Plain Vanilla Cupcakes

2 cups flour
1 ½ cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 teaspoons salt
7 tablespoons softened butter
1 cup milk
2 eggs
¾ teaspoons vanilla
Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, and salt in a electric mixer. Slowly pour in ½ cup milk. Whisk the milk, eggs, and vanilla. Combine with the dry ingredients in the electric mixer but be sure not to over mix the batter. Pour the batter into the cupcake holders. Make sure the cupcake holders are only 2/3 full so there is room for the batter to rise. Bake in the over preheated at 325’F for 20-25 minutes.

Chocolate Frosting
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 ½ sticks butter softened
¾ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup milk
Beat the sugar, butter, and cocoa together in a electric mixer until it mixes up pretty well. Add the milk and mix until it gets fluffy and light.

Adapted from the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook