Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Ashley Manila

Say hello to your new favorite yellow cupcake recipe! These are light and fluffy and topped with chocolate frosting. Perfect for birthday parties or celebrations!

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 25

Resting Time 1 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine Baking, Cupcakes

Servings 26 cupcakes

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

2 and 1/2 cups (300g) cake flour
3 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs room temperature
2 large egg yolks room temperature
1 cup (227g) unsalted butter room temperature
2 cups (396g) granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon (14ml) vanilla extract
1 cup (227ml) buttermilk room temperature
1/3 cup (76g) sour cream

For the Frosting:

7 ounces bittersweet chocolate (62% cocoa) finely chopped
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate finely chopped
1 and 1/2 cups (340g) unsalted butter room temperature
2 and 1/2 cups (285g) confectioners sugar sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
nonpareils or sprinkles optional, for decor

Instructions

For the Cupcakes:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F). Line two-12 mold cupcake pans with paper liners. Spray the liners lightly with nonstick baking spray and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
Gradually add in the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
Beat in the eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition, and scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. Turn the mixer off for a moment.
In a glass measuring cup, combine the buttermilk and sour cream. Whisk well to combine. Set aside.
With the mixer running on low, add the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the buttermilk mixture in two additions, beginning and ending with the flour, and mixing just until the flour is incorporated.
Turn the mixer off. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl once or twice, ensuring all ingredients are evenly combined.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans, filling each mold halfway full. You will have enough batter leftover to bake an extra two to three cupcakes, if desired. Or you may discard any excess batter.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, or with moist crumbs attached.
Cool the cupcakes in the baking pans, placed on cooling racks, for 5 minutes. Then remove the cupcakes and transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Frosting:

Place both chocolates in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave, on low power, in 30 second increments, stirring between each increment, until the chocolate is completely smooth and melted. You may also do this in a double-boiler. Set aside and cool until tepid.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter until completely smooth.
On low speed, gradually add in the confectioners' sugar, beating until each addition has been completely incorporated into the butter before adding more. Once all of the sugar has been added, increase speed to medium-high and beat for 3 minutes.
Decrease the speed back to low and beat in the vanilla extract. Then slowly pour in the cooled melted chocolate and continue mixing until well combined, tuning the mixer off and scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Once all of the chocolate has been added, increase the speed back to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes. Set aside for 30 minutes to firm up, or up to 3 hours. Do not refrigerate (the chocolate will seize and render the frosting impossible to spread).
Once all of the chocolate has been added, increase the speed back to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes.
Set aside for 30 minutes to firm up, or up to 3 hours. Do not refrigerate (the chocolate will seize and render the frosting impossible to spread).

Assembly:

Scrape your chocolate frosting into a piping bag fitted with an open star piping tip.
Pipe the frosting on top of each cupcake. Sprinkle with nonpareils and serve!

Keyword cupcakes, yellow cupcakes, chocolate frosting, cupcake recipe

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