Sour Cream Vanilla Cupcakes

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Soft and moist, these Sour Cream Vanilla Cupcakes are topped with extra creamy vanilla frosting! These are for all you vanilla lovers out there! The best cupcakes everrrrr.

 

With all the crazy things I’ve been reading in the news lately, I thought the world could use a few cupcakes.

I don’t like talking about sad and upsetting things on my blog and I’m not really going to start now and dive into these deep issues that I’m referring to. {If you’re reading this and are outside the United States, you may not know what I’m talking about.}  BUT, I will say please be kind to each other. You may feel helpless like you can’t do a thing to change the world for good, but you know what?

Today you can be kind to the people around you, no matter who they are or what they look like.

I have found myself saying “I want to help, but I can’t do ____”.

And then a small voice reminds me “But you can do _____.”

I want to let you all know that the same thing applies to you. There are lots of things you and I will never get the chance to do and odds are the majority of us won’t be well known and have a huge platform to instill world peace.

BUT, we can look up when we’re at the grocery store to smile and acknowledge every person we pass. We can teach our children to play nicely with every kid at school. We can agree to disagree with people over political, social, hot button issues and still respect them. We can not pass judgements or say blanket statements. We can see beyond skin color, sexual orientation and social status to understand that those people are a lot more like us than maybe we thought.

In a world of hate, anger and fear, I urge you to be the good.

We can’t do a lot of things, but there is something we all can do.

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Sour Cream Vanilla Cupcakes

Katie Cooksey

Soft and moist, these Sour Cream Vanilla Cupcakes are topped with creamy vanilla frosting! These are for all you vanilla lovers out there!

4.89 from 9 votes

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 18 cupcakes

Calories 379 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature, 1 1/2 sticks
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon dried vanilla beans*
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the frosting:

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with paper liners and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs in 1 at a time until each is incorporated. Then add in vanilla, vanilla beans, sour cream and milk. Scrape sides and then mix again briefly.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients.
• Add in dry ingredients little by little until everything is just incorporated. Mix the batter by hand using a spatula to ensure it is completely mixed.
• Scoop batter into each cup so it’s 3/4 full. Bake 25-30 minutes or until they are very lightly golden on top and toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Set aside to cool completely.
• For the frosting, mix butter and powdered sugar together on low speed. Gradually add in vanilla and just enough milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. Whip 3 minutes to make it light and fluffy.

Notes

*I use dried vanilla beans from Williams Sonoma. Feel free to substitute vanilla bean paste or the seeds scraped from a vanilla bean.

**If you want to pipe your frosting like in the pictures, double the frosting recipe. If you’re using a knife to spread the frosting, the recipe listed will be enough.

Recipe based on this muffin recipe from Ina Garten with a few minor changes.

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 165mgPotassium: 98mgFiber: 1gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 519IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg

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