Yellow Cupcakes with Classic Buttercream Icing

~Yellow Cupcakes with Classic Buttercream Icing~

Yellow Cupcakes

Ingredients:
-375mL cake flour sifted
-5mL baking powder
-1mL salt
-220mL granulated sugar
-85mL margarine
-1 egg
-5mL vanilla extract
-150mL milk

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C.
2. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
4. Cream sugar and butter together until light.
5. Add the egg and vanilla to creamed mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed.
6. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Continue beating one minute.
7. Pour into prepared pan.
    Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
8. Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove and cool completely before decorating.

Vocabulary
-Cake flour: a fine-textured, soft-wheat flour with a high starch content. It makes tender cakes and pastries.

Classic Buttercream Icing

Ingredients:
-250mL vegetable shortening
-5mL vanilla
-30mL water
-454g or 1000mL icing sugar
-15mL egg white powder

Method:
1. In a large bowl, cream shortening, icing sugar, egg white powder, vanilla and water.
2. Add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all ingredients have been thoroughly mixed together.
3. Blend together an additional minute until creamy.
(This icing can be refrigerated or you can freeze it.)