Vanilla Cupcakes with Cocoa Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Name: Vanilla Cupcakes with Cocoa Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24 mini cupcakes
Ingredients: 1¾ cup flour; 2½ teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 stick butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 3 eggs at room temperature; 2/3 cup coconut milk-unsweetened; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature; 4 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ cup 60% cocoa chocolate chips (feel free to use milk chocolate or semi-sweet), melted; cream or milk as needed

Ingredients

1¾ cup flour
2½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs at room temperature
2/3 cup coconut milk-unsweetened
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
4 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup 60% cocoa chocolate chips (feel free to use milk chocolate or semi-sweet), melted
cream or milk as needed

PREP TIME 10m	COOK TIME 10m	TOTAL TIME 20m
YIELD 24 mini cupcakes

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a mini or regular cupcake pan. You can also use cupcake liners if you would like.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl and mix well with fingertips.
In a mixer, whip butter, and sugar until thick and pale, about 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and vanilla and mix until incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Next add coconut milk and mix well. Batter will look lumpy.
Fold in reserved dry ingredients with a spatula. Batter with be thick and fluffy.
Spoon cupcake batter into prepared pan, about ¾ full.
Bake 6-10 minutes. Check at 6 minutes and continue checking until cupcakes have puffed and a thin knife or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Remove cupcakes from oven and let cool completely before frosting.
In a mixer, whip butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add powdered sugar a little at a time and whip for another 2-3 minutes. Melt chocolate chips in microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between until melted. Add vanilla and melted chocolate to the frosting and whip until fluffy. Check for consistency, if it's too thick add a tablespoon of cream or milk to thin it out.
Pipe frosting on cooled cupcakes and top with sprinkles.