Basic Butter Cupcakes (With Variations)

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    • Hi Deborah, Here's one of our favorite White Cake Recipes:

      WHITE CAKE (two 8 inch round layer pans)
      2 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
      ¾ tsp. salt
      1 cup sugar
      1 teaspoon vanilla
      ¾ cup milk
      2 ½ tsp. baking powder
      ¼ cup sugar
      ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temp.
      3 large egg whites

      Preheat oven 350°F. Butter & lightly flour two 8-inch round cake pans. Sift Swans Down Cake Flour once, measure, add 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt, sift again. Beat egg whites at high speed until foamy. Add ¼ cup sugar, 2 Tbsp. at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until egg whites form stiff shiny peaks.

      Stir butter to soften, add flour mixture, milk and vanilla. Mix until all flour is moistened; then beat 2 minutes at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add meringue mixture and beat 1 minute longer. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake about 20–25 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes; then remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.

      Alternate baking pans:

      One 13 X 9-inch pan for 25 minutes
      One 9-inch square pan for 25 minutes

  • I love Swans Cake Flour. I discovered it a few years ago when a recipe for chocolate chip cookies called for cake flour (maybe some of you know this recipe? It’s become quite popular and it’s amazing. I think due to the cake flour!)
    I’m looking to make these cupcakes. Wondering if I can use 2% milk as I never have whole milk on hand. I do always have half and half. Appreciate any guidance!

    • Hi Kathy, Your information was forwarded to our Consumer Affairs Department. Someone will be sharing white cake recipes with you. Happy baking!

  • These are the best cupcakes I’ve ever made. The taste is light, yet fluffy. Oh so good. My new go-to cupcake recipe. It’s also nice to know they are light on the gluten.

    • Hi Pamela, You can substitute whole milk with coconut milk with no other adjustments necessary. We have not tested this recipe using Splenda or a sugar alternative. You would have to check with Splenda to see what the conversion would be. We'd love to know the results. Happy baking!