Description
Rich, dark chocolate cupcakes filled with a luscious, homemade salted caramel center and topped with decadent frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for caramel)
- 4 tbsp butter (for caramel)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (for caramel)
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a cupcake tin.
- Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, and salt.
- Cream butter and brown sugar; beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Fold in dry ingredients alternating with heavy cream.
- Fill liners 2/3 full and bake for 20 minutes.
- Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack.
- Core the center of each cupcake with a small knife.
- Prepare caramel by melting sugar, stirring in butter and cream.
- Fill the cores with caramel and top with chocolate frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American