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Sweet and Salty Cupcake

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Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients

  • 2 Cup sugar
  • 1 3/4 Cup flour
  • 3/4 Cup cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs room temp
  • 1 Cup whole milk room temp
  • 1/2 Cup canola
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 Cup boiling water

Chocolate Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 Cup unsalted sweet cream
  • 3 Cup + 1/2 Cup powder sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt plus 1/8 for later
  • caramel sauce for drizzle
  • Reese topping mix pack

Instructions
 

  • Chocolate Cupcake Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
  • Whisk the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Combine the eggs,milk, oil and vanilla in a bowl. Add this to the dry ingredients beating on medium until the batter is smooth.
  • Gradually add the boiling water, milk and oil and blend together until the batter is smooth.
  • Using a medium scoop fill the paper lined cupcake tins with the prepared batter.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow to slightly cool before transferring to wire racks.

Sea Salt Buttercream Frosting Directions

  • Beat powder sugar, butter and sea salt in a bowl.
  • Incorporate the vanilla
  • Add in the heavy whipping cream, and continue to mix until stiff peaks form.
  • Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a large tip.
  • Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
  • Start by frosting on the outside edge of the cupcake working to the center of the cupcake.
  • Drizzle the caramel sauce and then sprinkle the Reese snack pack.
  • sprinkle some of the remaining sea salt.
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