Sweet Vanilla Cupcakes with White Chocolate Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

Needing a last-minute Mother’s Day dessert? Look no further! These Sweet Vanilla Cupcakes with whipped White-Chocolate Raspberry Buttercream Frosting are the perfect treat for mom!

Fresh raspberries give the frosting the most perfect shade of pink, and crushed white chocolate chips on top make it extra dreamy!

These have also already received the stamp of approval from my mother herself. Need I say more? Without further ado, let’s get to baking!

Ingredients:

For the Cupcakes:

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup white granulated sugar

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ¼ tsp salt

• 1 large egg

• ½ cup vegetable oil

• 1 tablespoon vanilla

• ½ cup sour cream or plain greek yogurt

• ¼ cup milk
  

For the Frosting:

• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

• 4 tablespoons raspberry puree (about ¾ cup raspberries)

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions:

For the Cupcakes:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° and line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg, vegetable oil, vanilla, sour cream, and milk together. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Whisk just until combined--do not overmix. The batter will have small lumps.

4. Spoon the mixture into each cupcake liner until each one is about ¾ full. 

5. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Completely cool on a wire rack (about 2 hours).

For the Frosting:

1. Using a flat beater attachment on a stand mixer (a hand electric mixer is also fine), beat the confectioners’ sugar and butter together until combined.

2. Gradually add the raspberry puree. Once combined, change the mixer attachment to a 6-wire whip attachment, add the vanilla, and whip the frosting until fluffy.

3. Chill the frosting for approximately 15 minutes. Once the cupcakes have cooled, frost them and top them with white chocolate chips. Chill before serving. Hope mom enjoys!