Preheat your oven 180 for fan oven/ 200 non fan/ Gas Mark 6
Place 6/7 cupcake cases into the muffin tin. (this is a rough estimate)
Pop the butter, sugar,flour and baking powder into your mixing bowl. Mix these on a medium speed until the mix resembles breadcrumbs.
I like to pop the vanilla extract,eggs and milk into a jug and give them a mix before adding to the flour/ sugar/butter mix.
Once you have mixed the eggs and milk together, gradually add this to the mix. Mix again on a medium speed until you reach a smooth consistency.
Once you have achieved a smooth consistency you can pop the mix into the cupcake cases. I fill the cases 2/3rds full. Ice cream scoops are great but do vary in size, the one i use gives just the right amount.
This should give you around 6/7 cupcakes.
Once you have filled the cupcake cases , then time to bake! I bake these for 20 mins and I find this is the perfect time but it could depend on your oven.