Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting

Get ready caramel lovers – these chocolate cupcakes with caramel frosting are for you. They start with moist, tender chocolate cupcakes with a delicious chocolate flavor. Then they’re topped with creamy, fluffy, extra dreamy salted caramel buttercream. 

There’s a famous cupcake shop in Seattle called Cupcake Royale. They have some of the best cupcakes I’ve ever tried – they’re moist, soft, piled high with frosting, and basically heaven in adorable cupcake form. Plus, you can get a delicious milkshake to go with your cupcake. Because clearly, that’s very necessary.

The last time I was in Seattle I did some very strenuous taste test. And after a very scientific, meticulous study – their chocolate cupcake with caramel frosting was my favorite. It has a soft cake crumb and delicious chocolate flavor that’s rich without being overbearing. Then it’s topped with thick, creamy salted caramel buttercream that’s somewhere in between caramel sauce and caramel fudge and out of control delicious.

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes

• 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil , or canola
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup boiling water

Salted Caramel Sauce

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter , cut into 5-6 pieces
• 1/2 cup whipping cream , cannot be substituted for milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Caramel Frosting

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter , softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup salted caramel sauce
• 2-3 tablespoons cream , as needed

Instructions

Chocolate Cupcakes

1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line a muffin pan with muffin papers.
2. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder & salt.
3. In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat together the oil, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract (about 1 minutes). Carefully beat in the buttermilk.
4. Mix in the flour mixture about 1/2 at a time, turning off the mixer and scraping down the sides of the bowl in between.
5. ...........................

For full instructions please see : www.justsotasty.com

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