Salted Caramel Cupcakes from Sugar and Iced a cozy mystery by Jenn McKinlay
A Buttery Brown Sugar Cupcake Topped with Decadent Dulce de Leche Icing
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 22 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¾ cup flour
- 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup milk
Dulce de Leche Icing
- 4 oz. packaged cream cheese
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup dulce de leche
- Sea salt
- Turbinado sugar
Preheat the oven to 350°
Line cupcake pan with paper liners. Or use silicone cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in vanilla.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full
Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely. Makes 12 cupcakes.
Dulce de Leche Icing
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on high speed for three minutes, until light and fluffy.
Mix in powdered sugar and salt until fully combined.
Lastly, mix in dulce de leche.
Spread or pipe onto cupcakes.
Makes three cups of icing.
Sprinkle with sea salt and turbinado sugar (optional).
* Dulce de leche is caramelized condensed milk. You can usually find it in your grocery store, in the baking aisle next to the condensed milk.
Keyword baked, buttercream, caramel, cupcake, dessert, frosting