These are the perfect ultimate birthday treat, just like chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting!
title: “Yellow Cupcakes With Milk Chocolate Frosting " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-01” author: “Cathy Bailey”
Nothing beats a classic yellow cupcake topped with chocolate buttercream. And I know I’m pretty biased because sprinkles is my middle name (wishes), but yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting taste 1,000x better when there are rainbow sprinkles on top. Am I right or am I right? Yellow cupcakes are about as classic as apple pie. As iconic as chocolate chip cookies and as supreme as chocolate cake. I can’t remember a single birthday without a yellow cupcake covered in creamy chocolate frosting. The homemade yellow cupcakes I remember from growing up are rich, tender, moist little versions of yellow sheet cake. Each bite seemed to completely melt in my mouth, though most of it ended up on my face and fingers. All good desserts are messy. Before you go reaching for boxed mixes and canned frosting, take 2 seconds to read this sentence: nothing beats the flavor of a homemade yellow cupcake. If you’re shaking your head doubting your cupcake baking skills, let me tell you that it’s easy to make buttery, rich, moist yellow cake from scratch! And you can do it with everyday ingredients like milk, flour, sugar, and eggs. These yellow cupcakes taste quite similar to my very vanilla cupcakes, but have a fluffier texture. Less vanilla flavor, more buttery flavor. They’re darker in color and richer in taste (thanks to the egg yolks). My yellow cupcakes require a little more patience and a few more steps, but once you take that first bite—it is so worth it. Update: And you know what? I have an even better yellow cupcakes recipe on my blog now. After seeing mixed reviews about the yellow cupcake recipe below, I worked to improve them. I’m leaving the original yellow cupcake recipe below too.
A few things:
No piping tip for these cupcakes, just a simple swirl using a knife. Make sure your egg whites are thick and foamy after beating and before folding into the cupcake batter. Like this: The cupcake batter is smooth, velvety, and slightly thick. It is very easy to spoon into the cupcake liners. The yellow cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and when the tops of the cupcakes spring back when gently touched.
