Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes
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| Serves | 20 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 35 minutes |
These homemade Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes are moist and fluffy with rich,creamy chocolate frosting and a generous drizzle of dreamy salted caramel!
Ingredients
Frosting
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- pinch salt
- 3-5 tablespoons milk or cream
Caramel
- 1/3 cup caramel sauce
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
| Cupcakes | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a medium bowl whisk together dry ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl whisk together wet ingredients until well blended. Gradually add the dry to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Pour into prepared cupcake liners and fill 2/3 full. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let cool about 5 minutes before moving cupcakes to the counter to cool completely. | |
| Frosting | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a mixing bowl beat together the butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, salt, and 3 TBS of cream. Start mixing on low and once the ingredients are incorporated turn mixer to high until light and creamy. Add more cream 1 TBS at a time if necessary until desired consistency is reached. Pipe or spread onto cooled cupcakes. | |
| Caramel | |
| Step 3 | |
| Stir together caramel sauce and salt. Drizzle over frosted cupcakes and sprinkle with additional sea salt if desired. | |
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Melissa says
Brought these for a girlfriends birthday last night and they were a hit! I completely forgot to drizzle the caramel sauce (store bought) but they were plenty decadent without it! Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic recipe! YUM!!
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
I do not do too many cake mixes from scratch but this one makes me want to try it!
Marly says
Those look like ooey gooey fabulous cupcakes! Can’t wait to try them!
Mandy @Mandy's Recipe Box says
I want all of these! They look so perfectly moist. Yum!
Julie @ Willow Bird Baking says
I’m all about salted caramel lately! These are so cute!