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Home made vanilla cupcakes using vanilla extract, egg whites, creamed butter and sugar, cake flour, sour cream and yogurt makes these cupcakes soft, tender and full of buttery vanilla. Filled with Nutella and frosted with chocolate buttercream.
1/2 cup butter, not margarine, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large egg whites, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
or seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean
1/2 cup full fat sour cream at room temperature* see notes
1/2 cup whole milk or use 1/2 cup yogurt + 1/2 cup water, room temperature* see notes
1–3/4 cup cake flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 –1/2 cups Nutella
1 cup butter, room temperature
3–1/2 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
3 –4 tablespoons heavy cream or half n half
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pure vanilla
Cream softened butter in medium mixing bowl, add vanilla and salt, whip until smooth and creamy. Add confectioners sugar and cocoa together, hand stir this mixture together before adding to butter. Add to butter mixture, little bit of cream, mixing on medium speed until frosting is smooth and creamy. It will be a thick frosting but soft enough to pipe. Fill disposable piping bag fitted with Tip #8B or #1 M. I used #8B for the swirl. Garnish with Cherry heart jelly beans or valentine sprinkles.
Make Ahead & Freeze Instructions: Cupcakes can be made a day ahead, covered in container or zip lock bag for 24 hours before frosting. If you want to freeze the cupcakes, and frost later. Place the freezer bag full of cupcakes in freezer without filling and frosting up to two months. Thaw cupcakes in refrigerator then fill and frost to serve.
Cake flour makes the cupcakes light, however you can use all purpose minus 1 tablespoon.
*If you use yogurt your batter will not be as light, it is best to use whole milk. Or you can replace sour cream and whole milk for 1 cup of buttermilk.
Find it online: https://lizbushong.com/nutella-filled-vanilla-cupcakes/