Mocha Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting
Rich and moist chocolate cupcakes topped with salted caramel frosting and drizzled with homemade salted caramel sauce.
Servings: 16 cupcakes
Calories: 318kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs room temp
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed - I used Imperial Sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup hot water
- 2 teaspoon instant coffee
Salted Caramel Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- ⅓ cup salted caramel sauce use extra for drizzle
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup half and half (if needed)
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Place 18 cupcake liners in muffin tins.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
- In a separate bowl, beat together room temperature eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Combine hot water and the 2 teaspoon of instant coffee until dissolved. Add to bowl.
- Add in the buttermilk and stir together the ingredients until just combined. Don't over mix.
- Fill the cupcake liners about ¾ of the way full and bake in the oven for 14-16 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick to see if they're done. (The center will come out clean)
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
Salted Caramel Frosting
- Beat together the softened butter until creamy.
- Add in the vanilla extract.
- Beat in the salted caramel sauce.
- Beat in the powdered sugar slowly.
- Add in the ¼ cup half & half a little at a time until desired creaminess is achieved. Add more if you want it more creamy.
- Pipe onto cool cupcakes.
- Drizzle with additional salted caramel sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 404IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
