I call these buttery-something cupcakes because I'm not really sure what they are. In a crunch (read: I didn't have my cupcake cookbook with me), I looked through Martha's website and found this recipe.
The cupcakes themselves were extra buttery and, although they were dense, they were so tasty. I ate a few without the frosting, even! Speaking of frosting, let me share my nightmare: vanilla buttercream frosting. Sure, it sounds delicious, but don't be fooled. It is the most labor-intensive thing I have ever made. What I should have made is this basic buttercream. The buttercream that I made was very, very airy. It was decent, but did not pair well with the dense cupcakes. I also was trying my hand at piping, so I attempted to pipe the buttercream, but it just came out weird. (Although that was probably due to my poor piping skills...)
So, cupcakes? Delicious. Frosting? Not worth the effort.
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