Golden Glow Cupcakes

Name: Golden Glow Cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 cups cake flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups white sugar; 1/2 cup shortening (I use butter flavor); 1 cup milk; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Submitted by Jacklyn Modery

"This won a blue ribbon at the Kentucky State Fair. It is from America's Best Recipes State Fair Blue Ribbon Winners Cookbook."

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photo by Lavender Lynn

Ready In:: 28mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 24 cupcakes

ingredients

2 cups cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₄ cups white sugar
¹⁄₂ cup shortening (I use butter flavor)
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line muffin tins with paper cupcake liners.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt,and sugar.
Add the shortening and 3/4 cup of the milk and beat for 2 minutes.
Add the remaining 1/4 cup milk, the eggs and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes.
Pour the batter into muffin tins only filling half way up. Don't over-fill!
Bake for 18 minutes or until done.

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Reviews

I searched for months for an easy recipe that was also good. The cupcakes are divine. My go to recipe forever! I used butter instead of shortening.

bukayo
This recipe was light,quick and easy to make. I am going to try choc chips in them next time.Not a high fat content either thats what I look for.Thanks Jacklyn it took me an hour to find this. I will be taking these to work for a treat.

yum.yum
I've never tried to make a white cake before and this came out perfectly. I made two 8 inch round cakes with this recipe. Baked for around 24 minutes. thank you!

MommaEllen