Vanilla Cupcake

This is an easy and simple cupcake to enjoy with your evening tea.

Ingredients

Plain flour, 1 cup or 130 g

Baking powder, ¾ tsp

Baking soda, ¼ tsp

Salt, a pinch

Butter, 110 g

Fine sugar, ½ cup or 115 g

Egg, 2 nos.

Vanilla essence, 1 tsp

Full-fat milk, 100 ml

Note: All ingredients must be at room temperature (including vanilla essence).

Preparation

• Line a twelve-cup baking pan and set aside.
• Sieve the flour along with baking powder, baking soda, and salt, three times; then set aside.
• Crack open the eggs into a bowl and remove the balancer using a fork; set aside.
• Beat the butter in a big wide bowl until it turns fluffy.
• Add sugar to the butter in three portions and beat for three minutes or until well combined, scraping down the sides using a spatula from time to time.
• Add the eggs one at a time and beat for one minute each.
• Add vanilla essence and beat again for a few seconds.
• Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius.
• Add 1/3 part of the flour and whisk well.
• Add half the milk and whisk slowly.
• Add 1/3 part of the flour and whisk again.
• Add the rest of the milk and whisk.
• Add remaining 1/3 part of the flour and fold with a spatula.
• Scoop an equal amount of batter into each case (up to three quarters) and tap to release  air bubbles. 
• Bake for 20 minutes at 170 degrees celsius.
• Insert a toothpick to the center of the cake. If the cake is ready, it will come out clean.
• Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

Enjoy with tea or coffee. Please share and comment. 
Thank you :)