Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Simple, classic, delicious. Sweet and fluffy cupcakes topped with decadent chocolate buttercream. What's not to love?
- 20 mins
- 45 mins
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Ingredients
- CUPCAKES
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 3/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 cup Milk
- BUTTERCREAM
- 1 stick Butter, softened
- 3 cups Confectioner's sugar
- 3-5 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a muffin/cupcake pan with wrappers or spray with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
In a seperate bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda. Mix wet and dry ingredients. Stir in milk, blending thoroughly.
Fill muffin cups or wrappers 3/4 full. Bake 20-25 minutes for full sized cupcakes, 15 minutes for small cupcakes. Cool.
BUTTERCREAM
Cream butter and confectioner's sugar. Beat in 3 tbsp milk and additional milk to achieve desired consistency. Beat in vanilla and cocoa powder. Use to frost cooled cupcakes.