Ultimate White Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 sticks (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
- Fondant flower, for garnish, optional
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and position a rack in the middle of the oven.
- Line one 12-cup standard muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl.
- Stir the milk and vanilla together in a small bowl.
- Set aside.
- Add the butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or in a large bowl if using a handheld electric mixer).
- Mix on low speed until the butter is smooth, about 1 minute.
- Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
- Increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low.
- Add about one-third of the flour mixture and beat until just combined.
- Add half the milk mixture and beat until smooth.
- Repeat, adding flour, then milk, and then the rest of the flour, stopping and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat briefly to make a smooth batter.
- Put the egg whites in a clean bowl.
- Whip on high speed until foamy.
- Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and continue to beat until the egg whites are glossy and hold stiff peaks, about 10 minutes.
- Fold the whites into the batter in three batches.
- Divide the cake batter evenly between the liners.
- Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, rotating the tin about halfway through, about 20 minutes.
- Cool the cupcakes on a rack in the tin for 10 minutes, and then remove from the tin.
- Cool on the rack completely.
cake flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla, unsalted butter, sugar, egg whites, flower
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/ultimate-white-cupcakes.html (may not work)