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Salted Caramel Cupcakes
These salted caramel cupcakes take a shortcut with boxed cake mix and a homemade swirled salted caramel frosting.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 40 min👤 Ree Drummond📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
- ●oven
- ●microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350˚. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with paper liners. Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown flecks appear, 4 to ⏱️ 5 minutes. Pour into a large bowl and let cool slightly. Add the cake mix, milk, eggs and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
large eggs3
2
Divide the batter between the muffin cups and bake until the cupcakes are golden, about ⏱️ 20 minutes. Let cool a few minutes in the pans, then remove the cupcakes to racks to cool completely.
3
Cut a slit in the center of each cupcake. Put the caramel sauce in a piping bag and cut off the end of the bag. Gently squeeze the cupcake to open the slit and fill each cupcake with some of the caramel sauce. You can also use a small spoon to drop the sauce into the cupcake slits.
4
For the frosting: Combine the brown sugar and heavy cream in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, stirring once or twice, until smooth, about ⏱️ 30 seconds. Set aside to cool. Beat the butter and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until creamy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, then increase the speed to medium-high and beat until very fluffy, scraping down the bowl occasionally, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add the brown sugar–heavy cream mixture and beat well until the frosting is smooth and light.
5
Drizzle the salted caramel sauce around the inside of another piping bag, then fill with the frosting. Cut off the end of the bag and pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. Top with caramel corn, if desired.
Caramel corn, for topping (optional)
Nutrition Facts
calories
307 Calories
fat Content
17 g
fiber Content
0 g
sugar Content
30 g
sodium Content
280 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
66 mg
carbohydrate Content
37 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
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