large eggs, room temperature
• ·      2 teaspoons of vanilla
• ·      ¾ cups of milk

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans. (i didn't have round pans so i made them square and then cut the cake, which is why i added the green peeps)

In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Add vanilla and mix until completely combines.

Slowly add flour alternately with milk.

At end of addition batter should be smooth.

Divide between 2 pans.

Bake Yellow Cake Recipe for 20 to 25 minutes.

Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto a rack and cool completely before frosting.

Chocolate Frosting Recipe:

• ·      ½ cup shortening
• ·      ½ cup butter, softened
• ·      1 teaspoon vanilla
• ·      4 cups confectioner sugar
• ·      1 cup cocoa powder
• ·      3-4 tablespoons of milk (I added more until i felt the consistency was right)

*Cake Flour* Recipe:

If you’re like me you probably do not have cake flour on hand, so I used this simple recipe.

• ·      2 tablespoons of corn starch
• ·      Less than a cup of all-purpose flour

Take 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and place it in a 1 cup measuring cup and fill the rest to with all-purpose flour to equal a cup of cake flour

TA-DA