Vanilla Almond Cupcakes Recipe | Say Mmm

Ingredients

• 5 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 whole vanilla beans, split length-wise and seeds reserved
• 8 large eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 cups whole milk
• 3 cups (6 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 8 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 vanilla bean, split length-wise and seeds reserved