Old Fashioned Cupcake

Make 24 servings.

Ingredients :

• 1 3/4 cup cake flour (not self-rising) 
• 1 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 
• 2 cup sugar 
• 1 tablespoon baking powder 
• 3/4 teaspoon salt 
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into cubes 
• 4 large eggs 
• 1 cup whole milk 
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
• Old Fashioned Frosting, recipe follows
• Old-Fashioned Frosting:
• 2 sticks butter, room temperature
• 8 cups confectioners� sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or other flavoring

Directions :

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. 
2. Combine in a bowl both flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix on low speed until combined for about 3 minutes. Add in cubed butter, mixing until just coated with flour. 
3. Add eggs 1 at a time until combined. Slowly add milk and vanilla to batter until completely mixed scraping down the bowl as you mix. 
4. Scoop batter into baking cups filling about 2/3 full. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes. 
5. Cool and decorate with Old Fashioned Frosting. 

Old-Fashioned Frosting :

1. Cream softened butter and add 4 cups sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat with paddle attachment until smooth gradually add the rest of sugar to reach frosting consistency*.