Golden Glow Cupcakes

This won a blue ribbon at the Kentucky State Fair. It is from America's Best Recipes State Fair Blue Ribbon Winners Cookbook.

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Yields: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2  cups cake flour
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄4 cups white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup shortening (I use butter flavor)
• 1  cup milk
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line muffin tins with paper cupcake liners.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt,and sugar.
4. Add the shortening and 3/4 cup of the milk and beat for 2 minutes.
5. Add the remaining 1/4 cup milk, the eggs and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes.
6. Pour the batter into muffin tins only filling half way up. Don't over-fill!
7. Bake for 18 minutes or until done.