French Vanilla Cupcakes recipe

Hello CT community.today we gonna start with an amazing french recipe. 
These French vanilla cupcakes are full of deep vanilla flavor. They are delicious on their own but make a great base for your own tweaks and changes.

Ingredients

1. cup unsalted butter, room temperature

2. cups of vanilla sugar

2. large eggs, room temperature
2. egg yolks, room temperature
3. cups all-purpose flour
1. teaspoon baking powder
1. teaspoon of baking soda
Pinch of salt
1. cup of buttermilk, room temp
2. teaspoons of vanilla extract
1. 1-inch piece of vanilla bean

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Heat the buttermilk until it just simmers.
3. Remove from heat and add the vanilla pod.
4. Set aside.
5. Beat butter and sugar on high until light and fluffy.
6. Add eggs and egg yolks one at a time, beat thoroughly after each addition.
7. Blend flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda, in a bowl.
8. Cut open vanilla pod and scrape out seeds into the buttermilk. (You can dry the pod and use it to make vanilla sugar)
9. Add vanilla to buttermilk
10. Add ⅓ of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low until mixed.
11. Add ½ the buttermilk.
12 Continue to alternate the flour and buttermilk, ending with the flour.
13. Scoop into cupcake papers about ¾ full. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
14. Cool and frost with desired buttercream

Notes
You can replace 2 tablespoons of the buttermilk with vanilla brandy for a deeper flavor.

Prep time : 10min - Cook time : 20min - Total time : 30min