Candy Cane Cupcakes Recipe – Baked by Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter (more for greasing the cake pans)
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 ¾ cups whole milk
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (and peppermint extract if you want!)
• 3 ¾ cups confectioners’ sugar