This recipe for Moist Yellow Cupcakes is the perfect recipe for any occasion. Easy to make with simple ingredients, this recipe can be whipped up in no time.
Pair these cupcakes with your favourite frosting and decorations to celebrate a birthday or just to satisfy a craving.
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Ingredients For Moist Yellow Cupcakes
To make these cupcakes, you will need eight ingredients that you probably already have on hand.
- All-purpose flour.
- White sugar.
- Baking powder.
- Salt.
- Eggs.
- Vanilla extract.
- Milk.
- Vegetable oil.
Why Do We Love This Recipe?
These cupcakes are one of our go-to recipes because they are so easy to make. Plus the ingredients are ones we always have on hand.
This recipe doesn’t have buttermilk like many cupcake recipes call for. Regular milk is used making it easy to make this recipe anytime.
There is also no butter in these cupcakes. Melted butter can be used. For us using oil means less time to make the cupcakes because we don’t have to melt butter then allow it to cool.
Decorating Cupcakes
Every cupcake needs a frosting or some sort of topping. For these yellow cupcakes, we like to use a chocolate frosting. Buttercream icing is also a great choice.
We also like to decorate the tops with candies or sprinkles for added colour. This is a great way to decorate cupcakes with colours that match a party’s theme.
What Occasions Are Yellow Cupcakes Good For?
These cupcakes are perfect for any occasion that requires a quick dessert that is easy to handle.
By adding a coloured icing or different candies these cupcakes are versatile and can be used for holidays.
For Thanksgiving we use orange icing and decorate the cupcakes to look like pumpkins. This also works well for Halloween.
At Christmas we decorate with red and green icing. Or we use white icing and dip in sugar for a snowy look.
Storing Cupcakes
Once cooled, cupcakes can be stored in an air-tight container even before decorating for up to 3 days. We like to store them in a cupcake carrier, especially when transporting them.
Decorated cupcakes should be stored according to the decorations on them We find when using buttercream icing, it is best to store the cupcakes in the fridge.
These cupcakes also freeze well for up to 3 months without icing or frosting on them.
Moist Yellow Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line a muffin tin with cupcake papers
- In a stand mixer, beat together oil, eggs and sugar until combined.
- With mixer on low, add flour, baking powder and salt.
- Slowly add in the milk and continue mixing until the batter is well mixed and smooth.
- Fill cupcake papers evenly. There may be batter remaining for extra cupcakes depending on the size of the papers.
- Bake in preheated oven for 22 minutes or until cupcakes are baked through the centre. (ovens vary so this may take more or less than 22 minutes)
- Cool in pan for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Store in air-tight container until ready to serve.
