French Vanilla Cupcakes With Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting
Not a healthy desert, but who wants their desert to be healthy?
Posted by Kelsey G.
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Makes 24 cupcakes.
You can replace 2 T of the buttermilk with vanilla brandy for a deeper flavor.
Ingredients up until the vanilla bean are for the cake, everything after is for the icing.
I don't have a mixture and was just able to use forks and spoons to mix everything and it turned out fine.
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You Will Need (19 things)
- 2 Egg Yolks , room temperature
- 3 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- of Salt
- 1 cup Buttermilk , room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 in piece of Vanilla Bean
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter , room temperature
- 3 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 3 cup Confectioners Sugar
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 3 tsp Salt
- 3 tbsp Milk
- 3 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Egg(s) , room temperature
- 2 cup Vanilla Sugar , or regular sugar
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter , room temperature
- mini Chocolate Chips
Steps (13 steps, 180 minutes)
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1
Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the buttermilk until it JUST simmers.
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2
Remove from heat and add the vanilla pod. Set aside.
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3
Beat butter and sugar on high until light and fluffy.
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4
Add eggs and egg yolks one at a time, beat thoroughly after each addition.
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5
Blend flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda, in a bowl.
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6
Cut open vanilla pod and scrape out seeds into the buttermilk. Add vanilla extract.
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7
Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low until mixed. Add 1/2 of buttermilk mixture and mix. Continue to alternate the flour and buttermilk, ending with the flour.
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8
Scoop into cupcake papers about 3/4 full. bake for 18-20 minutes. Let cool while making frosting.
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9
Icing:
Beat butter and brown sugar with the paddle attachment on high speed until creamy and fluffy.
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10
Mix in the confectioners sugar until smooth.
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11
Beat in the flour and salt.
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12
Mix in the milk and vanilla extract until smooth and combined.
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13
Frost cupcakes, sprinkle on mini chocolate chips and enjoy!