White Cupcakes & The Best Frosting Ever

I bought these cupcake liners and toppers a while ago at Wal-Mart and knew I wanted to make cupcakes for Easter. I have not had much success with homemade frostings in the past but I took a look at Pinterest and found a recipe for the white cupcakes on the website Recipe Girl and a recipe for the frosting on the blog The Girl Who Ate Everything. The frosting on this blog really is named "That's the Best Frosting I've Ever Had". I have to say these are AMAZING. The frosting is not too sweet so even if you don't like frosting very much (which I have to say you are very odd if you don't like frosting) then this is perfect for you. It is all just too amazing not to make. The cupcake and frosting recipe makes 36. So get to baking!!

White Cupcakes:

1 box white cake mix (they recommend Duncan Hines "Moist" white cake mix but I used Pillsbury and it was great)

1 c. flour

1 c. granulated white sugar

3/4 t. salt

1 1/3 c. water

2 T. vegetable or canola oil

1 t. vanilla extract

1 c. sour cream

4 large egg whites

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place cupcake liners in cupcake pans (you'll need 36). In large bowl, mix together cake mix, flour, sugar and salt. Add remaining ingredients and beat for 2 minutes or until well blended. Fill prepared cupcake tins 2/3 full (I find it is better to do less then you think you need to so you don't get any overflow). Bake 18 minutes.

Frosting:

5 T. flour

1 c. milk

1 t. vanilla

1 c. butter

1 c. granulated white sugar (not powdered sugar)

In saucepan, whisk flour into milk and heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens into a pudding type of mixture (keep a close eye on this because it will come together in about 5 minutes and will do so quickly). Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. The mixture must be completely cool for the frosting to work. Stir in vanilla. While this mixture is cooling, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then add the cooled milk/flour/vanilla mixture and beat until it all combines and resembles whipped cream. If using a stand mixer use the whisk attachment and not the paddle. Scrap down sides often so it all gets incorporated. It takes at least 10-12 minutes for the frosting to be mixed. If it is still not looking like whipped cream at that point just keep on mixing, it will come together.