
How To Make Vanilla Almond Cupcakes with Frosting
Treat yourself to a bite or two of these soft and delightful vanilla almond cupcakes! A dreamy cupcake variation ideal for bridal parties and the likes.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Vanilla Almond Cupcakes:
- 1⅔cupsall purpose flour,sifted, spoon and leveled
- ½tspbaking powder
- ¼tspbaking soda
- ½tspsalt
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- ½cupunsalted butter,melted
- ¼cupyogurt,or sour cream, room temperature
- ¾cupbuttermilk,room temperature
- 2egg whites,room temperature
- 2tsppure vanilla extract
- 1tspalmond extract
For White Chocolate Frosting:
- 6ozwhite chocolate,melted, slightly cooled
- 1cupunsalted butter,softened to room temperature
- 2cupsconfectioner’s sugar
- ¼cupheavy cream
- 1tsppure vanilla extract
- ¼tspsalt
- sprinkles,if desired
Instructions
-
Melt the white chocolate for the frosting. Set aside to cool.
-
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with 12-cupcake liners. Set aside.
-
In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
-
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave. Whisk in the sugar, yogurt, milk, vanilla, and almond extracts until combined.
-
Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no lumps remain. The batter will be thick. Avoid over-mixing. Set aside.
-
Using a whisk, a handheld mixer, or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites for about 3 minutes until thick and foamy. Fold into the cupcake batter.
-
Divide the batter among 12 cupcake liners.
-
Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool.
-
In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed for 1 minute.
-
Switch the mixer to low speed and slowly add the confectioners’ sugar until combined. Quickly stir the cooled white chocolate with a spoon, then pour it into the creamed butter/sugar.
-
Switch the mixer to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes until combined and creamy.
-
Add the cream, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat for 1 to 2 minutes until combined.
-
Decorate with sprinkles or as desired, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 524.07kcal
- Fat: 29.88g
- Saturated Fat: 18.69g
- Trans Fat: 0.93g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.88g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.16g
- Carbohydrates: 61.19g
- Fiber: 0.50g
- Sugar: 47.48g
- Protein: 4.13g
- Cholesterol: 72.05mg
- Sodium: 244.25mg
- Calcium: 79.83mg
- Potassium: 110.73mg
- Iron: 0.91mg
- Vitamin A: 219.26µg
- Vitamin C: 0.28mg
Have your own special recipe to share? Submit Your Recipe Today!