Crunchy Chocolate Malt Cupcakes

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I loved these cupcakes, and I really love the frosting. I've been making caramel quite a bit lately, and one thing that has helped me is to heat the cream before adding it to the melted sugar. I didn't have any problem with the caramel seizing, and it was smooth by the time I had cooked it for two minutes. I was a little concerned after chilling the frosting that the frosting hadn't set, but then I remembered all the cream in the frosting would thicken after I beat it, and sure enough it beat up nicely. The rice krispies sound weird to me, but they added a nice crunch. I also added a piece of crunch bar as a garnish.

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Nice chocolate cupcake, I love malt so I liked that. Little dry. Frosting is fantastic, thanks to bakinginseoul's review I heated up the cream a little and beat the frosting after chilling and it was DELICIOUS. I think this is my go-to chocolate frosting. One note about the Rice Krispies - while we really liked them initially, the next day they were stale and not crunchy at all despite storing the cupcakes in a plastic container. So if you're going to use them put them on right before serving.

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I expected that this recipe would be easy and good, but I was wrong. The cake is good, but the icing is terrible. I followed all of the directions, and I ended up with a chocolate caramel drink. I am very disappointed.

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All my friends like it. This is not a hard recipe for beginners! This is my first time start from scratch! It's not hard, but a lot of things to buy!

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I had the same issue as another reviewer while making my frosting - the caramel immediately seized up when I added the butter and cream - we're talking totally hardened. But, sure enough, within about 5-10 minutes of continuing to stir, it softened back up and combined nicely. I made that last night and the cupcakes will be tonight...so I'll let you know how it all turns out.

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Yummy!!!

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Best Chocolate cupcake recipe ever!!! The frosting sets up perfectly. Caramel and chocolate are perfect together!!!

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I made these cupcakes for a family get-together and everyone really enjoyed them! My cousin told me that it was the best cupcake he ever had, and I think I'd have to agree. The frosting is what makes these especially delicious - tastes like toffee to me. I also cut this recipe in half to make about 12 and they still came out great!

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These were heaven! I made them for a 5 year old's birthday party whose favorite candy is Crunch bars. Although I don't think they tasted like the candy (I don't recall caramel being in Crunch bars they were still yummy. The cake part is so light and fluffy and not overwhelmingly sweet. The frosting which I thought was too sweet on its own (too much caramel taste balanced the cake out perfectly.


Note about the frosting: After you add the cream to the caramel, it will sieze and turn into a rock hard ball b/c of the change in temperature. This is OK, just keep whisking and slowly add more cream. The caramel rock will eventually melt and the sauce will be perfect...it took me about 15 minutes, longer than the reciep stated but well worth it.