Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 1 cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs (, at room temperature*)
  • 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup butter (, melted and cooled slightly)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup whole milk (, at room temperature*)
  • 1 recipe Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
  • 12 small fresh strawberries or strawberry slices (, for decoration )

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt for 30 seconds, set aside. 
  • In a separate large mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer set on medium-high speed, whip together eggs, sugar and vanilla until mixture is very pale, fluffy and thickened slightly, about 3 minutes. 
  • Mix in melted butter and vegetable oil. 
  • Working in three separate batches, beginning and ending with flour, add 1/3 of the flour mixture followed by 1/2 of the milk, blending until well combined after each addition. Pour batter into 12 paper lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. 
  • Bake in preheated oven 19 - 22 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. 
  • Cool completely on a wire rack, then frost with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting and top with a small whole fresh strawberry or fresh strawberry slices.