11.Mar.2008 Vanilla Cupcakes

The following recipe yields 16 if you don’t mind a slight muffin top, or 18 if you’d prefer the cupcakes to barely reach the top of the liner, once baked. You’re in for a vanill-icious treat!

Vanilla Cupcakes


2 cups (480 g) vanilla soy or other nondairy yogurt
1 cup (235 ml) canola oil
2 tablespoons (30 ml) vanilla extract
3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Line 16 or 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine soy yogurt, oil, and extract.
Sift flour, sugar, and baking powder on top.
Fold dry ingredients into wet, being careful not to over mix.
Divide batter equally among prepared cupcake liners.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from muffin tin and let cool completely before decorating.

Yield: 16 to 18 cupcakes

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There are 19 Comments to "Vanilla Cupcakes"

  • ashmacaroon says:

    Celiiiine! I made these this morning as Easter-ly cupcakes and they are perfect! This is now my stand-by vanilla cake recipe, the texture is heavenly, so moist and not one crumb stuck to the liners! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. <3

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  • mel says:

    Ooh….yum! How would you compare these to regular vanilla cupcakes? They seem like they would be desnser/more poundcake-like?

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  • Celine says:

    mel: they’re really tender, and yeah I guess a bit denser. poundcake-like is a good way to describe them, I suppose.

    ash: I’m so happy you like them! I can’t wait to try the original lemony french cake recipe baked like this instead, way less time in the oven and even more fun to eat. thank you for the feedback and the gorgeous pic you took of it too.

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  • Amy says:

    I am going to make these for my friend’s birthday. Do you think I could substitute lemon extract for the chocolate extract? And perhaps add a wee bit of lemon zest to the batter?

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  • Celine says:

    of course Amy: they’re based on this anyway, so it’ll work perfectly!

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  • Lori Panarello says:

    Your cupcake recipe for the vanilla french cupcake does not say anything about using the confectioners sugar,, sorry if i sound dim,,, i just was not sure,, did not want to mess anything up,, sounds like a lovely cake,,,, please let me know ,,, thanks a bunch,, Lori

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    Celine Reply:

    no, thank YOU a bunch, Lori, for catching the mistake. I’m editing the recipe now: the sugar should be sifted alongside the flour and baking powder.

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