Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes

Caramel Sauce
(from Bird on a Cake)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup heavy cream

Place the butter and the sugar in a medium sized, heavy bottomed sauce-pan and turn the heat to medium. When the two have melted together, let the mixture simmer (stirring) for about 3 minutes.

Remove from the heat and slowly pour in the heavy cream as you stir. When it has been incorporated into a smooth mixture, let the caramel cool. You need it to cool completely before you make the frosting so it is good to make the caramel first.

Chocolate Cupcakes
125 grams butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 tablespoons chocolate instant pudding powder
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup milk

Next make the cupcakes. First you need to heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius and line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper liners.

Soften the butter in a large bowl, then add the sugar and beat until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each one. Add the vanilla, the instant pudding powder and the cocoa and beat well.

Sift the flour and baking powder into the bowl and beat until the mixture is smooth. Add the milk and beat again.

Spoon the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 20-25 minutes, until a skewer can be inserted into the centre and come out clean. Then let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them.

Frosting
(from The Baker Chick)
250 grams butter
5 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup caramel sauce
2 tablespoons heavy cream

For the frosting, soften the butter in a large bowl. Sift in the icing sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition. After about 4 cups the mixture will be very stiff - at this point add the caramel and the cream. Beat again and sift in more icing sugar as neccessary to bring the frosting to the desired consistency.


5 comments:

  1. These look super delicious
    Mouth-watering cupcakes

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  2. I was just thinking of making chocolate caramel cupcakes, now I KNOW I'm going to, these look great!

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  3. Looks awesomely delicious!
    Pinning to make SOON.
    Linda

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  4. That caramel sauce...*swoon* I could drink it!

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