Description
Gooey salted caramel cupcakes are a delightful treat, featuring a soft cake filled with luscious caramel and topped with rich frosting and a sprinkle of sea salt.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour
- Granulated Sugar
- Unsalted Butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Heavy Cream
- Brown Sugar
- Sea Salt Flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time along with vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Spoon batter into liners, filling two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Prepare salted caramel by melting brown sugar with heavy cream over medium heat until bubbly.
- Cool cupcakes, then fill each with warm salted caramel sauce using a knife or corer.
- Frost generously and drizzle more caramel on top.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg