These fluffy vanilla cupcakes are so soft and moist, they literally melt in your mouth! With a classic vanilla flavour, you can frost and fill these cupcakes with almost anything!
What makes these vanilla cupcakes so soft?
There are a few reasons behind the fluffy, soft texture of these cupcakes! Firstly, this recipe uses the creaming method, where you cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy. This helps to incorporate air into our batter, giving us a lighter and fluffier cupcake!
Secondly, this recipe uses oil and yoghurt, which help tenderise the crumb of the cupcake. The oil also helps to keep the cupcake moist as oil is liquid at room temperature.
What is the shelf life?
You can store these cupcakes at room temperature in an air tight container for up to a week. If you stay in a really humid climate, then you may want to refrigerate these after a few days, but wrap them in foil or cling wrap to prevent them drying out in the fridge.
IMPORTANT: For accuracy, I would recommend using the gram measurements provided, as those are the exact quantities I use. Cup measurements are given as estimates (based on US cup measurements) to make it easier for those who do not have a scale.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (125 g) flour - regular all purpose
- ¼ cup (57 g) unsalted butter - room temp
- ¾ cup (150 g) white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt - omit if using salted butter
- 1 tbsp unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola
- ½ cup (122 g) greek yoghurt - unsweetened
Instructions
- All your ingredients should be at room temperature before beginning 🙂
- Preheat your oven to 165 °C (329°F) with the fan on (see note 2 if you don't have a fan function) and place cupcake liners in a cupcake tray. Set aside.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, cream your butter and sugar together on a medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Make sure your butter is soft, but not melted (see note 1).
- Add in your first egg, and mix for about 15 seconds, and then add in your second egg and mix for another 15 seconds.
- Add in your vegetable oil, vanilla and yoghurt and mix that in until well combined.
- Finish off by sifting in your flour, baking powder and salt, and then mix on a low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Using a tablespoon or ice cream scoop, fill the cupcake liners about 2/3rds of the way up (do not overfill them), and then bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let them completely cool before frosting 🙂
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only as they are automatically calculated by a third party application. Actual values may differ based on brands and types of products used.
136 Comments
Hi Maryam, made these delightful cupcakes today for my grandchildren. They loved them and now my granddaughter wants me to make mini cupcakes for her birthday next weekend. She is having a High Tea (12 years old). My question is approx how long would I need to cook mini cupcakes as opposed to these normal sized ones? Oh my husband just ate 2 of them and gave the thumbs up. I also used your excellent icing mix.!! Thanks so much 🙂
Best recipe ever! Thanks for sharing 🙏
Thanks so much Priscilla! So glad you loved the recipe 🙂
Hi, love your recipes!!!
Can I use cake flour & if so what is the ratio?
Hi Taryn! So glad you’re loving the recipes 😀
I haven’t tried cake flour in this recipe myself, but it should work fine! Just substitute the all purpose flour with cake flour 🙂