I have been in a serious baking mood lately. These awesome raspberry vanilla cupcakes are delicious and just in time for my birthday! I’m excited to spending the day at the spa with my family, then out to dinner tonight! It should be a great day.
Ingredients:
VANILLA CUPCAKES
1 and 2/3 cup flour
1/2 tea baking powder
1/4 tea baking soda
1/2 tea salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter ( room temp )
2 egg whites
1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
3/4 cup milk
2 Tbsp of Hazelnut flavoring
2 tea vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Line muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Add butter and sugar and whisk mixture will be gritty. Whisk in egg whites, yogurt, milk, and vanilla, Hazelnut extract until well mixed
Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no lumps remain.
Fill the 12 cupcake liners and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow to cool.
Raspberry FROSTING
1 cup unsalted butter ( room temp )
4-5 cups powder sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raspberries
Beat butter on med speed for about 3-4 minutes until completely smooth and creamy.
Add powder sugar, cream, and vanilla while the mixer is running. Increase to high speed and beat for 1 minute. Add the raspberries and beat 2 full minutes.
Add more powdered sugar if frosting is too thin or looks wet.
Raspberry Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients
- VANILLA CUPCAKES
- 1 and 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 tea baking powder
- 1/4 tea baking soda
- 1/2 tea salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temp
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 Tbsp of Hazelnut flavoring
- 2 tea vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temp
- 4-5 cups powder sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Line muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Add butter and sugar and whisk mixture will be gritty. Whisk in egg whites, yogurt, milk, and vanilla, Hazelnut extract until well mixed
- Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no lumps remain.
- Fill the 12 cupcake liners and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool.
- Frosting
- Beat butter on med speed for about 3-4 minutes until completely smooth and creamy.
- Add powder sugar, cream, and vanilla while the mixer is running. Increase to high speed and beat for 1 minute. Add the raspberries and beat 2 full minutes.
- Add more powdered sugar if frosting is too thin or looks wet.
Happy birthday! Those cupcakes look amazing. Can I move in with you during this “dessert making phase”? I can be the dedicated taster of everything you make LOL…Anyways, a day at the spa sounds amazing. ENJOY! Happy weekend.
I’ve never thought to make raspberry frosting. It looks amazing! #InspireMeMonday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! These look absolutely beautiful and such a good idea for your birthday. <3
These sound amazing! Hope you had a great birthday 🙂 Thanks for sharing with our Merry Monday party last week!
OMg these cupcakes are such a great idea for birthdays.