how to make cupcakes

Basics: One Bowl No Mixer Cupcakes

There is one basic every family needs. Why cupcakes? Because cupcakes are always a last minute thing. Need to send something to school party? Forgot someone’s birthday is coming up? Kids bored on Sunday? Cupcakes always come to the rescue.

When we decided we needed a cupcake recipe for BCP I didn’t have to go any further than my Fresh and Easy Cookbook to get this one. 

It’s one bowl, no mixer. It’s the perfect BCP recipe.





4.9 from 9 reviews
Basic Cupcakes
 
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder (or 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp)
  • ¾ cup oil
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 2 eggs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350⁰F.
  2. Mix together flour, sugars, and baking powder. Using a fork, mix in oil, orange juice, and eggs and mix together.
  3. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop batter into each cupcake liner filling ⅔ up.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool.

Want to decorate these cupcakes? We got you. Read this post. 

The easiest way to scoop the batter is to use an ice cream scoop. Renee shared her favorite scoops in this post. 

Favorite ice cream scoop – BUY HERE.

Try the AmazonBasics muffin pan BUY HERE  or Wilton’s BUY HERE

 

Leah Schapira

Leah is the best-selling author of 10 kosher cookbooks. She’s known as a master “connector,” bringing people together and collaborations to life.

 

21 responses to “Basics: One Bowl No Mixer Cupcakes”

  1. Freeda Avatar
    Freeda

    How many cupcakes does this yield?

    1. Leah Schapira Avatar
      Leah Schapira

      24. We just added the yield to the recipe. Thanks for pointing that out.

  2. LC Avatar
    LC

    Thank you for such quick and easy recipes!

  3. Itzippy Avatar
    Itzippy

    Any idea of approximately how many calories in each cupcake?

    1. rikky Avatar
      rikky

      approx 168 calories per cupcake

  4. bayla Avatar
    bayla

    These cupcakes are super easy and are the best vanilla cupcakes I ever had! Perfect texture! Perfect flavor!
    I substituted soy milk for the orange juice and was absolutely delicious!
    Thank you so much!

  5. Rg Avatar
    Rg

    These came out sooooo good – we loved them and they’re so easy !!!

  6. Elisheva Avatar
    Elisheva

    Yum! How much vanilla would you sub for the 2 tsp. Vanilla sugar?

    1. Shira Avatar
      Shira

      I used 2 tsp vanilla extract and it came out perfect!

  7. AC Avatar
    AC

    Can I use water if I don’t have orange juice or will that really effect the taste?

    1. Mindy Avatar
      Mindy

      I used soy milk since our family doesn’t care for the bit of tang from the juice. Worked fine, was a bit bland (as you would imagine) but with all the icing and toppings it was sweet enough 🙂 Water would probably work ok too, just less taste. So if you’re planning on decorating them, I think it would be fine.

    2. nechama Avatar
      nechama

      apple juice is a good sub. we like it for plain white cake because it’s less sour than orange juice.
      water could work in a pinch just might be a bit bland.

  8. Chumy Avatar
    Chumy

    Perfect easy and delicious cupcake recipe!

  9. Sweetlover11062 Avatar
    Sweetlover11062

    Do we have to use orange juice can you use vanilla extract instead?

    1. Mindy Avatar
      Mindy

      You can’t sub that much vanilla for the OJ. Try soy milk or even water, it will ok, just a little bland. You can add a bit more vanilla to up the taste, but if you’re piling on the icing, it will work out fine. Plus the kids only eat the top part anyways lol.

  10. MA Avatar
    MA

    I made this recipe exactly as it said and the cupcakes were bitter and did not taste good. They were also flat. What could’ve gone wrong?

  11. RS Avatar
    RS

    DELICIOUS DELICIOUS! Made this a few times already

  12. R.A. Avatar
    R.A.

    Absolutely delicious!

  13. P Avatar
    P

    Did these really make the amount it says they do?

  14. anonamos Avatar
    anonamos

    Is it light or dense?
    Looking for concentrated.

  15. chani Avatar
    chani

    I use a disposable container ( bigger then 2lb container)to do make the batter and then you can bend the container to pour the batter into the cupcake holders.

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