Photo: Salted Caramel Cupcake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 whole vanilla bean, split
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup (8 ounces) salted butter, melted
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Caramel Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows
Optional Garnishes:
- Course sea salt
- Caramel sauce
- Chopped cashews
- Fondant elephant
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F in a convection oven). Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners (24 regular size or 48 mini size).
Using a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the sour cream, baking soda, salt and eggs until combined. Scrape out the insides of the vanilla bean. Add the vanilla and granulated sugar to the egg mixture. Mix until combined.
In a small bowl, mix the melted butter with 1 cup water. With mixer set to a low speed, alternate adding the water and butter, with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and continue mixing until well combined.
Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full with the batter. Bake until golden brown and baked through, 22 minutes for regular size and 16 minutes for mini size. Cool the cupcakes completely. Frost with the Caramel Buttercream Frosting. Garnish if desired.
Caramel Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
- 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed and chilled
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup caramel sauce
Using a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the butter and beat until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cream cheese and beat until fully incorporated and smooth. Reduce the speed and add the powdered sugar a little at a time. Mix until fully incorporated. Add the caramel sauce to the buttercream mixture. Yield: about 1 quart.
Notes
This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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By jungbugg40
Champlin, MN
on May 17, 2013
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I'm not a very experience baker but this recipe was easy to follow. I didn't use a vanilla bean though, they are expensive. I just used vanilla extract 1 or 2 tbsps. They turned out deliciously. The frosting was delicious as well.
By camstephens28
on April 23, 2013
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Didn't want a super-complicated recipe, so I bought a boxed devils food cake mix for the cupcakes, then made the icing. A few tips: I reduced the butter to just 1 cup (2 sticks and used 4 ounces of neufchatel to try and make the icing a little lighter. I brought these cupcakes to work for a co-worker's birthday and everyone agreed that if I had used more butter and real cream cheese the icing would have been too much. Either way, go easy with the icing. As I made it, the box mix and the icing together only made about 12 cupcakes, not 24. Overall very tasty combo!
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