Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe
Prep time: 25 Mins
Cook time: 23 Mins + 10 Mins Cooling
Yields: 15 Cupcakes
My search for the perfect eggless vanilla cupcakes has ended with this awesome recipe.
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven at 375F/190C for 15 minutes. Grease the muffin tins lightly or line it with paper liners. I brushed the inside of the liners with melted butter which gave a nice color on the sides of the cupcakes
  2. Whip the egg replacer powder and 3 tablespoons of water, preferably in a blender for better results. Or just do it hand. The mixture should be frothy.
  3. Add the milk and 1/4 cup of water to the egg replacer mixture and stir it well.
  4. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set it aside.
  5. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. This may take upto 2-3 minutes.
  6. Add the vanilla extract and remaining 1/4 cup of water, and beat well.
  7. Add the flour mixture and the egg replacer/milk mixture in parts alternating. (See My Notes)
  8. Beat until combined.
  9. Fill in the muffin cups 3/4th full and bake for about 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Mine was done around 24 minutes (See My Notes).
  10. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
Taste & Texture:
  1. Hands down this is the best eggless vanilla cupcake/cake I have ever baked. These vanilla cupcakes have a very soft, light and fluffy texture. Once you remove the paper liner you can clearly see the sponge like airy texture on the side of the cupcakes, just like you can find it on the usual cupcakes made with eggs. It tastes great too. This is a hit in our house. The only change I recommend is decreasing the quantity of sugar a wee bit especially if you want to frost it.
My Notes:
  1. The original recipe called for 1 and 1/2 cups of sugar and that's what I used too and we felt that the cupcakes were very sweet. So I would definitely recommend to scale it down to 1 and 1/4 cups, especially if you are going to frost it.
  2. I would increase the quantity of vanilla extract to 2 teaspoons.
  3. The original recipe mentioned to "just" mix together the flour and the egg replacer mixture with the creamed butter and sugar. I did the same (even though I was thinking at the back of my mind that I should not) and the batter had a lot of small lumps. Had I done that in parts alternating between the flour and milk mixture I could have avoided the lumps and would have got a smooth batter. I was hesitant to beat the mixture further to dissolve the lumps fearing it would toughen the cupcake. I expected the lumps to dissolve while baking but it did show up in the cupcakes but fortunately, it did not mess up with the taste or texture.
  4. The toothpick came out clean at the 24th minute but I left the cupcakes in the oven for another minute or so, which I think slightly hardened the tops. But it softened after a couple of hours. Anyhow the next time I try these I will check for doneness around the 22nd minute itself.
  5. I'm also thinking of using cake flour instead of all-purpose flour when I try it the next time. I think it will give even softer cupcakes.
  6. The serving size mentioned in the original recipe was 10-12 cupcakes but I got about 15.
Recipe by Madhuram's Eggless Cooking at https://www.egglesscooking.com/vanilla-cupcakes/