Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Set up your cupcake pan with liners

Using a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a separate large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer or Kitchenaid on medium to high for 30 seconds.

Now add sugar, and vanilla to the butter and beat until combined.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Alternate, the flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on low speed until everything is well mixed together

Fill the cupcake pan liners 2/3 with cake batter

Bake for 18-20 minutes.

Remove cupcakes from pan and allow to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before frosting.

Icing Directions

In large mixing bowl, beat butter, vanilla bean paste and cream cheese on high speed until fluffy

Add 3 cups of sugar, one at a time.

add in heavy cream if frosting is looking like sugar pebbles.

Scrape the sides to get all of the sugar.

Mix until your frosting is stiff and wont fall off the whisk.

Pipe the cupcake using a star tip and top with edible pearls.