Mmmm nothing like a good old fashioned sweet vanilla cupcake. These are perfect for baking with the kids and letting them get creative with the frosting and decorations!
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set flour mix aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together eggs and sugar, then add vanilla and oil and continue mixing.
To make buttermilk I added about half a tablespoon of lemon juice to half a cup of milk and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Alternate between adding half the flour mixture and half the buttermilk to the butter mixture.about half of the flour mixture and beat until just combined and smooth.
Pour the mixture into lined muffin trays filling each about halfway. 
Bake for about 12-14 minutes or until they just start to golden up at the edges.
Let cool before icing and decorate however you wish!
Yields: 15 cupcakes (I got about 17)
INGREDIENTS
- 1¼ cups cake flour or Canadian bleached all-purpose flour
- 1¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup canola oil
- ½ cup buttermilk
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 1¼ cups flour, 1¼ tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda and ½ tsp salt and set aside.
- In an electric mixing bowl beat the 2 eggs and sugar together on medium speed.
- Add vanilla and oil and continue mixing.
- Reduce mixer speed and slowly add about half of the flour mixture. Add half of the buttermilk, then the rest of the flour mix and the rest of the milk. Beat until just combined and smooth.
- Pour batter into a lined muffin pan filling each about halfway.
- Bake for 12 -14 minutes at 350°F (I had them in for about 17 minutes but my oven is quite old). Let them cool in the pan for a couple minutes before removing to a cooling rack
- Once the cupcakes are cooled to room temp, ice and decorate them as desired! All we had was chocolate icing and it turned out great with the vanilla cupcakes.