Best 4 Yellow Cupcakes With Chocolate Frosting Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful harmony of flavors with our captivating yellow cupcakes topped with rich chocolate frosting. These cupcakes are a true testament to the classic combination that never fails to impress. The moist and fluffy yellow sponge cake provides the perfect base for the velvety smooth chocolate frosting, creating a symphony of textures that will tantalize your taste buds. But that's not all; this article also presents a tempting array of variations, including a decadent chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting, a moist carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting, and a delightful vanilla cupcake with strawberry frosting. Each recipe promises a unique taste experience that will satisfy any sweet craving. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a delightful baking journey!

Let's cook with our recipes!

MOIST YELLOW CUPCAKES WITH MILK CHOCOLATE FROSTING



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This was a favorite yellow cupcake recipe a few years back. Since then, I've worked to perfect them. My updated yellow cupcakes recipe is extra moist, soft, and packed with buttery vanilla flavor. Using cake flour instead of all-purpose flour, adding sour cream, and skipping the fluffy egg whites are the secrets. I would love to know if you try either recipe!

Provided by Sally

Categories     Cupcakes

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 large eggs, room temperature and separated
2 and 1/4 cups (266g) sifted all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (180g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 and 3/4 cups (350g) granulated sugar
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup (240ml) whole milk, room temperature
chocolate buttercream and sprinkles for decoration

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-count muffin pan with cupcake liners. This recipe only makes 16-18 cupcakes, so you'll have 4-6 cupcakes to bake in a 2nd batch.
  • With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat 2 egg whites on high speed in a medium bowl until soft peaks form, about 2-3 minutes. You want them very fluffy; no liquid at the bottom of the bowl (which makes for too much liquid in the batter). See photo at the bottom of this post for a visual. Set aside.
  • Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat on high speed for 2-3 minutes until creamed together fairly well. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add two egg yolks and the vanilla. Beat on medium-high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in three additions alternating with the whole milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, and mixing each addition just until incorporated. Do not over-mix. Fold whipped egg whites into cupcake batter. The batter will be smooth, velvety, and slightly thick.
  • Spoon batter into cupcake liners filling halfway full. Bake for 18-21 minutes or until the tops of the cupcakes spring back when gently touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Mine usually take 21 minutes. Don't over-bake.. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  • Prepare chocolate buttercream. Pipe or spread the frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Decorate with sprinkles.

MINI VANILLA BEAN YELLOW CUPCAKES WITH CREAMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING



Mini Vanilla Bean Yellow Cupcakes with Creamy Chocolate Frosting image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 45m

Yield 90 mini cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 22

Baking spray with flour
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 3/4 cups pure cane sugar
1 1/4 sticks (5 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
6 large egg yolks, room temperature
3 large egg whites, room temperature
Creamy Chocolate Frosting, recipe follows
2 1/2 sticks (10 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa
Pinch fine sea salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon espresso powder
7 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Steps:

  • Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 F. Fill mini-muffin tins with cupcake liners and spray the liners with baking spray.
  • Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 1/2 cups cane sugar together in a large bowl. Whisk together the melted butter, buttermilk, oil, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds and egg yolks in a medium bowl.
  • In a clean bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites at medium-high speed until foamy, about 30 seconds. With the machine running, gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Continue to beat until stiff peaks just form, 30 to 60 seconds. Transfer to a separate bowl and set aside. Wash the bowl and dry.
  • Add the flour mixture to the now-empty mixing bowl. With the mixer running at low speed with the whisk attachment, gradually pour in the butter mixture and mix until almost incorporated (a few streaks of dry flour will remain), about 15 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape the whisk and sides of the bowl. Return the mixer to medium-low speed and beat until smooth and fully incorporated, 10 to 15 seconds.
  • Using a rubber spatula, stir one-third of the whites into the batter to lighten. Then add the remaining whites and gently fold into the batter until no white streaks remain.
  • Fill the mini-muffin tin liners three-quarters full and bake until just firm, 8 to 12 minutes. Let cool, and then frost with Creamy Chocolate Frosting.
  • Add the butter, sugar, cocoa and salt to a food processor. Process until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl once or twice, about 30 seconds. Add the corn syrup, vanilla and espresso powder and process just until combined, about 10 seconds. Scrape the sides of the bowl one more time, and then drizzle in the chocolate. Pulse until the frosting is creamy, about 15 seconds.

