This is a recipe for yellow cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting. They are made of moist and delicious yellow cake and topped with chocolate fudge icing. They’re perfect for birthdays!
These cupcakes are so delicious and perfect for any birthday party!
It’s a delicious combination of cake with chocolate icing that doesn’t overpower with too much chocolate – it’s just the right bite!
The vibrant color of the yellow cake gives off a festive vibe and the sour cream and milk are added to make them extra moist.
Yellow Cupcake Ingredients
- Butter
- Granulated Sugar
- Large Eggs
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Milk
- Sour Cream
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Ingredients
- Butter
- Shortening
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Confectioners’ Sugar
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Evaporated Milk
How to Make Yellow Cupcakes from Scratch
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line cupcake pans with 24 cupcake liners.
- In a large mixing bowl or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together softened butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, and mix well.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl. Blend in milk and sour cream.
- Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full, about 3 tablespoons each.
- Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean.
How to Make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- In a large mixing bowl or a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, add softened butter, shortening, vanilla, and cocoa powder. Mix well. Slowly alternate adding in confectioners’ sugar and evaporated milk, blending well after each addition.
- Frost cupcakes once they have fully cooled.
How to Decorate Yellow Cupcakes
I used Wilton’s 2D icing tip for the cupcakes in the photos. A 1M icing tip also works as a slightly more open star tip.
Check out my cupcake baking guide that answers all of your questions about baking, ingredient substitutes, and decorating the perfect cupcakes!
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Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
Equipment
Ingredients
Yellow Cupcakes
- ¾ cup Butter softened
- 1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Milk
- 3 tablespoon Sour Cream
- 2 Drops Yellow Food Coloring optional
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 2 tablespoon Shortening
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups Confectioners’ Sugar
- ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ½ cup Evaporated Milk
Instructions
- Yellow Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line cupcake pan with 24 cupcake liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well. Add in flour, baking powder, and salt, mix well. Stir in milk and sour cream.
- Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full, about 3 tablespoons each.
- Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean.
- Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- In a large mixing bowl, add butter, shortening, vanilla, and cocoa powder. Mix well. Slowly alternate adding in confectioners’ sugar and evaporated milk, blending well after each addition.
- Frost cupcakes once they have fully cooled.
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