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Vanilla Cupcakes- recipe by Ina Garten
I baked these cupcakes for my a dear friend’s baby shower which I hosted last year. I decided on an animal theme and kept it a neutral color, yellow since they were not aware of the baby’s sex.
Like all Ina Garten’s recipes, this one turned out to be a big hit. The cupcakes are incredibly moist, light and fluffy. The only thing I would not do next time is fill the cupcake tins all the way up, it just tends to spill, making a very large cupcake. Other than that, it’s the best vanilla cupcake I have eaten! I added a little yellow color to the cream cheese icing to make it more fun.
Ingredients:
- 18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
For the icing:
- 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 pound cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Method:
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin pans with paper liners.
Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed, until light and fluffy. On medium speed, add the eggs, 2 at a time, then add the sour cream and vanilla. Scrape down the sides and stir until smooth.
Sift together the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until just combined.
Fill the cupcake liners to the top with batter. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool to room temperature.
For the icing, mix the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on low speed, mixing just until smooth. Spread the frosting generously on top of each cupcake.
Here are some of the shower party photos.
Table Setting
Diaper Cake
Proud parents Mukta and Aashish, welcomed little baby Trisha on November 9th 2011.
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the cupcakes look great…wonderful recipe……the table setting is so cute!!!
I think my first comment didn’t go through so sorry if this is a duplicate. I love the recipe and the photos. It looks so pretty.
What sweet party decorations. The cupcakes look so fresh and pretty with the yellow icing and the lion on top!
The party is so gorgeous!! Love the theme
But I think I love your beautiful cupcakes a little more – cant go wrong with the classics
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Perfect for a little girl!
look sooo nice!!i
wonderful recipe. like the way you decorated table
I don’t think I’ve made an Ina Garten recipe before
Hi Kate,
I love Ina Garten. All her recipes turn out great.
These are really fluffy and well decorated! Love the theme you’d chosen too!
What a cute present!
they look really fluffy and beautiful!
Thanks Beti.
The kids surely are gonna love it…just looks so inviting, delicious and fun to have…perfect one!
I love Ina Garten – I watched her show religiously throughout my college years, my roommates and I huddled around the TV to drool over whatever classic she was preparing that day.
I’ve read several bloggers who’ve complained about her recipes, but I am in total accord with you. They always turn out perfectly! These look moist and delicious.
Thanks Yasmeen.
Asmita – those cupcakes look wonderful! Ina Garten really has some great recipes!
Hi Ina,
Thank you. Looks like all Ina’s are great chefs.
What a sweet party! The cupcake looks adorable.
Thanks Angie.
I can understand why this cake was a hit because they colors are gorgeous and I love the bright yellow with the little white drops on top. Fabulous and I am admiring it all the way.
Thank you Nava.
These would definitely be my favorite cupcake too! It sounds perfect to me.
Thanks Kristy,
These are my daughters favorite.
These are so darn cute! Love the shower theme. And I also love these delicious cupcakes…with the irresistible icing!
Thank you Liz,
I found these cupcake toppers and the whole kit at “Williams-Sonoma”. No trip to the mall is complete without a stop at this store.
Those cupcakes are so cute and so is that diaper cake. Your friend is lucky to have such a creative host!
Hi Rhonda,
Thank you. Knock on wood, I have been lucky to be blessed with great friends. My way of showing my love and appreciation for them is by baking or cooking for them. I love it!
cute cake. you have decorated the table so nice. i like cakes where the butter and sugar are creamed together. seeing your electric mixer, i think i should buy it now. so easy to make such cakes.
Hi Dassana,
Thanks so much. My husband gifted me the mixer around 2 years ago. Seriously, it’s the best gift ever. If you love to bake, this mixer is a must.
How fun…such a cute theme, and delicious looking cupcakes
Hope you are having a lovely weekend!
The use of sour cream in baked goods is a true Ina Garten touch, don’t you think? I’ve made her blueberry muffins before with sour cream and it was a rich delight! Love these cupcakes!
hi i like ina garten show too…!!frst time to ur space..lov it …cool n lovely…
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Lovely cakes and the party table looks so adorable..
Thank you Hema.
These sound wonderful and they look delicious. I, too, love Ina Garten’s recipes. I am new to your blog and have spent some time browsing through your earlier posts. I’m so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you share with your readers and I’ll be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Thank you Mary for visiting my blog and your kind comments. Great to meet you.
How adorable… I love them:) I bet your friend was very happy.
These look super delicious and moist. The sour cream is a great add-on for the extra moistness in a vanilla cupcake. You’re so sweet to bake for your friend’s baby shower.
Thank you. Mukta is a dear friend of mine.
hi asmita, very pretty shade of yellow.
i love the cream cheese added
also like your animal display. have a nice day
These look so cute, I love how you decorated them. Also, I am glad to see that you were happy with the recipe-a lot of people have never tried a cake/cupcake recipe with cornstarch. I like the texture results that it gives. This one does look like a keeper. Have a great day!
Thanks Tina.
The cupcake looks great especially with the yellow frosting and the cute little lion on top!
The party theme and decoration is sweet.Love the diaper cake idea for baby shower.
Adorable party! The cupcakes are precious
I love the cupcake holders, cupcake and all the presentation , even the diaper cake.
The yellow frosting looks yummy!
Yellow is such a great color – those cupcakes look wonderful. Love the table decorations, too – that diaper cake is something else! Nice post – thanks.
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Hi Cj,
Thank you so much. That is very kind and sweet of you. I am truly honored and excited.
I love a simple vanilla cupcake and yours look perfect! Thanks for sharing, Asmita. Also, I’m having a ChicWrap giveaway today that you should enter!
This is such a cute post! And cup cakes are beautiful!
Lovely cupcakes! I love that frosting. A great party.
Cheers,
Rosa
Such a cute party Asmita – I agree with you about the cupcakes – often you need very little batter in the cases… when I make cupcakes I just put a couple of heaped teaspoons in the bottom. It rises to just below the edge and gives space for frosting too! Plus this way you end up making more of them which is never a bad idea!
They look lovely – really tasty
Asmita, those cupcakes sure look wonderful! Cute table settings! You did beautiful job!
I love your cupcake liners! You did a great job with these. Just gorgeous!
the diaper cake looks so cute!! And your cupcakes with vanilla….wow, I’d love to have some!
The color of the topping is simply stunning Asmita! You made such a beautiful gift to the parents!
The cupcakes look delicious and your table setting is just wonderful!
How adorable…your friend I’m sure would have been smitten…..love the diaper cake idea too!
Thanks Anna.
Love the party setting and these cupcakes are adorable! What a good friend you are – the lucky parents must have been so pleased.
Thanks Maureen.
I love the theme! They look very yummy Asmita
Well done you!
Thank you Cassandra.
What adorable cupcakes!!!! I love the table setting too, and that animal carousel is so cute!
Thank you so much.
Hi Asmita! It’s nice to have a friend who can bake! I don’t know too many friends who bakes actually… You made such a cute cupcakes and all the decorations are so cute!
wow…loved these delicious cupcakes..the frosting looks so so tempting !!!also loved ur table settings !!!!!!!
I love these cupcakes, looks so pretty and am sure they are delicious with cream cheese frosting too!
These are adorable, and look SOOO good. I would have probably eaten 5 at once.
it looks picture perfect! im sure everyone must have been raving bout the cupcakes
Hi Asmita! Thanks for sharing this recipe. The cupcakes look amazing! I want to try this recipe but I only have a hand electric mixer. Do you think the recipe will be successful using this type of mixer? I want to make them for my sons birthday party. Let me know what you think! Thanks!
Hi Nancy,
I do love these cupcakes. Yes, absolutely you could use a hand held mixer. Happy Birthday to your son.