CLASSIC YELLOW CUPCAKES WITH MILK CHOCOLATE FROSTING



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 2h

Yield 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
3 1/2 ounces milk chocolate
3 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Decorative sugar cookies or marshmallow candies to decorate

Steps:

  • For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
  • In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes. While beating, gradually pour in the butter and then the vanilla.
  • While mixing slowly, add half the dry ingredients, then add all the milk, and follow with the rest of the dry ingredients. Take care not to over mix the batter. Divide the batter evenly in the prepared tin (about 1/3 cup batter per cup cake).
  • Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a rack in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove. Cool on the rack completely.
  • For icing:
  • Put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with 1 inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl over, but not touching, the water. Stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth. (Alternatively, put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft, about 1 minute. Stir, and continue heat until completely melted, about 1 to 2 minutes more.)
  • Add the confectioners' sugar, milk, butter, vanilla extract, and salt and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Divide icing evenly between cupcakes and swirl with the back of a spoon or an offset spatula. Top with a sugar cookie or marshmallow candies. Serve.

YELLOW CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING



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Make and share this Yellow Cupcakes With Chocolate Frosting recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Roxanne J.R.

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 45m

Yield 18 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 16

classic vanilla cupcake
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup whole milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
chocolate buttercream frosting
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
8 tablespoons cocoa powder
6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
  • In a large bowl, sift together the confectioners sugar and cocoa, and set aside.
  • In another large bowl, cream butter until smooth.
  • Gradually add in one quarter of the sugar mixture, 2 Tbsps at a time.
  • Add in all of the vanilla, then another quarter of the sugar mixture, two tablespoons at a time.
  • The mixture should be firm. At this point, gradually add the milk, about a 1/2 tablespoon at at a time, alternating with 2 tablespoons at a time of the rest of the sugar mixture.
  • Classic Vanilla Cupcakes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Put the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in an electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a hand-held electric whisk) and beat on slow until you get a sandy consistency and everything is combined.
  • Gradually pour in half the milk and beat until the milk is just incorporated.
  • Whisk the eggs, vanilla extract, and remaining milk together in a separate bowl for a few seconds, then pour into the flour mixture and continue beating until just incorporated (scrape any unmixed ingredients from the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula).
  • Continue mixing for a couple more minutes until the mixture is smooth. Do not over-mix.
  • Pour the mixture into a muffin pan lined with paper cases until two thirds full and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until light golden and the sponge bounces back when touched (smaller cupcakes will need 3-5 minutes less baking time).
  • A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
  • Leave the cupcakes to cool slightly in the tray before turning out on to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
  • When the cupcakes are cold, frost with chocolate buttercream frosting.

Tips:

  • Use room temperature ingredients. This will help your cupcakes and frosting mix together more smoothly.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will incorporate air into the mixture, making your cupcakes lighter and more tender.
  • Gradually add the eggs to the butter mixture. This will prevent the mixture from curdling.
  • Mix the dry ingredients together before adding them to the wet ingredients. This will help to evenly distribute the leavening agents and prevent the cupcakes from becoming dense.
  • Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can make your cupcakes tough.
  • Bake the cupcakes at the correct temperature. The cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them. This will prevent the frosting from melting.
  • Use a piping bag or Ziploc bag with the corner snipped off to frost the cupcakes. This will help you create a smooth, even frosting layer.

Conclusion:

These yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting are a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and always a hit with everyone. With a few simple tips, you can make sure your cupcakes and frosting turn out perfect every time. So what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!

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