2   cups flour

1⁄2  teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1⁄2 cup butter, softened

3⁄4   cup sugar (if you like your cupcakes very friggen' sweet, add a little more.)

2  eggs

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla essence  (optional)

Preheat oven to 375f or 190c; line the cupcakes with papers.Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy (make sure the butter is room temp so the mixture doesn't clump) . Beat in eggs one at a time.Add flour (mixed with baking powder and salt) alternating with milk beat well; stir in vanilla.Divide evenly among pans and bake for 18 minutes. Let cool in pans and enjoy! :).