Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting are the best combination of everybody’s favorite flavors and sized for portion control. It is a great dessert for anyone who loves to mix these two classic ideas: chocolate and vanilla.
If you are a fan of Chocolate Chip Cookies or Muffins, you will definitely love my new Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. These are my two most beloved flavors in any type of dessert. Like classic black and white, these two flavors are always in “fashion” and will be a great choice for your after-dinner treat.
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I already mentioned in my previous posts that I love cupcakes due to their size for portion control. Seriously, if you give me a chocolate chip cake or cookies, I would definitely eat more than allowed. Here, I have my best flavors all in one cupcake that will fulfill my cravings and keep me happy.
I played around with chocolate buttercream frosting and made it super light and fluffy thanks to adding some whipped cream. The secret is, using a paddle attachment in a stand mixture, first beat the butter with powdered sugar and cocoa powder for about 5 minutes until it is light and fluffy, then add cold heavy cream and, using a whisk attachment, whisk it until well incorporated and has stiff peaks. I can tell you that it makes a big difference in the consistency, by creating a light and more airy texture.
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Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
Ingredients for Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cupcakes:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Ingredients for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream cold
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with 9 muffin liners inside. Set it aside.
- In a medium size mixing bowl sift all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
- In another large mixing bowl cream together softened butter and granulated sugar (you can use a mixer or a whisk). Add eggs, sour cream, milk, and vanilla extract, whisking constantly in between.
- Add dry ingredients into the mixture. Using a spatula, fold it together until smooth. Do not over mix.
- Add chocolate chips to the mixture and fold it together.
- Divide this batter between 9 muffin liners. Bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. When it is ready, take it out and set aside to cool off for about 10 minutes. Place the muffins on a wire rack.
- For the frosting, using a hand or stand mixer, cream together softened butter and powdered sugar on high speed for 3-5 minutes. Add cocoa powder and mix it until combined. Add heavy cream and beat it until everything is well incorporated and has stiff peaks.
- When the cupcakes are completely cooled off, top them with the Chocolate Frosting using a large star piping tip.
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These cupcakes are moist and delicious!! I love this recipe and the chocolate buttercream frosting taste great. I wish my chocolate chips did not bake at the bottom of the cupcakes. I would love to know a way to keep the chocolate chips in the middle like the cover photo.
Hi Michelle! I’m so happy you liked these cupcakes! One of the tricks to keep the chocolate chips from sinking to the bottom is to toss them with a little bit of all-purpose flour before adding to the batter. Let me know if this trick works for you 😉
worst cupcakes i’ve ever made in my existence. like one cup of heavy whipping cream ???? nope horrible texture horrible horrible horrible my mouth feels dry and grainy .
I made these today. This is a fantastic recipe. Thank you!
Thank you, Demela! I am glad you liked it 😉
Love chocolate chips! These cup cakes look like the perfect after school snack. Maybe that’s because I’m after school hungry right now! LOL
Those look amazing! I love the effect that piping the cream gives. And they look small enough that I could eat several!
These look SO delicious. I think I could eat like a million of them 😉 My husband would love them, too!
Oh these look so moist and pretty. I love the color of these vanilla cupcakes. My sons favorite cupcakes yum!
I would love to bite right into one now! These look fabulous and the frosting is perfect!
We are one of those family that can never decide if we like vanilla or chocolate. This is perfect for us as it has a bit of both. Love the idea of adding chocolate chip to the vanilla cupcake. Makes it look pretty as well as a treat for chocolate lover.
These cupcakes look so good. I love cupcakes that have chocolate chips in them. Yum!
As many different styles of cupcakes that I’ve eaten, and made, I’ve never had cupcakes with chocolate chips in them. I think that should change!
These looks so yummy! I love mini chocolate chips (as do my kids) and your whipped icing looks delicious! A must try!