Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting - India Flag Special Cupcakes for Republic Day

Wish you all a very Happy 64^th Republic Day to all my Readers, bloggers, friends!!!

I thought I would enhance this year Republic Day celebrations with tri colors of our India flag and baked these delicious vanilla cupcakes with awesome colors of frosting 

A recipe for vanilla cupcakes and butter cream frosting is a perfect pair for model cupcakes. These are very simple to make and taste so yummy

Ingredients

Cupcakes

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All-purpose flour – 1 ½ cups

Unsalted Butter – 1 stick

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Granulated Sugar – 3/4 cup

Eggs – 3 no

Pure vanilla extract – 1 ½ tsp

Milk – ¾ cup

Salt – ½ tsp

Buttercream Frosting

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Confectioners’ sugar – 1 cup

Unsalted butter – ¼ cup

Vanilla extract – ½ tsp

Milk – 1tsp

Green, Orange colors – As Required

Preparation

Cake

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• In a mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, and salt and mix well.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add butter and sugar and mix well until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time
• Now add vanilla and mix well.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners; set aside.
• Add flour mixture and milk alternatively, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Divide batter evenly among the prepared cupcake liners, about three-quarters full each.
• Bake until golden and tops spring back to touch, about 20-22 minutes.
• Transfer cupcakes and cool them.

Frosting

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• In an electric mixer, add butter and beat until smooth and well blended.
• Now add the vanilla extract. With the mixer on low speed, gradually beat in the sugar
• Now add the milk and beat well until frosting is light and fluffy
• Add a little more milk or sugar, if needed. Tint the frosting with desired food.