Vanilla Cupcakes -
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Pair these moist cupcakes with your favorite frosting or icing!    

Cupcakes
1 & 3/4 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
​1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter (room temperature)
2 eggs (large)
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp vanilla extract 
2/3 cup whole milk (room temp)
​15-16 cupcake liners

Buttercream Frosting Recipe Link 
or use any of the
Frosting or Icing recipes:  
Butterscotch
Caramel Frosting
​Chocolate Buttercream
Chocolate Cream Cheese
Cream Cheese Frosting
​Mexican Chocolate Icing
7-Minute White Icing

Directions for Cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In a mixing bowl, stir together all dry ingredients.
3. Add in room temp butter and beat on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, until crumbly.   
4. In a small bowl, whisk:  room temp eggs, sour cream, oil, and vanilla until fairly smooth.
5. Pour the egg mixture into the flour/butter mixture and beat just a bit until blended.  Pour in the milk a little at time, while beating at low speed.  It's going to look like a liquid, instead of a thick batter, but that's OK.
6. Carefully fill your cupcake liners to a little more than 1/2 full.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15  minutes.  You may want to check at 12.  Test with a toothpick or knife inserted into the middle - it should come out clean.
8. Remove cupcakes from the pan and cool on a rack for at least 30 - 45 minutes minutes before frosting. 
9. After serving, if you have extras (ha! ha!) store them in the refrigerator if you used a buttercream or cream cheese frosting.