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    Home » Recipes » Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

    Published: Jan 4, 2017 · Modified: Aug 4, 2020 by Jessica Robinson · This post may contain affiliate links

    Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

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    These Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting are light, fluffy and topped with a yummy chocolate frosting. This cupcake recipe is easy to make!

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    Yellow cupcakes

    One of my favorite homemade treats would definitely be a yellow cupcake with chocolate frosting.

    Many of the cake recipes from both of my grandmothers and their mothers use vegetable shortening. Grandma Rusin explained that many of the recipes that came from her family utilized shortening, because butter wasn’t readily available during the Great Depression. I will say, that you can certainly substitute butter instead of the vegetable shortening. But using vegetable shortening is exactly what makes these yellow cupcakes so super moist and fluffy.

    Be sure and try my Chocolate Whoopie Pies, Orange Dreamsicle Cake, Marble Cake, and Lemon Pound Cake. For more cupcake recipes try Chocolate Cupcakes.

    yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting on a baking rack

    These cupcakes will do well if you sift the flour. Nothing fancy required, just a regular fine mesh, stainless steel strainer will do. This helps fluff the flour and make these cupcakes super light.

    If you do not want to make cupcakes, you can certainly make a Bundt cake with this recipe. You’ll want to bake the cake for about 50-60 minutes.

    yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting are easy to make

    For Valentine’s day, these yellow cupcakes would be so pretty sprinkled with little Wilton heart sprinkles. Sprinkle them on while the frosting is wet and they will stay put once the frosting sets up.

    Also try Heart Sugar Cookies, Blackberry Pie, Raspberry Frosting, and Chocolate Layered Cake.

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    Yellow Cupcakes

    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time22 mins
    Total Time37 mins
    Old-fashioned yellow cake with whipped chocolate frosting
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American, Southern
    Servings: 18 cupcakes
    Calories: 336kcal
    Author: Jessica Robinson

    Ingredients

    Yellow Cupcakes

    • 3 cups all-purpose flour sifted
    • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
    • ½ cup vegetable shortening
    • 1 ¼ cups whole milk
    • 3 large eggs room temperature
    • 3 large egg yolks room temperature
    • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

    Chocolate Frosting

    • 4 cups powdered sugar
    • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened
    • 3-4 tablespoons whole milk
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    • In a large mixing bowl, cream together granulated sugar and vegetable shortening. Add the vanilla extract, eggs and egg yolks, one at a time. Combine well. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula occasionally. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder.
    • Add the sifted flour and milk, alternating between the two. Mix for about 1 minute, scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl, making sure everything is thoroughly combined. Line regular size cupcake pan with papers. Scoop evenly into 18 cupcake papers.
    • Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick when inserted comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool completely.
    • In a large bowl, using a hand mixer on slow speed, beat together powdered sugar, salt, unsweetened cocoa powder, softened butter and whole milk. Add a little more milk if needed. Whip on high speed until the frosting is smooth and the consistency you desire.
    • Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag or a large zip-style bag, cut the tip off and pipe evenly onto the cupcakes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Suzanne says

      January 11, 2020 at 5:25 pm

      5 stars
      These look delicious! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Princess quinn says

      June 25, 2018 at 7:29 am

      5 stars
      I love moist cupcakes. I gave it a try and it’s moist. Just one thing, I substituted butter over shortening to make it more flavorful. And it turned out fluffy.

      Reply
    3. Ada says

      June 24, 2018 at 11:54 pm

      Yellow cupcakes are some of my favorite! I love it with the chocolate frosting because it’s a great balance between the chocolate and the cupcake.

      Reply
    4. Ally says

      June 24, 2018 at 9:27 pm

      5 stars
      Yum do these cupcakes look good! I’ll have to pin this for the next time I need to do some baking!

      Reply
    5. Gen says

      June 24, 2018 at 10:37 am

      Wow, this is something new to bake. Saving the recipe for later. Thanks!

      Reply
    6. Sondra Barker says

      June 24, 2018 at 3:46 am

      5 stars
      Yellow cakes and chocolate frosting are fullproof!

      Reply
    7. Heather says

      June 23, 2018 at 11:38 pm

      This is my favorite combination! YUM!!!! The cake looks very fluffy, just as it should be.

      Reply
    8. Sarah Bailey says

      June 23, 2018 at 3:47 pm

      I totally want to be able to reach through the screen and grab one of these, they sound like they would taste amazing! YUM!

      Reply
    9. Angela Ricardo Bethea says

      June 23, 2018 at 3:42 pm

      5 stars
      Who can say no to desserts? Especially a chocolate frosted cupcake. That looks amazing and easy to make too. Thanks for the recipe, I’d love to make as a snack during breaks.

      Reply
    10. Natalie says

      June 23, 2018 at 2:09 pm

      Well, now I’m drooling haha! I haven’t had a cupcakes in years! Need to remedy that!

      Reply
    11. Nina says

      June 23, 2018 at 12:17 pm

      5 stars
      This is so simple yet delish and yummy looking cupcakes, I love the fluffiness of the chocolate frosting

      Reply
    12. Anosa says

      June 23, 2018 at 10:27 am

      5 stars
      These cupcakes have my mouth watering – I do love a cupcake now and again. That frosting looks absolutely delectable.

      Reply
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