Easy Yellow Cupcakes

Heart cupcakeCharles Masters
five_whole_stars
Click a Star to Rate This Recipe
Serves 12| Hands-On Time: 10m | Total Time: 1hr 00m

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Easy Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375° F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix until incorporated.
  3. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack and let cool before frosting.
By Cyd McDowell,  August 2010

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 476
  • Fat  23g
  • Sat Fat  14g
  • Cholesterol  93mg
  • Sodium  260mg
  • Protein  5g
  • Carbohydrate  64g
  • Sugar  49g
  • Fiber  0.5g
  • Iron  1mg
  • Calcium  104mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

Get Real Simple Recipes Served Daily

Sign up for our free Daily Recipe newsletter (see a sample).

Quick Tip

Cracked eggshells
As with produce, take eggs and milk from the back of the case; older merchandise tends to be pushed forward.

Top Searches in Food & Recipes

Chicken 101

Search Food & Recipes:

Did you try this recipe? How did you like it?

View Earlier Comments

What's on Your Plate?

    Advertisement
    Sugar Snap Peas

    FRESH PICK

    Sugar Snap Peas

    Crisp, sweet sugar snap peas are eaten pod and all. Like all legumes, they’re a good source of protein.