Salted Caramel Cupcakes

OMG these were so good….amazing…i didn’t use my own recipe on this and the link is below to the site….They were so amazing….The hardest thing was the caramel sauce which requires a specific temp to make it correctly. I would try this though because these cupcakes were AMAZBALLS.

 

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2012/05/23/salted-caramel-cupcakes-recipe/

 

 

Salted Caramel Cupcakes……not my own recipe…so i am going to link this below..I usually do my own recipes but didn’t feel like it.  I had a friend over so we made these..the caramel sauce is the hardest thing to make because of the exact temp it needs to be to taste right. We were super nervous we were going to mess it up….but they were soooo good!!!!

Cinnamon toast CRACK cupcakes

These cupcakes are straight up addictive … I almost needed rehab after eating a bite of one…..I also took them to a Halloween party where they were a hit!!! Here’s the recipe ……

I went crazy with the cinnamon toast crunch on these because I wanted a bold flavor….

1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/4 cup flour
2 cups of cinnamon toast crunch
3/4 cup butter softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp Madagascar vanilla
2 eggs ( I did a tad bit less than 2 eggs… So I took the second egg and just left about. 1/4 of it in the shell)
Slightly less than 3/4 cup milk

Frosting
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp Madagascar vanilla
8 oz cream cheese
1-2 cups cinnamon toast crunch

Throw your cinnamon toast crunch into a food processor (well don’t actually throw it……) and pulse until its very fine.

Cream the butter and sugar together, add first egg then mix, add partial second egg and mix. Add vanilla and mix a little.

Add dry Ingredients minus the flour and mix.

Add the flour and milk slowly and mix. I had to play with the milk a little and depending the how much cereal you add you may need more or less milk.

Add the cinnamon toast crunch and mix until well combined. You can add more if you want or slowly add it to gain the acquired taste. Keep in mind I like everything crazy sweet.

Spoon until cupcake liners and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Check the cupcakes and decrease the temp to about 330 and continue baking for approx another ten minutes. Keep in mind cupcakes will keep baking for about 5 min after you remove them from the oven soooo watch them carefully. When I doubt use the toothpick method… I always say better. To not be overlooked.

To make the frosting, mix the shortening, and butter and cream cheese together, then add sugar 1/2
Cup at a time, then add vanilla, then add cereal that has already been ground in the food processor the same way you did for cupcakes.

Pipe on the cupcakes when they are cooled and add 2 pieces of cereal on each for garnishing…..

I like a lot of frosting on my cupcakes, if you don’t like a lot then cut the recipe down.

Red Velvet Cupcakes (From Scratch)

 

I decided to make my first post my favorite cupcake recipe….so far. 

 

15 cupcakes approx….

 

1 1/4  cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon white vinegar (I actually used apple cider because I didn’t have the white with me)

1/4 cup milk

2 eggs

1 tablespoon red velvet flavoring

1 teaspoon Madagascar Vanilla

Milano cookies for topping

Candy melts for topping

 

Frosting:

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1/4  cup shortening

1.8 cup butter softened

2 teaspoons Madagascar Vanilla

 

In a bowl mix together the eggs, sugar and butter.  I usually start with the butter and sugar and then add the eggs one by one.  Add the flour and milk to this mixture and mix well.

 

Mix together the cocoa powder and the red velvet flavoring or food coloring into a pasty like substance..sighhhh usually mine isn’t pasty and its more crumbly).  Now!! Add this combination to the mixing bowl with the other ingredients and mix lightly, then add the baking soda and vinegar and mix again. Add salt and vanilla and lightly mix before spooning into cupcake liners.

 

For the frosting…..this should be really easy.  The only reason I use shortening is so the frosting holds up when I am transporting the cupcakes otherwise you can just use more butter.

 

Place the cream cheese, butter (softened) and shortening into a bowl and mix.  Start off slow because your going to have to wrestle a little to get the mixture creamy.  Once this is mixed well and somewhat creamy, slowly add the powdered sugar (1/2 cup at a time or it flies all over), then add the vanilla.  You can play around with this…if its to thin put it in the fridge to try to thicken it otherwise leave it out for a little if its to thick or you can add a teaspoon of cream or milk at a time to thin it out.

 

While you are waiting for the cupcakes to cool….place a couple handfuls of candy melts in the microwave and melt….Stir when you have removed them but be-careful because the bowl will be hot. Take your milanos and dip them in the candy melts then place on wax paper or aluminum foil. Once you have covered all of them (I covered half of each cookie) then place in fridge to harden.

 

 You will insert these into the cupcakes prior to frosting them

 

Wait till cupcakes cool and pipe frosting on….

 

 

 

 

 

I also made red velvet cupcakes today with chocolate dipped Milanos and cream cheese frosting….what what!! I couldn’t eat these either which sucks but it gives the fiance something to take to work.  Several of my frosting tips fell in the garbage disposal and got messed up so my frosting looked a little jacked on some of these cupcakes. 

pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese and vanilla bean frosting…..

Here are some more shots of my cupcakes that I made yesterday……still typing with one hand

Tonight I made cupcakes, however instead of adding the usual butter when I plan to give them away, I decided to use greek yogurt and coconut oil in place of the butter. This yielded a much happier cupcake, less greasy and more spongey.  I thought they were really good and I also taste tested them with the fiance to make sure I wasn’t going crazy. I also went to Michael’s today and bought some madagascar vanilla which gave these much more flavor than the usual extract. The frosting is made from candy melts mainly because I ran out of the ingredients I needed for frosting. I will add the recipe late.