Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes Vanilla Cupcakes 3.7 (614) 25 Reviews By Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Martha Stewart is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lifestyle expert who has taught millions of people through generations the joy of entertaining, cooking, gardening, collecting, crafting, and home renovating via her eponymous magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Emmy-winning television shows, and 99 books (and counting). Based in Katonah, N.Y., where she helms her 156-acre Bedford Farm, Martha is America's first self-made female billionaire. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 16, 2019 Rate PRINT Share Yield: 1 dozen For chocolate cupcakes, substitute 1/2 cup cocoa powder for 1/2 cup all-purpose flour. Ingredients 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 3 large eggs 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract ¾ cup milk Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time; scrape down bowl, and beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Divide batter evenly among liners, about three-quarters full each. Bake until golden and tops spring back to touch, about 20 minutes, rotating pan once if needed. Transfer pans to wire rack; cool completely. Jim Franco Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, July 2001 Rate It PRINT