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Easy Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Frosting
These buttery yellow cupcakes are tender, moist, and uses an easy one-bowl method. The chocolate ganache frosting is finger-lickin' great! These baby cakes are best eaten the same day they're made.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 11
Calories: 431 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp table salt
- 8 TB unsalted butter room temp
- ½ cup whole sour cream
- 2 large eggs yolks room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
For the Chocolate Ganache Frosting:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz good semi-sweet chocolate chopped
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a standard muffin tin with liners.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add: Flour, sugar, baking power, and salt. Whisk until well blended. Add butter, sour cream, egg, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat with paddle attachment on medium until smooth and satiny, about 30 seconds. Using rubber spatula, scrape down bowl an mix by hand until smooth.
- Divide batter evenly into lined muffin tin. Bake until tops are gold and toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and cool.
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Frosting
- In a small saucepan, bring cream to boil. In a medium bowl, combine chocolate and hot cream. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Cover tightly and chill until cool and slightly firm, about 45 minutes.
- Whip chilled chocolate mixture at medium speed until fluffy and mousse-like, with medium stiff peaks, 2 minutes.
- Spread 2-3 heaping tablespoons of frosting on top of each cupcake. Serve.
- *Note: To double the recipe, double all ingredients except use the following for eggs: 3 whole large eggs and 2 large yolks.
Nutrition Information
Calories
431kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
87mg
(29%)
Sodium
178mg
(7%)
Potassium
176mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
693IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 11Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 431
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 431kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 87mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 178mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 176mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 693IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.