Buttermilk Caramel Cupcakes

No-fail, perfectly domed buttermilk cupcakes with a tender, buttery crumb, covered in 10-minute caramel icing that drips deliciously down the sides. If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to a measuring cup and add enough milk to measure 1 1/2 cups. Stir and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.

INGREDIENTS for the buttermilk cupcakes:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 16 tbsp salted butter, at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature

for the caramel frosting:

• 12 tbsp salted butter
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 & 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp whole milk
• 3 cups powdered (confectioners) sugar
• 3 tsp pure vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners. (This recipe makes 30 cupcakes. *See note.)
2. Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt to a bowl and stir with a wire whisk to combine.
3. Put the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add 2 of the eggs. Beat on high until completely incorporate. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the other 2 eggs plus the egg yolk. Beat on high until the eggs are fully incorporate and the batter is perfectly smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
5. Stir the vanilla into the buttermilk. Add the flour and buttermilk in alternating additions: 1/4 of the flour, 1/3 of the buttermilk, 1/4 of the flour, 1/3 of the buttermilk, 1/4 of the flour, the last of the buttermilk, and the last of the flour. After each addition, mix on low speed just long enough to barely incorporate. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl a time or two. After the last addition of flour, use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir the batter, ensuring all the ingredients have been well combined.
6. Divide the batter between the 30 cupcake cups. (*See note.)
7. Bake for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 13-15 minutes longer, until a toothpick inserted in the center of one of the cupcakes comes out without any batter on it.
8. Remove from the oven and place the pans on wire racks. Let cool for 5 – 10 minutes, then remove the cupcakes from the pan, set on the wire racks, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
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