Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

Name: Vanilla Bean Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 4 eggs; 591 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 59 milliliters Reserved milk-vanilla seed mixture; 355 milliliters milk; 946 milliliters powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 2 vanilla beans, each cut in half lengthwise

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Vanilla Bean Cupcakes a try. This recipe makes 24 servings with 248 calories, 3g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. A mixture of baking powder, butter, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Scrape vanilla bean seeds into microwavable bowl; add beans to bowl, cover beans with 3/4 cup milk. Microwave on High 1 minute or until mixture boils.

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Vanilla Bean

Beans

Seeds

Milk

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Microwave

Bowl

Let stand 15 minutes.

Remove beans.

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Beans

Add remaining milk to warm milk mixture, stir well. Reserve 1/4 cup milk mixture.

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Milk

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans).

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Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, beating after each addition. Beat 2 minutes longer.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Muffin Liners

Bowl

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat 2 minutes longer.

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Egg

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture and milk mixture, beating just until blended. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

Milk

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Muffin Liners

Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Remove to cooling racks. Cool completely. in large bowl beat frosting ingredients on low speed until blended, adding 1 tablespoon reserved milk mixture at time. Frost cupcakes.

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Cupcakes