"My favorite vanilla cupcake is this soft, moist and crumbly vanilla cake with fluffy whipped vanilla bean frosting..."
INGREDIENTS
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2½ cups all-purpose flour
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¾ teaspoon salt
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1½ teaspoon baking powder
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¼ teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 cups sugar
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3 eggs, room temperature
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2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (I used Lagrima Vanilla Extract)
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1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
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3 ½ sticks unsalted butter, softened
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3-4 cups sifted confectionersâ?? sugar
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3 tablespoons milk
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1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or 1 vanilla bean, scraped
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Pinch of salt