All-Occasion Vanilla Cupcakes – Volpi Foods

Ingredients

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened and cut into 1 tablespoon pieces
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as canola, grapeseed or safflower seed
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder, preferably aluminum-free
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 pinch fine salt
• 2 to 4 tablespoons whole milk
• colored sugars, sprinkles, or other decorations, optional
• 12-cup standard-size muffin tin (each cup 2½ by 1¼ inches) with 12 paper or foil liners
• hand mixer
• wire cooling rack