I posted this on the Professional Pastry Chef forum as well.
I was just curious if anyone knew anything about Starbucks Vanilla Cupcakes. The cupcake itself is nothing special--just a solid yellow cake--but the frosting is very good. It has vanilla bean in it and tastes slightly sour. The cupcake itself is rimmed with raw sugar. I am trying to figure out the frosting. Anybody know anything about these? Thanks
i would reccomend trying a buttercream frosting, but tweak it a little bit. like add the vanilla bean. i would then reccomend adding or folding in a whipped buttermilk, or even whipped creme friache (i know i butchered that spelling probably... and do those things even whip?) and i am sure you have an excellent buttercream, being a pastry chef and all... anyway, i think that might get you somewhere close to where you want to be, it might take a bit more tweaking than that... maybe even some vanilla extract in that as well... thats just my 2 cents on the idea, it sounds good though. if you decide to experiment with it at all, let us know how it goes.
Hey, thanks, you guys. I got kind of lost for awhile. But lemon juice is the ticket, it adds that little zing of sour tartness. I think cream cheese or sour cream would be too perishable for the Starbucks case.
Thanks again.
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