Mini Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream for Baby Levi

Almost a month go, I had a friend who passed away. His wife, and my friend,  had passed away 8 yrs ago from a brain tumor. Now this couple have two daughters, One of the sisters lives here.  The oldest daughter lives out West,, and was almost 9 mos. pregnant, when her father passed away, unexpectedly. She was able to fly home for the services. but as the time progressed , she was not able to fly back to her home.  She thought that would only be a couple of weeks, but Baby Levi had other ideas.  It wasn't until yesterday that Baby Levi made his appearance into the world. Welcome Baby Levi!

What would any Foodie do to celebrate the birth of a new baby? That's right, bake mini cupcakes. Now, I've never made cupcakes to celebrate the birth of a new baby boy , but I was pretty sure that I could find some pretty Baby Blue cupcake liners and cupcake decorations. Wrong! Now, I hadn't  planned ahead  to order them online.  I did find a package of blue cars, and blue liners with yellow duckies, but that wasn't what I had thought that I would find. I did find blue sugar. There were plenty of cute pink liners and decorations, but not so much for blue.

These Vanilla cupcakes have sour cream in them and have moist,  tender cake.  Paired with Vanilla Butter Cream frosting, they taste so good, perfect for a new baby celebration.!

Vanilla  Cupcake Recipe Adapted from Cupcake Project

 Ingredients: Makes 30 mini or 12 regular sized cupcakes

• 1 1/4 C flour
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/4 t baking soda
• 1/4 t salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 C sugar
• 1/2 C unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 t vanilla extract
• 1/2 C sour cream

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the eggs and sugar for about 2 minutes, or until light and creamy.
3. Add the butter and vanilla and beat on low speed for about 1 minute, or until well blended.
4. Beat in the dry ingredients on low speed until blended.
5. Add the sour cream and beat until smooth and well blended.
6. Fill mini cupcake liners about halfway full.
7. Bake at 350 F for about 14 minutes for mini, 23 min. for regular size, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean and the tops are firm.

 

Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting

Ingredients

1/2 c butter, room temperature

2c. powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 c more or less milk, or half and half I used almond milk

Cream butter with an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.  Gradually add in powdered sugar and vanilla, and mix well, Add milk until desired consistency. Pipe or frost cupcakes