I made two types of cupcakes to bring into my office and they both came out amazing. I brought them in for St Patricks Day however they will work for any event or reason to bake.
The first type I made was a Vanilla cupcake with thick Chocolate Icing. This came up so beautifully, the cupcake stayed so moist and the frosting honestly stayed fresh for days. The second cupcake was a chocolate cupcake with an oreo cream frosting, which just came out so fun and very tasty. Below are the recipes for each cupcake.
Vanilla Cupcake with the Chocolate Frosting
Servings: Between 12-18 Cupcakes
Ingredients
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 cup Melted Unsalted Butter
1 cup Granulated sugar
1 Egg Large
1/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup whole milk
1 tbsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder, I tend to use a whisk to mix everything together.
- In another mixing bowl or Kitchen Aid, mix together melted butter and sugar until everything is combined. Make sure the sugar is completely combined with no clumps or when you get to the bottom of your batter you will be scooping a ton of sugar.
- I add in the Vanilla extract next let that combine with everything for a little.
- Then add the egg, sour cream, and the whole milk, and mix until smooth.
- Slowly add the dry mixture into the wet mixture until everything is combined smoothly.
- Pour batter in cupcake liners.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean. I tend to wait until the edge is golden.
- Normally while the cupcakes are cooling, I start to work on the frost this typically allows enough time for the cupcakes to cool and the frosting to be fresh when applying to the cupcake.
Chocolate Buttercream Recipe
• 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter – Make sure your butter is at room temperature. I normally take the butter out when I start making the cupcake batter. Normally this is enough time to allow the butter to soften.
• 5 Cups Powdered Sugar – Add each cup in slowly to allow everything to mix everything properly.
• 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – Whichever Cocoa powder is your favorite will work perfectly.
• 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream – I tried heavy cream with this recipe and I am never turning back it worked perfectly to create such a beautiful texture. However other types of milk or milk alternatives can be used instead and will work just as well.
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
Servings: About 14 cupcakes
Ingredients:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup very hot water
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and whisk together.
- Combine the egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla in another bowl or Kitchen Aid and mix.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients slowly.
- Then add the hot water to the batter and mix again, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary, until combined. The batter will be thin once the water is added.
- Fill cupcake liners half full, then bake between 18-21 minutes,
- I normally use a toothpick to make sure everything has been baked thoroughly.
- Cool completely before frosting.
Oreo Cream frosting
Ingredients
• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 Tablespoons heavy cream
• Full sleeve of double stuffed Oreos make sure you crush them firmly.
Instructions
- In a Kitchen Aid, mix the butter until smooth, creamy, and light, which normally takes about 4-5 minutes if you have it on a slower speed.
- Add 2 of the cups of the powdered sugar, beating until combined. Then beat in the remaining powdered sugar, and vanilla, then add just enough heavy cream or milk to get the frosting for a nice consistency.
- Stir in the Oreos, allow everything to blend together for a good 5 minutes.
- If you want to you can also add a whole Oreo to the top of each cupcake.