Moist Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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 added to make them extra moist.

Yellow Cupcakes 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

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line cupcake pans with 24 cupcake liners.
2. In a large mixing bowl or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together softened butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt and mix into the bowl. Blend in milk and sour cream.
4. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full, about 3 tablespoons each.
5. 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

1. 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.
2. 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.

For a great demonstration on how to decorate cupcakes check out Cakes by Lynz on YouTube. Her tutorials are great for beginners and also has more advanced videos of decorating if you are more experienced.

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Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Yield: 24 Cupcakes

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 16 minutes

Total Time: 36 minutes

Yellow cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting are made of moist and delicious cake and topped with chocolate fudge icing. They're perfect for birthdays!

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Ingredients

Yellow Cupcakes

• 3/4 cup Butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
• 3 Large Eggs
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Milk
• 3 tbsp Sour Cream
• 2 Drops Yellow Food Coloring, optional

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

• 1 cup Butter, softened
• 2 tbsp Shortening
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 4 cups Confectioners' Sugar
• 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 cup Evaporated Milk

Instructions

Yellow Cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line cupcake pan with 24 cupcake liners.
2. 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.
3. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full, about 3 tablespoons each.
4. Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

1. 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.
2. Frost cupcakes once they have fully cooled.

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Nutrition Information

Yield 24 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 323Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 10gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 63mgSodium 265mgCarbohydrates 42gFiber 1gSugar 31gProtein 3g

Nutrition is not always accurate and products used in the recipe may differ from local ingredients available to you.

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