How to Make Cupcakes

Cupcakes are a treat that everyone enjoys. That is why so many people want to know how to make cupcakes. Of course, whenever you make them, you're going to want to make sure that you have enough for everyone to enjoy. So, if you only need enough for 6 people, you will still want to make at least a dozen. Someone will definitely want seconds whenever you learn how to make cupcakes according to this recipe.

Things You'll Need

• 2 Large eggs
• 1 Cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 Cup shortening
• 3 tsp baking power
• 1 1/3 Cups sugar
• 2 1/4 Cups flour
• Oven
• Large bowl
• Mixer
• Cupcake pan
• Liners for the cupcake pan
• Icing
• Food Coloring

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Put the sugar, salt, flour, milk, vanilla, shortening and baking powder into a large bowl. Beat these ingredients for a minute.

3. Add the eggs and beat for 2 or 3 minutes. Make sure that everything is mixed together well.

4. Place liners in your cupcake pan. You can find some that will work for whatever theme you like.

5. Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full. You don't want to fill them any fuller because your cupcakes are going to expand and they will flow over the top.

6. Bake your cupcakes for 23 minutes. You will know that they are done by placing a toothpick in them and having the toothpick come back out without any wet batter on it.

7. Let the cupcakes cool before you decorate them. Here you can choose any colors and decorations that relate to your party's theme. You can also put some designs on the top of them if you wish.

Tips & Warnings

• You can create faces on your cupcakes. To do this, simply ice the cupcakes in blue (for a boy) or pink (for a girl). You can then draw little eyes, a nose and a mouth. Candy can also be substituted for the eyes or a nose.

• Serve the cupcakes on a cake rack.

• Make sure that you cupcakes are fully cooled before icing them. Otherwise your icing will melt.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish