Description
Fluffy cinnamon cupcakes with a creamy caramel frosting, topped with extra caramel sauce
Ingredients
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For the cupcakes
- 180g butter, unsalted
- 180g light brown soft sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 180g plain flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
- 120ml whole milk
For the caramel sauce
- 120g toffees
- 60ml double cream
For the caramel buttercream
- 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 550g icing sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 quantity of caramel sauce made above
Instructions
For the cinnamon cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C Fan). Line a 12-hole muffin tin with 10 cupcake liners
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and cinnamon
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter for 3-4 minutes until creamy
- Add in the brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each egg. Mix in the vanilla extract
- Fold in the flour mixture, being careful not to overmix
- Add the milk and mix until just combined
- Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each liner 3/4 full (or with 75g of batter)
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tray for 5 minutes. Move the cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool completely.
For the caramel sauce:
- Place the unwrapped toffees and double cream into a saucepan
- Heat on very low heat until the toffees have melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Remove from the heat, and leave to cool to room temperature
For the caramel frosting:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter for 5 minutes, until pale and fluffy
- Slowly mix in all the icing sugar, until combined and smooth
- Pour in 1/2 the cooled caramel sauce and beat into the frosting
To assemble the cupcakes:
- Spoon the frosting into a piping bag, with a piping tip of your choice
- Swirl the frosting onto the cupcakes
- Spoon over the caramel sauce