Golden Cupcakes

Cupcakes can be a little dry—since they’re so small, they’re often overbaked. But sometimes the problem lies with the recipe itself, which doesn’t produce a particularly moist cake. This recipe solves that problem completely—the baked cake is dense and moist, the perfect combination for a successful cupcake. Here I’ve used a typical cupcake icing—butter and confectioners’ sugar beaten together with just enough liquid to help dissolve the sugar, so the icing isn’t grainy textured. If you wou