Favorite Yellow Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
3 cups cake flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon extract
Butter Cream Frosting
Colored sugar-coated chocolates
Directions
1. Sift: flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into the large bowl of electric mixer; add shortening, eggs, milk, vanilla and lemon extract.
2. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl often.
3. Line 36 muffin tins with paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter.
4. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly pressed with fingertip. Remove from tins and cool completely on wire racks.
5. Spread with BUTTER CREAM FROSTING and garnish with candies
2. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl often.
3. Line 36 muffin tins with paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter.
4. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly pressed with fingertip. Remove from tins and cool completely on wire racks.
5. Spread with BUTTER CREAM FROSTING and garnish with candies