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The secret to finding the best vanilla cupcake recipe is going beyond the standard box mix to create something deliciously moist. These cupcakes are soft and fluffy, thanks to the creamy combination of cake mix, sour cream, and instant vanilla pudding. Plus they are topped with a thick, easy, 3-ingredient frosting that makes them taste like they are straight from the bakery.
Need more than one batch? Why not mix it up and bring along our tasty Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes or the fun tropical Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes?
Vanilla Cupcakes ingredients
You will need
- 1 box white cake mix
- 3.5 ounce box instant vanilla pudding
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup milk
For the frosting:
- 6 sticks room temperature butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- food coloring
How to Make Vanilla Cupcakes
STEP ONE: In a mixing bowl, whisk together cake mix and vanilla pudding.
STEP TWO: In a separate bowl mix together eggs, oil, milk and sour cream.
STEP THREE: Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
STEP FOUR: Divide batter among 24 cupcake liners. Fill each cupcake liner halfway with batter.
STEP FIVE: Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
Easy Homemade Frosting from Scratch
While the cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting:
- In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
- Turn on low and mix until all the powdered sugar is mixed into the butter.
- Turn on high and whip for 30 seconds until the frosting is light and fluffy.
- Frost cupcakes, and top with sprinkles if desired.
Pro Tip: If you want a bakery perfect swirl of frosting on top, use a pastry bag or a fill a ziploc bag with frosting, snip the corner off, and use it as a piping bag, going in little circles to create a swirled design.
Just a few simple ingredients—like instant pudding and sour cream—are enough to transfer a regular white cake box mix into a truly scrumptious and moist vanilla cupcake. The easy homemade frosting makes this vanilla cupcake recipe extra yummy too!
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Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box white cake mix
- 3.5 ounce box instant vanilla pudding
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup milk
Frosting
- 6 sticks room temperature butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together cake mix and vanilla pudding.
- In a separate bowl mix together eggs, oil, milk and sour cream.
- Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
- Divide batter among 24 cupcake liners. Fill each cupcake liner half way with batter.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
- While the cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Turn on low and mix until all the powdered sugar is mixed into the butter. Turn on high and whip for 30 seconds until the frosting is light and fluffy.
- Frost cupcakes, and top with sprinkles.
Sooo delicious! My kid love it.
Easy and tasted so good!