Happy Birthday, this Tuesday, Tattum!

In your honor, I’ve made some birthday cupcakes for you.

I got the recipe from The Fannie Farmer Baking Book. After purchasing The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, my first cookbook, I decided to buy the Baking Book. It contains a collection of 800 baking recipes.

I liked this recipe because it’s easy, quick, and can be made within 30 minutes. For the topping, I had a choice of using confectioners’ sugar or frost. I chose the sugar, which tastes just right with this yellow cake.

I hope you like your cake. Everyone, help yourselves.

Tattum, I wish you all the best for your birthday,
Paz

Straight out of the oven

Yellow Cupcakes

Source: The Fannie Farmer Baking Book by Marion Cunningham
Yield: About 10 cupcakes

6 Tablespoons (3/4 stick or about 1/3 Cup) butter, melted

2 eggs

1/4 Cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 Cup all-purpose flour

1 Cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Confectioners’ sugar or Chocolate Butter Frosting

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease the muffin pans for 10 cupcakes, line them with fluted paper baking cups, or spray with no-stick coating.

Combine the melted butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat well.

Put the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt in a sifter or strainer and sift them over the butter-and-egg mixture. Beat until the batter is perfectly smooth and thoroughly combined. Spoon into the prepared muffin pans, filling each cup about two-thirds full.

Bake for about 15 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick or broom straw inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and let them cool in the pan for 2 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool completely.

Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar or frost with Chocolate Butter Frosting.

Sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar