The Best Vanilla Cupcakes with Fresh Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

INGREDIENTS

!For the cupcakes:

2 cups

sifted cake flour

1 1/4 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

salt

2/3 cup

vegetable oil

1 cup

buttermilk (if you don't have this on hand, you can make it by whisking a little lemon juice into regular milk)

2 tsp

vanilla extract

large eggs

1 1/2 cups

sugar

Muffin

!For the frosting:

2 sticks

butter, softened

6 cups

confectioner's sugar

2/3 cup

strawberry puree

2 tsp

vanilla or almond extract