Mini Vanilla Bean Yellow Cupcakes With Creamy Chocolate Frosting

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23 Ingredients

• Nonstick baking spray
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 1/4 tsps baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 3/4 cups pure cane sugar, divided
• 10 Tbsps (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 3 Tbsps vegetable oil
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
• 6 large egg yolks, room temperature
• 3 large egg whites, room temperature
• Creamy Chocolate Frosting, recipe follows
• Sprinkles and jimmies, for decorating, if desired
• 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa
• Pinch of fine sea salt
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 8 ozs semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 tsp espresso powder