Vanilla Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Name: Vanilla Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24 Servings
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 🧂 ¾ teaspoon salt; 🧈 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 ½ cups white sugar; 🥚 4 large eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 🥛 1 ¼ cups milk; 1 ¼ cups white sugar; 🥚 5 large egg whites; 🧂 ¼ teaspoon coarse salt; 🧈 2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cost $12, save $8

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
24 Servings
$12

Vanilla Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Cost $12, save $8

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
24 Servings
$12

INGREDIENTS

Cupcake base
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 🧂 ¾ teaspoon salt
- 🧈 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 🥚 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 🥛 1 ¼ cups milk
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- 🥚 5 large egg whites
- 🧂 ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
- 🧈 2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

STEPS

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.

Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time followed by vanilla, beating well after each addition. Mix in the flour mixture alternately with milk until smooth. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups (2/3 full).

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15-23 minutes.

Cool cupcakes in the tins for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely for about 20 minutes.

Bring a pan of water to a simmer. Combine sugar, egg whites, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Place the bowl over the pan and whisk until sugar dissolves.

Attach the bowl to a stand mixer and beat with the whisk attachment until the mixture is cool, glossy, and stiff peaks form. Gradually add butter (a few tablespoons at a time), beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.

Spread prepared buttercream onto cooled cupcakes.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

407

Calories

4
Protein
36
Carbs
28
Fats

💡 Ensure ingredients for the buttercream are used at room temperature for the best texture.Do not overfill the cupcake liners to avoid overflowing while baking.Use a piping bag for aesthetically pleasing buttercream application.