Mini Vanilla Bean Yellow Cupcakes with Creamy Chocolate Frosting

Name: Mini Vanilla Bean Yellow Cupcakes with Creamy Chocolate Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 90
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters buttermilk, at room temperature; 591 milliliters cake flour; 414 milliliters pure cane sugar; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 118 milliliters light corn syrup; 177 milliliters Dutch-processed cocoa; 3 larges egg whites, room temperature; 6 larges egg yolks, room temperature; 1 teaspoon espresso powder; 1 teaspoons fine sea salt; 1 pinch Pinch fine sea salt; 198 grams semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 142 grams 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly; 283 grams 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil

The recipe Mini Vanilla Bean Yellow Cupcakes with Creamy Chocolate Frosting could satisfy your American craving in around 45 minutes. This recipe makes 90 servings with 97 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sea salt, egg yolks, corn syrup, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a dessert. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Mini Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, Chocolate Cream Filled Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting, and Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting.

Instructions

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Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 F. Fill mini-muffin tins with cupcake liners and spray the liners with baking spray.

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Baking Spray

Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Muffin Tray

Oven

Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 1/2 cups cane sugar together in a large bowl.

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Baking Soda

Granulated Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk together the melted butter, buttermilk, oil, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds and egg yolks in a medium bowl.

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Vanilla Extract

Buttermilk

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Butter

Seeds

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

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In a clean bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites at medium-high speed until foamy, about 30 seconds. With the machine running, gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Continue to beat until stiff peaks just form, 30 to 60 seconds.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Transfer to a separate bowl and set aside. Wash the bowl and dry.

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Bowl

Add the flour mixture to the now-empty mixing bowl. With the mixer running at low speed with the whisk attachment, gradually pour in the butter mixture and mix until almost incorporated (a few streaks of dry flour will remain), about 15 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape the whisk and sides of the bowl. Return the mixer to medium-low speed and beat until smooth and fully incorporated, 10 to 15 seconds.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Mixing Bowl

Blender

Whisk

Using a rubber spatula, stir one-third of the whites into the batter to lighten. Then add the remaining whites and gently fold into the batter until no white streaks remain.

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Spatula

Fill the mini-muffin tin liners three-quarters full and bake until just firm, 8 to 12 minutes.

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Muffin Tray

Oven

Let cool, and then frost with Creamy Chocolate Frosting.

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Chocolate Frosting

Add the butter, sugar, cocoa and salt to a food processor. Process until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl once or twice, about 30 seconds.

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Butter

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

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Add the corn syrup, vanilla and espresso powder and process just until combined, about 10 seconds. Scrape the sides of the bowl one more time, and then drizzle in the chocolate. Pulse until the frosting is creamy, about 15 seconds.

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Instant Espresso