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salted caramel cupcakes

Salted Caramel Cupcakes Recipe

Salted Caramel Cupcakes are simple, moist brown sugar cupcakes topped with a rich dollops of decadent salted caramel frosting! Use either my easy salted caramel recipe or store-bought, but these should come with warning label they're so good!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 23 minutes
Total Time: 38 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 363kcal
Author: Ruth Truett

Equipment

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

For the salted caramel frosting

  • ½ cup homemade or store-bought caramel sauce see note below
  • 1 cup butter room temp
  • 2½ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

For the cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time until each egg is fully incorporated.
  • Add the milk, sour cream, and vanilla bean paste to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing only until just combined.
  • Spoon the batter into lined muffin tins, about ¾ of the way full. Do not overfill the muffin tins.
  • Bake for 20-23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.

For the frosting and finishing

  • While the cupcakes bake, whip the butter and caramel together until fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar and salt. Continue until the sugar is fully incorporated.
  • After the cupcakes have cooled, top with as much frosting as your heart tells you. There is no wrong answer here.

Notes

Easy Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup heavy cream (room temp)
4 tablespoon butter (room temp)
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
1 teaspoon kosher salt
 
  1. Add the brown sugar, heavy cream, butter, vanilla and salt to a saucepan. Bring it to a simmer over medium heat, stir constantly. Reduce the heat slightly and let it simmer for 8-9 minutes. Stir this constantly and do not abandon ship while you do it. It can burn very easily.
  2. Once the caramel has thickened, remove it from the heat and let it cool.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 567IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
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