Island Kitchen Party

2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 egg whites from large eggs 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup 2% milk 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 325 f. Line cupcake pans with paper liners. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Mix at low speed for 2 minutes. Scrape bowl. Add egg whites and mix at high speed until fluffy and smooth, approximately 2 minutes. Fill liners 2/3 full of batter. Do not overfill. Bake 15 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans then remove from pan, and place on wire racks to cool completely. Frost and decorate as desired. Quick Vanilla Buttercream Frosting 3 cups icing sugar 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 to 2 tablespoons milk mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes. Add vanilla and cream and cont...

CUPCAKES (makes 12 regular cupcakes) 1 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter at room temp 1/2 cup sugar 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup milk (any fat content) COATING 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon DIRECTIONS 1. Sift flour, baking power, salt, and nutmeg together, set aside. 2. Cream butter and sugar until just blended. 3. Beat in egg until smooth and thick. 4. Add flour mixture in 3 parts and milk in 2, starting and ending with the flour mixture. 5. Fill each lined muffin cup 1/2 full with mixture. 6. Bake ~18 minutes at 350 F or until the tops are firm and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. 7. Let cupcakes cool in the pan, on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes. 8. While waiting for cupcakes to cool, make coating. Put melted butter in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, stir cinnamon and sugar toge...