Vanilla & Buttercream

Missed baking, so i found some time to make Vanilla buttercream cupcakes form scratch.. 

Had to use whatever i found in my kitchen..

~Vanilla Cupcake~

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

2/3 cup granulated white sugar

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Zest of 1 large lemon (outer yellow skin)

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup milk

~Buttercream Frosting~

2 cups confectioners sugar (icing or powdered sugar), sifted

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons milk or light cream

Assorted food colors (if desired)

Unfortunately the buttercream didn't turn out like it should have.. 

I used all the right amount of ingredients but it turned out to runny instead of fluffy..

I'm thinking it turned out wrong because i used salted butter instead of unsalted butter.. could that be the reason?

But now i gotta get back to baking more often.. losing the touch!

All that matters is that it was simple to make and tasted delicious!

♥