Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
These are the best vanilla cupcakes ever! Made with oil and butter, these vanilla cupcakes stay soft for days. They're frosted with a rich chocolate frosting. These cupcakes are perfect for birthday parties!
Servings: 14 cupcakes
Calories: 414kcal
Equipment
- 2 cupcake pans
Ingredients
Vanilla Cupcakes
- 1 ½ cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup neutral oil
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup sour cream room temperature
Chocolate Frosting
- 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- ½ cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°Fahrenheit/175°Celsius. Place 14 cupcake liners in 2 cupcake pans.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder.1 ½ cups cake flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a handheld mixer, combine the butter, oil and sugar for 2-3 minutes on medium speed until light and fluffy.¼ cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup neutral oil
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix to combine.2 large eggs, 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Mix in the sour cream.¼ cup sour cream
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix until just combine, then slowly pour in the milk.½ cup whole milk
- Using a spoon or a medium cookie scoop, scoop out the cupcake batter into the liners. You want them to be about ¾ full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing and letting them cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand held mixer, combine the room temperature butter with the confectioners' sugar, salt, vanilla extract and cocoa powder on low speed.2 sticks unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, 3 cups confectioners' sugar, ½ cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- Increase the speed to medium-high and beat for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- If the frosting isn't as creamy as you would like, add in the heavy cream and beat on medium speed until spreadable.3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
- Frost the cupcakes and enjoy!
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Notes
My recipes have been developed and tested in cups and metric grams. I highly recommend using a weighing scale and measuring out your ingredients the metric way.
I make sure that all of my ingredients are at room temperature before I start the recipe, so pull out all of the ingredients before you start baking.
Butter: I use European style butter in my recipes. This will make your frosting much creamier and richer.
Cake Flour: you can swap it out for all-purpose flour but your cupcakes might not be as soft. If you're in the UK, use plain flour. Cake flour in the US is a low protein flour, it isn't flour like self-rising flour!
Salt: If you don’t have kosher salt, halve the amount of salt called for in the recipe. 1 teaspoon kosher salt = ½ teaspoon fine salt. Please note, I am using Diamond Crystal kosher salt and not Morton Salt, which is far too salty for this recipe.
Sour Cream: You can swap out sour cream for full-fat Greek yogurt or creme fraiche.
Storage: Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Let it come to room temperature before eating.
Nutrition
Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 631IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg
