Chocolate and Caramel Cupcakes

Chocolate and Caramel Cupcakes

These are a delicious treat! I made this batch as a birthday present for my friend.

Ingredients:

Chocolate Cupcakes

75g Milk Chocolate

125g Butter (Softened)

125g Caster Sugar

170g Flour

2tsp Baking Powder

2 Eggs

2Tbsp Cocoa

Caramel Icing:

1 cup Icing Sugar

30-50g melted butter

1tsp Vanilla Essence

2tsp Caramel Essence

2tsp Cocoa, 1tsp Cinnamon 

1 pack White Chocolate Buttons (to make decorations)

1 - Melt white chocolate in a metal or glass bowl over a pot of gently simmering water and stir until melted.

2 - Spoon the melted chocolate in to a snap-lock bag, or piping bag. Prepare a metal tray, or flat plate, lined with baking paper. 

3 - Pipe shapes on to the paper with the white chocolate, some ideas ------> 

P.S. - They don't have to be neat!!

4- Place the tray in the fridge until they are set.

5 - Preheat the oven to 180*c, and line a muffin tin with 12 patty cases. Then, melt the milk chocolate in the same way as you melted the white chocolate. Leave in the bowl to cool slightly.

6 - Place the butter, sugar, flour (sifted), eggs and cocoa in a large bowl and beat together until the mixture is just smooth.

7 - Place the batter 3/4 way full in to the patty cases and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until springy.

For the Icing:

Beat the butter and gradually add the icing sugar, cinnamon and cocoa. Then add the vanilla and caramel essence. The Icing should be quite thick.

Ice when the cupcakes are cold, then add the white chocolate decorations and Voila! Here we have it!

These are some of my favorite cupcakes, the chocolate could be changed to dark if you want a stronger taste :) 

Happy Baking!