Buttermilk Cupcakes With Chocolate Icing

I made these for my niece Zoey's birthday picnic. She loved them because she likes to lick off all the icing. It does make a lot of icing so you may want to reduce it. My frosting came out kind of rosie colored because I used raspberry swirled chocolate chips. Recipe is from Down Home with the Neelys.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  large eggs, room temperature
• 2  large  egg yolks
• 1  cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2  teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk

• Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3  cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 4  ounces  semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together onto a sheet of parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl beat the eggs, yolks and sugar together. Add the melted butter, vanilla and buttermilk to the mixture.
4. Add the dry ingredients gradually into the batter. Mix until smooth. It will appear light and fluffy.
5. Ladle and divide the batter evenly among muffin cups and bake for about 18 minutes, or until a toothpick tester comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before frosting.
6. For the frosting: Beat the butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add confectioners' sugar slowly, while mixing in melted chocolate and vanilla extract.