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Lori Falce
Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania
Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream
Surprise! There's a cayenne kick hiding in these fudgy brownie cupcakes smothered in a delightful caramel and whipped cream frosting.
Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 18
Ingredients
- 1 box Pillsbury™ Family Size Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
- 2/3 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup caramel syrup
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy whipped cream, if desired*
- 18 Hershey's® Mini Kisses® milk chocolates
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, stir brownie mix, oil, water, vanilla, cayenne and eggs 50 strokes with spoon. Divide batter evenly among cups. In small bowl, mix 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon and granulated sugar. Sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.
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Step2Bake 17 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup of the caramel syrup and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. *For softer frosting, add whipping cream 1 tablespoon at a time for desired spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes; drizzle each with scant teaspoon caramel syrup. Top each cupcake with 1 milk chocolate candy. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
300
Calories
17g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
24g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 120mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 24g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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