Ingredients

• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 stick butter (1/2 cup), room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup milk

Instructions

1. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. If you are using paper liners, be sure to double them up.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat together eggs and granulated sugar. Once combined, add softened butter and vanilla. Mix until creamy.
3. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Alternating with the milk, add dry ingredients to egg and sugar mixture in three equal increments. Mix well, but only until incorporated. Do not over-mix.
5. Scoop cupcake batter into the lined muffin pan, filling each cavity about 2/3rds of the way. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when poked through the center. Note: moist vanilla cupcakes are different from soft-center ones - the center should be baked through.
6. Remove your tasty, easy vanilla cupcakes from the oven and let sit for about 2 minutes. Remove each cake from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
7. NOTE: if making mini cupcakes, please reduce the baking time to 12-15 minutes.