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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.
👥 11 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 1h🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cupcakes
2
Preheat oven to 350F. Line a standard muffin tin with liners.
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Combine
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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.
large egg yolks (room temp)2large egg1
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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.
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Divide and Bake
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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
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Boil
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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.
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Whip chilled chocolate mixture at medium speed until fluffy and mousse-like, with medium stiff peaks, ⏱️ 2 minutes.
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Spread 2-3 heaping tablespoons of frosting on top of each cupcake. Serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
431 kcal
fat Content
27 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
27 g
sodium Content
178 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
87 mg
carbohydrate Content
43 g
saturated Fat Content
16 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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