I’ve got another batch of cupcakes for you today. I haven’t made any for quite some time, now this is the second recipe within two weeks (the last ones were chocolate hi-hat cupcakes). Today I got some delicious vanilla cupcakes with a raspberry filling and a Swiss meringue buttercream topping. So good!

I am really sorry for not making cupcake for such a long time. Dunno how this could happen. I like them a lot! And making them is so easy most of the time.
These cupcakes today have a nice raspberry filling inside and a delicious silky Swiss meringue buttercream on top. The recipes for the cupcakes and the buttercream are basic recipes I use a lot. They are easy to adapt and always work. Add some liquor or syrup to get different flavors into the cake batter or buttercream, add some chopped nuts, food color to get a different look for the buttercream, use different fruits for the filling or go for some chocolate or nutella. The result will be dilicious – pretty sure about that ;)


For these cupcakes I divided the buttercream into two portions and colored them differently – one is a bit darker than the other one. If you add the dark one first to the piping bag and spread it on the sides and fill the lighter colored cream in the middle, you get a nice effect when piping the flowers on top of the cupcakes ;)
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the cupcakes:
3/4 cup (180ml) milk
1 tbsp. apple vinegar
1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted
1 cup (200g) sugar
1/4 cup (60g) sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups (220g) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 medium egg whites
For the buttercream:
4 medium egg whites
1 cup (200g) sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups (290g) butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup (130g) confectioners’ sugar
pink food color
For the filling:
5.3 oz. (150g) fresh raspberries
2 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar
1-2 tbsp. raspberry liquor (optional)
Für die Cupcakes:
180ml Milch
1 EL Apfelessig
120g Butter, geschmolzen
200g Zucker
60g Schmand
2 TL Vanille Extrakt
220g Mehl (Type 405)
1/2 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Natron
1/2 TL Salz
2 Eiweiß (M)
Für die Buttercreme:
4 Eiweiß (M)
200g Zucker
1/4 TL Salz
290g weiche Butter
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
130g Puderzucker
pinke Lebensmittelfarbe
Für die Füllung:
150g frische Himbeeren
2 EL Puderzucker
1-2 EL Himbeerlikör (optional)


DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Melt the butter and mix in a large bowl with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the sour cream and vanilla extract and mix in. Mix the flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt, then add alternating with the thickened milk in two batches to the bowl and mix until just combined. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, add to the batter and carefully fold in – do not overmix. Fill the batter into the paper liners (about 3/4 full) and bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Take out of the oven and let cool down on a wire rack.
3. For the buttercream place a large bowl over a pot with simmering water. Add the egg whites, sugar, and salt. Use a whisk and mix until the mixture reaches a temperature of 160°F (71°C) and the sugar has dissolved completely. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on high speed for about 5-6 minutes until stiff peaks form and the mixture has cooled down to room temperature. Add the butter gradually in small pieces and mix well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar. Continue to beat for another 6-8 minutes until the mixture looks silky and creamy. Add some drops of the pink food color and mix in until you get the desired color. Fill the buttercream into a piping bag with a star tip and set aside.
4. For the filling mash the raspberries in a small bowl and mix with the confectioners’ sugar and liquor (optional). Use a sharp knife or cupcake corer to make holes into the cupcakes and add the raspberry filling. Pipe little portions of buttercream on top of the cupcakes.
2. Die Butter schmelzen und in einer großen Schüssel mit dem Zucker aufschlagen, bis alles hell und luftig ist. Schmand und Vanille Extrakt zugeben und unterrühren. Das Mehl mit Backpulver, Natron und Salz in einer zweiten Schüssel vermischen und dann abwechselnd mit der angedickten Milch zur großen Schüssel dazugeben und nur kurz unterrühren. Das Eiweiß steif schlagen und dann vorsichtig unter den Teig heben. Die Papierförmchen zu etwa 3/4 befüllen und dann für 16-18 Minuten backen – mit einem Zahnstocher testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt und erst herausnehmen, wenn der Zahnstocher sauber herauskommt. Die Cupcakes aus dem Ofen nehmen und auf einem Kuchengitter komplett abkühlen lassen.
3. Für die Buttercreme eine große Schüssel auf einen Topf mit köchelndem Wasser stellen. Das Eiweiß mit Zucker und Salz zugeben und so lange aufschlagen, bis eine Temperatur von 71°C (160°F) erreicht ist und sich der Zucker komplett aufgelöst hat. Mit der Küchenmaschine oder mit einem Handmixer das Eiweiß auf höchster Stufe für etwa 5-6 Minuten aufschlagen, bis es steif ist und auf Zimmertemperatur abgekühlt ist. Die Butter in kleinen Stücken nach und nach zugeben und jeweils gut unterrühren. Den Vanille Extrakt und Puderzucker zugeben, unterrühren und dann für weitere 6-8 Minuten auf höchster Stufe aufschlagen, bis die Buttercreme schön cremig ist und glänzt. Die pinke Lebensmittelfarbe tröpfchenweise zugeben und unterrühren, bis die Creme die gewünschte Farbe hat. In einen Spritzbeutel mit Sterntülle füllen und zur Seite legen.
4. Für die Füllung die Himbeeren zerdrücken und dann mit dem Puderzucker und Likör (optional) verrühren. Mit einem scharfen Messer oder Cupcake Corer Löcher in die Cupcakes schneiden und dann befüllen. Mit der Buttercreme kleine Tupfen aufspritzen.


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Vanilla Raspberry Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 50
- Cook Time: 18
- Total Time: 90
- Yield: 12 1x
Description
Delicious vanilla cupcakes with a raspberry filling and a Swiss meringue buttercream to die for… ;P
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 3/4 cup (180ml) milk
- 1 tbsp. apple vinegar
- 1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (60g) sour cream
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups (220g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 medium egg whites
For the buttercream
- 4 medium egg whites
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/4 cups (290g) butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup (130g) confectioners’ sugar
- pink food color
For the filling
- 5.3 oz. (150g) fresh raspberries
- 2 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar
- 1–2 tbsp. raspberry liquor (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners. Set aside. Mix the milk with the vinegar and let sit for about 5-8 minutes to thicken.
- Melt the butter and mix in a large bowl with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the sour cream and vanilla extract and mix in. Mix the flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt, then add alternating with the thickened milk in two batches to the bowl and mix until just combined. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, add to the batter and carefully fold in – do not overmix. Fill the batter into the paper liners (about 3/4 full) and bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Take out of the oven and let cool down on a wire rack.
- For the buttercream place a large bowl over a pot with simmering water. Add the egg whites, sugar, and salt. Use a whisk and mix until the mixture reaches a temperature of 160°F (71°C) and the sugar has dissolved completely. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on high speed for about 5-6 minutes until stiff peaks form and the mixture has cooled down to room temperature. Add the butter gradually in small pieces and mix well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar. Continue to beat for another 6-8 minutes until the mixture looks silky and creamy. Add some drops of the pink food color and mix in until you get the desired color. Fill the buttercream into a piping bag with a star tip and set aside.
- For the filling mash the raspberries in a small bowl and mix with the confectioners’ sugar and liquor (optional). Use a sharp knife or cupcake corer to make holes into the cupcakes and add the raspberry filling. Pipe little portions of buttercream on top of the cupcakes.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!
