Oh Boy!

 I'm going to my dear friends baby shower and I'm making the cupcakes. Since everything I make for my girls seems to involve a shade of pink, it was fun to use a different color palette for her cupcake toppers. Classic vanilla cupcake recipe to follow.

Simple White Cake
From Allrecipes

1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9"x9" pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners. 

In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan. 

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch. Makes 12 cupcakes.

 

Quick Buttercream Frosting
Adapted from Confections of a Foodie Bride 

 

1 stick of butter, at room temp
3 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
pinch of salt

Place all ingredients in mixer bowl. Beat on low just until powdered sugar is well incorporated. Turn to high and whip for 3-4 minutes, until light, fluffy, and smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides. Makes enough for 12 cupcakes.