Classic Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients (10)

• 215g bleached cake flour (about 7 1/2 ounces; 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons), see notes
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
• 170g unsalted butter (6 ounces; 12 tablespoons), softened
• 3 large eggs
• 305g granulated sugar (10 3/4 ounces; 1 1/2 cups)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (120ml) whole milk, room temperature
• 113g sour cream (4 ounces; 1/2 cup), room temperature
• 1 recipe American Buttercream or Chocolate Buttercream