Spring Cupcakes

Because I miss warm weather, I made plain vanilla cupcakes with a springtime theme. I bought pre-made sugar flowers and a small container of edible gold dust powder from the Broadway Panhandler. I thought the gold powder was pretty…plus it looked like pollen. Read the recipe for these delicious cupcakes after the jump!

Makes a dozen ‘medium’ or two dozen ‘small’ cupcakes:

• 1/2 c. unsalted butter
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 c. milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• pinch of salt

Preheat the oven to 350F. Blend the butter and sugar until creamy. Gradually add in the eggs and milk while still mixing (hand mixing or with a mixer, on low speed). In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the dry mixture to the butter/sugar/eggs/milk mixture, and then add the vanilla extract. Bake for 15-20 minutes.