Vanilla Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting

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Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients

1 and 3/4 cups cake flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large egg whites

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (if using imitation vanilla, increase to 3 teaspoons)

1/2 vanilla bean, scrape the seeds out

1/2 cup sour cream (use the full fat kind)

1/2 cup whole milk

Frosting Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

3 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk

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Instructions

Cupcake Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners and set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Set aside.

3. Place your butter in a mixer and beat on high for about 1 minute until it’s creamy. Add the sugar and beat again on medium speed for a couple minutes until all combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the egg whites, vanilla extract and vanilla bean seeds and mix on medium until combined. Add the sour cream in next and mix again until combined.

4. Scrape down the sides as needed. Now add the dry ingredients a little at a time, mixing on low until just combined. Be sure not to over mix. Then put the mixer on low again and slowly add the milk. I mix for a few rotations and then finish it by hand.

5. Now you are ready to spoon the batter into the cupcake liners. Fill each liner about 2/3 full with batter. Bake for 19-22 minutes. Check them at 19 minutes, if a toothpick poked in the middle comes out clean, then they are ready to take out. Let them cool in the pan for a bit and then transfer to a wire cooling rack.

Frosting Directions

1. Using a mixer, beat the butter on high for a couple minutes until creamy and smooth.

2. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing thoroughly after each cup. Watch out for powdered sugar everywhere while you are mixing, that’s a Lolo scene for sure. Then add the cocoa and salt, mix again.

3. Add the vanilla and heavy cream, mix on medium-high until smooth and creamy. You can add more powdered sugar if you like a thicker frosting. That’s it, you are ready to frost!

Notes

Find it online: https://lolohomekitchen.com/2016-9-vanilla-cupcakes-with-milk-chocolate-frosting/